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New Book on Schizophrenia of Help to Families

Schizophrenia: Medicine's Mystery - Society's Shame written by Marvin Ross with a preface by David Dawson MD FRCP(C) is now available. Marvin Ross is an accomplished medical writer. Dr Dawson was formerly Professor of Psychiatry at McMaster University and Psychiatrist-in-Chief at the Hamilton Psychiatric Hospital. - April 21, 2008 - Bridgeross Communications

New Book Provides Unprecedented Look at Adolescent Mental Health Care

Twenty percent of the nation’s children under the age of 18 are affected with emotional and behavioral disorders and between 6 and 9 million of them suffer from what are known as serious emotional disabilities (SED). Each year, hundreds of thousands of these young people are admitted to out-of-home placements. The author of a new book, a registered nurse with twenty-plus years' experience, believes that it’s time to question the validity and benefit of many of these out-of-home placements. - April 18, 2008 - Deborah Clark Ebel, R.N.

Sexual Dysfunction Common with Opioid Pain Relievers; Treatment Helps

Patients taking opioid analgesics for more than a month to relieve chronic pain can experience hormonal disturbances leading to sexual dysfunction. This paper from Pain Treatment Topics discusses the causes, diagnosis, and treatment of this problem. - April 15, 2008 - Pain Treatment Topics

Sensory Branding With DMX

With the economy in this present condition, it is vital that a business establishment or company brand stay on employees and customers' minds. Providing customers with a wonderful experience should be number the #1 priority when it comes to making sure a business establishes customer loyalty and retains more customers. To help, DMX has launched sophisticated sensory experiences for companies who are looking to retain existing customers and attract new ones. - April 03, 2008 - DMX

A Personal Journey "Finding Wings with Shattered Pieces"

In the release of her first book, A Personal Journey, Finding Wings with Shattered Pieces, Phyllis outlines a proven 12 Stage Path, as she fought for survival in a world that was dark, distant and totally unfamiliar. Using these personalized stages, Phyllis conducts motivational and life skills seminars empowering people to reach beyond their current trials or setbacks to become the person God intended them to be. - March 20, 2008 - Phyllis Bedford

Misty Richards is Selected as the 2008 National Student President-Elect of the American Medical Women's Association

Ms. Richards is a Third Year Medical Student at Albany Medical College in Albany, New York. - March 11, 2008 - Engeye

Medisoft Medical Billing Software Announces the New Version 14 of Its Popular Practice Management Program Designed for Single Provider and Small Group Medical Offices

www.medicalbillingsoftware.com announces a new release of Medisoft Version 14, designed to help increase productivity, reduce costs, and provide better financial information to help the medical office run smoother. - March 05, 2008 - MedicalBillingSoftware.com

FDA Approves Pristiq for the Treatment of Adult Patients with Major Depressive Disorder

The FDA has approved PRISTIQ (desvenlafaxine), an SNRI, to treat adult patients with major depressive disorder (MDD). Wyeth expects to begin shipping PRISTIQ to wholesalers beginning in the second quarter of 2008. - March 01, 2008 - Wyeth Pharmaceuticals

Cell Phone Powered Self-Help Program Launches at iHelpWellness.com

iHelpWellness.com launches innovative cell phone powered program for an assortment of self-help courses including dieting, stress management, and communication skills. This innovative system helps individuals make real life changes by delivering structure and support throughout the day. - February 14, 2008 - Bright Tiger Enterprises, LLC

Newly Opened, Hallway of Life Recovery Center, Inc. Meets the Unique Needs of Women in Recovery in Delray Beach, Fl

Psychiatrist Owned and Operated Halfway House Empowers Women, Teaches a New Way to Live. - February 02, 2008 - Hallway of Life Recovery Center, Inc

Christians Affirmations Help Believers Affirm Their Way to Peace, Success, and Right Thinking

Christian Affirmation CDs now available to help believers “fight the good fight of faith” by replacing debilitating beliefs with positive statements and scriptures. - January 27, 2008 - Christian Meditation

The New Spirituality for Dummies Offers a Substantial and Fun Approach to Spiritual Life

