PRWeb: Medical Mental Health http://www.prweb.com Latest news releases for Medical Mental Health from PRWeb en PRWeb Distribution Newswire http://www.prweb.com/images_v4/prweb_logo_hv2.jpg http://www.prweb.com 200 46 xml@emediawire.com xml@emediawire.com Miracle on the Hudson Pilot Helps Fearful Fliers in Need http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/fearofflying/prweb3311294.htm Jeffrey Skiles, co-pilot of US Airways Flight 1549 “The Miracle on the Hudson” which made a successful emergency landing in the Hudson River on January 15, 2009, is once again helping airline passengers in desperate need of help. (PRWeb Dec 9, 2009)

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]]> New Leaf Academy of Oregon All-Girls Therapeutic Boarding School Welcomes New Admissions Director http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/12/prweb3301994.htm Sarah Casson Rush joins New Leaf Academy of Oregon as admissions director to aid families and professionals. (PRWeb Dec 9, 2009)

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]]> Ceridian Web Forum to Prepare Employers for Health Care Reform http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/12/prweb3313474.htm Web forum topics include valuable updates on the health care reform proposals in Congress and insights into likely employer compliance issues. (PRWeb Dec 9, 2009)

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]]> CogniFit and Rockland County New York Partner to Create more Welcoming Community for Aging Parents http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/12/prweb3309154.htm Partnership will Help Caregivers at Home Communicate Better with Older Adults (PRWeb Dec 8, 2009)

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]]> Yes, Virginia, There Really is a Way for a Mentally Ill, Recovered Alcoholic to Enjoy the Holidays http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/12/prweb3309564.htm It took a lot of eggnog but award-winning journalist Christine Stapleton has finally figured out how to enjoy the holidays despite her mental illnesses: depression, bipolar and alcoholism. She shares her holiday experiences and much more in her new book, Hoping for a happy ending: A journalist's story of depression, bipolar and alcoholism. (PRWeb Dec 8, 2009)

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]]> Educational Solutions Introduces the 2010 Edition of Words in Color, its Renowned Literacy Program http://www.prweb.com/releases/readingwriting/literacy/prweb3300134.htm Educational Solutions Worldwide Inc. (www.educationalsolutions.com) announces the 2010 Edition of Words in Color. Words in Color is a literacy approach that 1) simplifies learning to read and write by using color to transform a non-phonetic language to a phonetic one, 2) accelerates learning to read and write by focusing on the processes of combining sounds and spellings, and 3) elevates the experience by creating independent students who are eager to take on challenges. (PRWeb Dec 7, 2009)

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]]> The Chopra Center for Wellbeing Opens Canadian Addiction Treatment Center http://www.prweb.com/releases/addiction/treatment/prweb3301594.htm Designed by David Simon, M.D. and Deepak Chopra, M.D., the residential addiction treatment program in British Columbia is the first of its kind, offering a unique healing approach that combines timeless Eastern healing traditions with the most recent breakthroughs in Western medical science. (PRWeb Dec 7, 2009)

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]]> The Role of Mindfulness Meditation in Health Care Reform http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/12/prweb3303384.htm The factor most responsible for driving up health care costs is the neglect to use low-tech strategies to prevent disease and promote health in favor of high-tech interventions to treat disease after it has arisen," reports a groundbreaking review in the November 2009 issue of Explore: The Journal of Science and Healing. Evidence shows that Mindfulness Meditation can improve health and wellbeing by: ameliorating pain, decreasing stress and anxiety, alleviating depression, diminishing the use of medications, facilitatingmedical decision making, supporting healthy lifestyle changes, enhancing social connections, strengthening immune system function. (PRWeb Dec 7, 2009)

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]]> Phoenix Professionals to be Honored at Sierra Tucson's "Gratitude for Giving" Celebration http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/12/prweb3303814.htm Sierra Tucson, a treatment center distinguished by compassionate care and clinical excellence (http://www.sierratucson.com/), will honor professional clinicians in the Phoenix, Arizona, area for their outstanding work in the field of addictions and mental health. Nearly 200 experts in the field will attend a breakfast celebration to recognize the Award winners listed below for their exceptional contributions. (PRWeb Dec 7, 2009)

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]]> Therapeutic Boarding Schools and Residential Treatment Centers Prepare Special Holiday Celebrations for Teens Who Are Away From Home This Winter http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/12/prweb3301984.htm Understanding that it is difficult to be away from home for the holidays, therapeutic boarding schools and adolescent residential treatment centers work to make the holidays both memorable and meaningful for students. (PRWeb Dec 5, 2009)

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]]> BloomingKids Offers Autism/PDD Special Needs Software at Recession Discount of 20% Off for Holiday Season http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/12/prweb3289384.htm Blooming Kids Software is offering its special needs learning software at a "recession discount," a company spokesman said. (PRWeb Dec 4, 2009)

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]]> PACE Race Returns with Denver's Rudolph Ramble http://www.prweb.com/releases/PACE_Race_Series/PCEC/prweb3285154.htm National Race Series to increase awareness of prostate cancer and educate men and their families on the importance of early detection (PRWeb Dec 3, 2009)

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]]> Economic Crisis Causes Acute Demand for Affordable Drug Addiction Treatment http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/12/prweb3235934.htm Economic downturn causes demand for affordable drug and alcohol rehab programs. Mountainside in Connecticut cites a sharp increase in demand for its services and attributes stress caused by economic crisis which has led to an increase in alcoholic binge drinking, drug abuse and marital problems. (PRWeb Dec 3, 2009)

