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August 22, 2006

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Two-Thirds Of Depressed Pregnant Women Not Treated

CIGNA Behavioral Health Expands Depression Disease Management Program

Commonly Used Anti-depressants Safe And Effective For Treating Postpartum Depression

Link Between Antidepressants And Suicidality In Teens? Carnegie Mellon, Ohio State Get Grant For Study

Mylan Announces Tentative Approval For Venlafaxine Hydrochloride Tablets

People With Depression Benefit More From Marriage Than Others

Homeless woman was loved but lost, kin say
Tennessean
Pearl Cole remembers the last time she spoke to her daughter. Tara Cole had bipolar disorder and would disappear sometimes without a trace. She had been out of touch and living on the streets of Nashville, but she called her mother three weeks ago to tell her she wanted to come home to Elgin, Ill.

Obesity may boost mental illness risk
Bradenton Herald
T Obesity appears to increase the risk for some mental illnesses, including mood disorders (such as depression and bipolar disorder) and anxiety disorders (such as panic and generalized anxiety disorder), finds a study in last month's Archives of General Psychiatry. But it may decrease the risk for alcoholism and drug abuse.

Woman accused of stealing from her employer is on trial
Traverse City Record-Eagle
CHARLEVOIX - A jury will decide if a woman who allegedly embezzled more than $500,000 from her employer was criminally insane and therefore not culpable for the missing money.

Mentally ill to get care closer to Volusia
Orlando Sentinel
A state push to reduce the number of patients at a DCF-run hospital means more cash locally. Mentally ill residents in west Volusia County will soon have a place where they can find comfort, companionship and care.

Childhood Cancer Survivors at Raised Risk for Suicide
Health Scout
One in eight adults had considered ending their lives, study found.

Excessive Online Gaming
Washington Post
Dmitri Williams, a professor and online game researcher, will host a discussion on the social impacts of too much virtual entertainment.

BMS and Otsuka Launch New Oral Abilify Formulation
RedNova
Bristol-Myers Squibb and Otsuka Pharmaceutical have launched Abilify Discmelt orally disintegrating tablets, a new oral form of the antipsychotic medication that was recently approved by the FDA.

UK engineers claims to run chip at record speed
Linux World Australia
Engineers at the University of Southampton have set a world record, running a bipolar transistor at a heat-inducing 110GHz.

Man who killed brother now blames medication
Birmingham News
Scott Reed Turnlund was 16 when he pleaded guilty to murder in the slaying of his elder brother, Nathan, a standout Chelsea High School basketball player.

The new creative destruction
Asia Times
If there is one question one could ask Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah today, it would be this: When did you begin planning for the reconstruction of south Lebanon?

Classes on mental illness offered
The Natchez Democrat
NATCHEZ - Caring for a mentally ill family member can be made easier with education, said Ann Jensen, who has had first-hand experience with the challenge.

Robbins receives probation after police brawl
Sports Illustrated
Former NFL lineman Barret Robbins was placed on probation Monday and ordered to continue treatment for bipolar disorder under a plea agreement resulting from a brawl with police who shot him.

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Being the Ultimate Perfectionist

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I am the ultimate perfectionist.  Yes, me.  I even got a fortune cookie one time that said, "You have a yearning for perfection," do you believe that?"  Even Confucius knows it!

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