It's Spirituality For the Rest of Us. In stores, January 22, 2008. With a friendly and conversational tone, the new, improved 2nd edition of Spirituality For Dummies helps readers find their way through the maze of modern life to an authentic spirituality that is universal, personal, and inherently optimistic. - January 22, 2008 - Sharon Janis

Tennessee Congressman David Davis Visits Peninsula Village

Congressman David Davis (District 1) and his Tennessee office manager Paul Chapman recently accepted an invitation to visit Peninsula Village in response to Congressional hearings that took place in October of 2007. These Congressional hearings were to review the US Government Accountability... - January 22, 2008 - Peninsula Village

Arizona Author Pens Children’s Book with Heart

Single mom and suicide survivor publishes children's book that helps kids cope with the loss of a loved one. - January 17, 2008 - Laura Olivieri

Local Artist Douglas Sandler Supports the Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007

Florida Artist Douglas Sandler recieved main page coverage of this very important issue in the January 6, 2008 issue of the Panama City, Florida news herald. The artist has taken up the fight for mental health and addiction parity for all Americans. Discrimination against people with mental illness and addiction is wrong. - January 12, 2008 - American Creative Services Publications

CyberTeam Ltd. Releases SHARM 2.4 Self-Hypnosis and Relaxation Machine

CyberTeam Ltd. offers advanced software tools for creating sound sessions for mind exploration and professional therapy. The new release allows SHARM users to create and enjoy more superior sound sessions with advanced brainwave entrainment and other sound technologies. - January 10, 2008 - CyberTeam Ltd.

Author, Therapist and Trainer, Andrew T. Austin is to Deliver Certified Practitioner Training in Integral Eye Movement Therapy in the UK

Integral Eye Movement Therapy is a brief therapy that utilises the application of neurological principals in order to generate rapid change in the area of undesired neurological imprints. The I.E.M. therapy model answers the question, "How did the client learn to feel this way, about that... - January 10, 2008 - Andrew T. Austin

New 10-Lesson e-Course Instills a "Joy of Optimism" and Success in Disenchanted Baby Boomers

There's a reason why success comes easily to some people and not to others: it has to do with their mindset. Amy Sherman's The Joy of Optimism e-course examines the outlook of successful, optimistic people and offers 10 Lessons on how to implement those same principles in one's life. - January 03, 2008 - Bummed Out Boomer

From the Jungles of Southeast Asia to the Deserts of Southwest Asia, PTSD Holds No Boundaries

American author and Vietnam veteran Robert Adams releases his decade long writing, Tripwire, as a self-help guide to his fellow vets, other sufferers of PTSD, and to the thousands returning from the Iraq War who may be facing their own battle in the months and years ahead. - January 01, 2008 - Robert Adams

American Institute of Stress 2007 Awards for Distinction and Innovation

The multibillion dollar market for stress reduction products and services has spawned a plethora of promotional advertisements making deceptive and fraudulent claims that are difficult to distinguish from the few that are legitimate. Consumers are confused. Learn how to separate the wheat from the chaff. - January 01, 2008 - The American Institute Of Stress

Anger Management Education Center Adopts New Curriculum

Daybreak Counseling Service has adopted the Century Anger Management curriculum in all five of its Los Angeles anger management education centers. - December 28, 2007 - Daybreak Counseling Service

A Hard-Won Understanding

Author Shares "Awareness, Acceptance and Appreciation" Concerning Mental Illness. - December 15, 2007 - Glenda Joy Race--Author

French Designer Juliette Longuet in Palm Beach: Fashion for Autism

Juliette Longuet will be releasing an exclusive preview of her 2008 spring/summer collection at Fashion for Autism event on December 28th at 2pm at BICE of Palm Beach. Fashion for Autism is a women’s only charity fashion benefit supporting the Autism Society of America, featuring a fashion... - December 08, 2007 - Juliette Longuet Ltd

National Deaf Academy Awarded Accreditation from Joint Commission

By demonstrating compliance with the Joint Commission’s national standards for health care quality and safety, National Deaf Academy has earned the Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval™ Founded in 1951, The Joint Commission is dedicated to continuously improving the safety... - December 06, 2007 - National Deaf Academy

