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Life is hard for the children of a parent suffering from depression. Children take on an enormous amount of responsibility for the ill parent and for other family members. It is therefore important for the health services to be aware of this and have support functions in place for the whole family, ...

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Medtronic's Reclaim deep brain stimulation system has received a humanitarian device exemption (HDE) from the FDA for treatment of severe cases of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Such a ruling, without apparent hard data on efficacy of the treatment for OCD, shows that the FDA nevertheless beli...

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This morning when I woke up, I went to go make coffee and breakfast for Madelene, when something on the table stopped me in my tracks: two apples and one banana placed so perfectly together, that I seriously thought it was a joke on Madelene’s part. I chuckled and shuffled my tired self into the k...

I decided to publish a "Loose Screws Mental Health News" post even though I said a few weeks back I wouldn't do it anymore. Eh, can I change my mind? "Yes I can." :) According to the Journal of Psychiatric......

What advantage will I get from getting on my husband's private medical insurance in the UK, in terms of getting psychiatric treatment? My husband gets private insurance for us from his work. Thus far I've just used the NHS, but I wonder if I used his private insurance if I'll get a better trained, o...