Welcome to the Maryland Foundation for Psychiatry, Inc. site!
We are a non-profit organization dedicated to increasing public awareness about psychiatric illness and treatment. Our main goal is to act as a bridge between psychiatric medicine and the general public, bringing down-to-earth information to anyone who needs it.
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November 22, 2008
Media Reviews: Researchers say risk of completed suicide among individuals with a previous failed attempt highest in first year of follow-up
MedWire (11/21, Czyzewski) reports, "The risk for completed suicide among individuals with a previous failed attempt is especially high in the year after the initial bid," according to a study published in the BMJ....Posted by admin at 12:33 PM
Media Reviews: Study suggests happier people watch less television
The New York Times (11/20, Rabin) reports, "Happy people spend a lot of time socializing, going to church, and reading newspapers -- but they don't spend a lot of time watching television," according to a study published in the journal...Continue reading "Study suggests happier people watch less television"
Posted by admin at 12:26 PM
Media Reviews: Report finds several states lack adequate care for children with serious mental disorders
USA Today (11/20, Elias) reports, "Publicly funded mental-healthcare for children has improved in the past 25 years, but top officials in more than one out of five states say no child with serious mental disorders receives good care in their...Posted by admin at 12:20 PM
News: Study indicates delays in reimbursement may discourage physicians from seeing new Medicaid patients
In the Wall Street Journal (11/18) Health Blog, Vanessa Fuhrmans wrote, "Fewer doctors are accepting Medicaid patients not just because fees are so low, but because it often takes months to get paid."...Posted by admin at 12:13 PM
Media Reviews: Experts discuss raising an autistic child
The Washington Post (11/18) published a transcript of an online discussion regarding children with autism with Jayne Lytel, author of Act Early Against Autism: Give Your Child a Fighting Chance from the Start, and Fred R. Volkmar, M.D., an autism...Continue reading "Experts discuss raising an autistic child"
Posted by admin at 12:08 PM
Media Reviews: Article discusses symptoms of OCD
On its website, BBC News (11/18, Liddell) reported that people with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) constantly "worry about leaving the gas on, or arrive at work and worry that" they "have not locked the front door."...Continue reading "Article discusses symptoms of OCD"
Posted by admin at 12:02 PM
Media Reviews: Psychiatric Comorbidity and self-medication
MedWire (11/18, Davenport) reports, "Although it is common for individuals with mood disorders to self-medicate with alcohol and drugs in order to relieve symptoms, it is associated with significant psychiatric comorbidity," according to a study published in the Journal of...Continue reading "Psychiatric Comorbidity and self-medication"
Posted by admin at 11:52 AM
Media Reviews: Economic stress can have negative impact on health
NBC Nightly News (11/14, story 7, 2:00, Williams) reported, "Even if your financial situation is stable at home, the bad news, the uncertain atmosphere, can affect all of our health and well-being."...Continue reading "Economic stress can have negative impact on health"
Posted by admin at 11:32 AM
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Nov 22, 2008: Study indicates delays in reimbursement may discourage physicians from seeing new Medicaid patientsNov 22, 2008: Experts discuss raising an autistic child
Nov 22, 2008: Article discusses symptoms of OCD
Nov 22, 2008: Psychiatric Comorbidity and self-medication
Nov 22, 2008: Economic stress can have negative impact on health