Cathy Pratt, Ph.D Has Been Named Princeton Premier Honored Member in Business

Cathy Pratt, Ph.D has been named Princeton Premiers Honored member in Business. Cathy makes her home in Bloomington Indiana and earned her Ph.D in Special Education from Indiana University. Since 1992 Cathy has been the Director of the Indiana Resource Center for Autism and she chairs the National... - November 28, 2007 - Princeton Premier

Therapeutic Tutoring in Boca Raton Helps Children with Learning Disabilities and Mental Illness Close the Learning Gap

Children with special learning needs have a therapeutic option in place to help them exceed. - November 28, 2007 - Nikki Woller, LCSW, CFLE

Service Animals Help Children with Mental Health Problems

Service animals are used in a variety of manners. Kellie, a seven pound maltichon, helps her six year old human friend who lives with bipolar illness manage her day. - November 27, 2007 - Nikki Woller, LCSW, CFLE

National Deaf Academy Announces New CEO

The National Deaf Academy announced a new CEO to continue to grow the vision of its original founder. NDA is a residential psychiatric facility providing services for Deaf and Hard of Hearing children, adolescents and adults and autistic individuals that have a communication disorder. - November 21, 2007 - National Deaf Academy

Education Center Incorporates Evidence-Based Practices Within Anger Management Classes

Daybreak Counseling Service, the leader in anger management education and anger management classes moves to incorporate evidence-based practices within its anger management course curriculum. A growing amount of literature confirms that in addition to targeting specified behaviors such as... - November 20, 2007 - Daybreak Counseling Service

Dr. Shoshana Bennett: Helps Relieve Stress and Depression

Hypno-Freedom.com is continuing its popular “Life Changing Stress Relief Tips and Techniques from the Masters.” This week they will feature Dr. Shoshana Bennett who will share her vast experience of stress relief in relation to depression. - November 12, 2007 - HypnoFreedom

Human Controlled by a Biological Terminal?

Only recently it was hard to imagine a game, in which people compete only with their minds. Today, you can play it. At the end of this year Mindmower sets off. The first biological Internet game. Your body gets connected to the game. Your thoughts have a key influence on your avatar and the course of the whole play. You can compete in real time with players from the entire world. - November 10, 2007 - Mindmower Labs

Janine M. Penman, Clinical Scientist, Has Been Selected for Inclusion in the 2007-2008 Princeton Premier Registry

Janine M. Penman, clinical scientist, has been selected for inclusion in the 2007-2008 Princeton Premier Registry. Janine is self employed and holds two Masters Degrees from Temple University New School for Social Research in Education Psychology and Experimental Psychology. Janine is affiliated... - November 02, 2007 - Princeton Premier

Erin E Connelly Has Been Named Princeton Premiers Honored Member in Healthcare

Erin E. Connelly has been named Princeton Premiers Honored Member in Healthcare. Erin is currently a Milieu Therapist pursuing her Masters Degree and has received her Bachelors Degree in Psychology and another in Criminal Justice. Erin is a full time student as well being employed at UPNC Western... - October 28, 2007 - Princeton Premier

Phone Counseling Connects People with Help Fast

Recent breakthroughs in phone counseling services have jump-started a new market that is safe, private, and professional. Counselors and therapists are now available by phone or chat to take calls 24/7 from anywhere in the US, and consumers can view and leave ratings for the practitioners as well. - October 25, 2007 - Phone Counseling.org

Angela Davis, A.L.C. Has Been Selected for Inclusion in the 2007-2008 Princeton Premier Registry

Angela Davis, A.L.C. has been selected for inclusion in the 2007-2008 Princeton Premier Registry. Angela has over eight years of industry experience and has run her own private practice for the last four years. She received her Masters Degree in Counseling from Jacksonville State University in... - October 25, 2007 - Princeton Premier

Princeton Premier Selects Jeffrey Earl Bernard for Inclusion in the 2007-2008 Princeton Premier Registry

Princeton Premier selects Jeffrey Earl Bernard for inclusion in the 2007-2008 Princeton Premier Registry. Jeffrey is a Psychotherapist and is currently self employed. Jeffrey has a cross cultural exchange practice where he deals with both life coaching as well as e-commerce coaching. Having... - October 24, 2007 - Princeton Premier

Husband & Wife Prepare for Fight Against Celebrity Diets

New Website Speaks Out Against Pro-Anorexia Culture - October 17, 2007 - Pale Reflections

INVEGA™ Significantly Reduced Symptoms of Schizophrenia Compared to SEROQUEL® in Acutely Ill Hospitalized Patients

In a comparison study between schizophrenia treatments INVEGA™ (paliperidone) Extended-Release Tablets and SEROQUEL® (quetiapine), Invega patients saw schizophrenia symptom improvements as early as five days into therapy and continued through the end of the two-week study period. Results were presented today at the 20th Annual U.S. Psychiatric and Mental Health Congress in Orlando, Florida. - October 13, 2007 - Johnson & Johnson

Narconon Arrowhead Opens New Field Office

To help deal with escalating street and prescription drug addiction Narconon Arrowhead, one of most successful drug rehab facilities in the world, announced the opening of a new field office in Texas. - October 04, 2007 - EffectiveDrugRehab.com

Have You Checked-in with Your Child Since the Start of School? Who Has Your Child Been Hanging Out with? Find Out: Peers Have a Greater Influence Than You May Think

“How was school today”? “Fine”. “What did you do”? “Nothing”. “What do you mean nothing”? “I don’t know”. This may be a typical conversation between parent and child. Now, is the parent really getting any answers from her child? Of course not…Many parents may become frustrated by this common interaction and response from a child. The question is: What can a parent do to get more appropriate responses? www.southtampatherapy.com - October 02, 2007 - South Tampa Therapy: Elizabeth Mahaney, LMHC, MFT, Ph.D

Educational Center Releases Online Anger Management Game

Daybreak Counseling Service, a leader in anger management education, in conjunction with an online game production company has produced the first online anger management education game. Lava Flow-The Anger Management Game is designed to teach players skills that will help them manage... - September 06, 2007 - Daybreak Counseling Service

News About The Brain in Your Belly

New research about how your belly communicates with your brain - August 24, 2007 - Ruth Winter

NeuroHealth Expands Offices to Hurley Medical Center – East Campus in Flint, Michigan

NeuroHealth today announced expansion of its presence on the East Campus of Hurley Medical Center located on Robert T. Longway and Dort Highway. NeuroHealth will resume serving patients beginning Tuesday September 4, 2007. The office is located within the Physical Therapy Department and will... - August 19, 2007 - NeuroHealth Management LLC

Therapist’s New Book for Disillusioned Baby Boomers Based on Overcoming Her Own Life Challenges

More than 76 million baby boomers are facing the daunting reality of retirement and other reminders of aging. For some this is quite depressing, since their expectations about what lies ahead may lack the bright promise they once took for granted in their youth. Amy Sherman, a licensed mental... - August 16, 2007 - Bummed Out Boomer

Gabrielle Joy Henricks Has Been Named Princeton Premier Honored Member in Business

Gabrielle Joy Henricks has been named Princeton Premier Honored Member in Business. Gabrielle holds a M.A. in Industrial Organizational Psychology from the Chicago School of Professional Psychology. Gabrielle is currently employed as a consultant with Deloitte Consulting LLP. As a consultant,... - August 16, 2007 - Princeton Premier

Social Psychologist and Author Launches Certification Program for Professionals in Anger Management

Premier state of the art Certification Program for Professionals in Anger Management launched. - August 14, 2007 - Marriage and Family Therapists of New York

Joe Pantoliano Premieres His New Film at The Ridgefield Playhouse

Actor Joe Pantoliano will be on hand to do a Q&A after he premieres his new film "Canvas" at the Ridgefield PLayhouse for Movies and the Performing Arts. Mr. Pantoliano not only stars in the film, but was also the producer of the film. He, along with writer/director Joseph Greco, will stay after the screening to talk to audience goers about the film which deals with mental illness. All proceeds from the film will go towards the not for profit mental health awareness company "No Kidding Me Too!" - July 31, 2007 - Ridgefield Playhouse