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]]> Drug & Alcohol Addicted Women Discover Healing at LifeLine Atlanta: Families Find Success with their Holistic Treatment Model http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/12/prweb3276874.htm Atlanta based, LifeLine Recovery Residences, opens their first women's recovery residence to great anticipation by the recovery community. While there are many facilities for men, women seeking recovery have a harder time finding a place where their needs can be met. LifeLine is a 90 day program that specifically addresses the needs of women, and provides a home-like environment for them to recover from their compulsive behaviors and learn to live life successfully. (PRWeb Dec 3, 2009)

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]]> Bereaved Families Unite for Compassionate Friends Worldwide Candle Lighting http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/WCL/prweb3251434.htm Bereaved families around the world will join together for the 13th Compassionate Friends Worldwide Candle Lighting Sunday, December 13 to remember all children who died. Hundreds of services open to the public will be held in the United States and around the globe for what many believe is the world's largest mass candle lighting. (PRWeb Dec 2, 2009)

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]]> Universal Background Screening, Inc. Adds to Its Management Team and Moves its Phoenix Corporate Headquarters http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/12/prweb3284814.htm Universal Background Screening culminates a successful year by moving its headquarters and adding to its management team. David Nadell and Alan Lasky, two industry executives who have both worked in the employment background screening and drug testing industry for over eight years, will manage the company's Marketing and Sales departments. (PRWeb Dec 2, 2009)

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]]> Workplace Violence Costs U.S. Businesses $70 Billion Per Year http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/12/prweb3286584.htm More than 70 percent of U.S. businesses have no policy in place to address workplace violence. (PRWeb Dec 2, 2009)

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]]> Author's Book Chronicles the Nightmare of Mental Illness http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/12/prweb3279104.htm Heart-wrenching title helps readers to separate illness from the person (PRWeb Dec 2, 2009)

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]]> New American Meditation Institute Study Reports Wide-Ranging Health Benefits from Meditation and Yoga http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/12/prweb3262264.htm A new mind-body medicine study conducted by The American Meditation Institute (AMI) found that daily meditation, diaphragmatic breathing and yoga created significant, positive, and life-enhancing physical, mental and emotional health benefits. (PRWeb Dec 1, 2009)

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]]> Introducing the Peak BrainHappiness Training System: A New Product for Enhancing Happiness by Activating the Brain's Prefrontal Pleasure Center http://www.prweb.com/releases/happiness/stress/prweb3267754.htm Peak Achievement Training introduces the first mental training system to directly activate the brain's Prefrontal Pleasure Center. It can enhance ongoing feelings of happiness and satisfaction by turning on the brain's Neureka! network, which is designed to discover, learn, and motivate. (PRWeb Dec 1, 2009)

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]]> EASe Funhouse Video Game Helps Children with Autism Learn to Improve Sensory Processing http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/12/prweb3280444.htm The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) estimates that 1 in 150 children in the United States is born with an autism spectrum disorder. These children can learn to cope with noise and improve sensory processing by playing the new therapeutic PC video game EASe Funhouse Treasure Hunt from Vision Audio, Inc., a wonderful holiday gift idea for a child on the autism spectrum. (PRWeb Dec 1, 2009)

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]]> Healing from the Inside Out: Compelling New Book Explores the Intricate Connection between Body, Soul, and Better Health http://www.prweb.com/releases/Healing/Heart_to_Soul/prweb3252244.htm Peter J. Rappa, MD, explores the intricate connection between the soul and the body in his new book "Healing Heart to Soul: One Doctor’s Journey of Health, Healing, and Life" (Brown Books 2009). (PRWeb Dec 1, 2009)

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]]> New Continuing Education Course Teaches Skills for Counseling Military Families http://www.prweb.com/releases/counseling/psychology/prweb3278294.htm Professional Development Resources – PDResources (http://www.pdresources.org) – a nationally accredited provider of continuing education in psychology, social work, counseling, marriage and family therapy, and occupational therapy – has announced the release of a new continuing education course addressing the specialized skills needed in counseling military families. (PRWeb Dec 1, 2009)

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]]> Recovery Resources Announces New Websites for Alcohol Addiction Treatment, Alcohol Drug Treatment as well as Detox and Intervention http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/12/prweb3278644.htm Just in time for the holidays Recovery Resources has announced the launch of three websites helping consumers with drug and alcohol problems. Addicts and friends or relatives can avail themselves of the toll free help line that is staffed with very experienced drug counselors around the clock. Depending on their specific needs the visitor will get help to find the perfect alcohol addiction treatment, drug detox and intervention or a drug and alcohol treatment center in their local area. (PRWeb Dec 1, 2009)

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]]> Corporate Counseling Associates, Inc. Responds to Mental Health Parity Act with EAP Gatekeeper Service http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/12/prweb3281124.htm HR consulting firm helps companies reduce costs by enabling employees to get help directly from the EAP, instead of unnecessary visits to health care providers. (PRWeb Dec 1, 2009)

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]]> The National Silver Alert Program Can Speak For You When You Cannot http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/12/prweb3245884.htm National Silver Alert Expands Free Online Registration Program (PRWeb Dec 1, 2009)

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]]> Core Solutions Awarded Contract to Replace Pennsylvania Department of Health Information System http://www.prweb.com/releases/EHR/behavioral/prweb3262894.htm Behavioral healthcare technology company’s Care Enterprise ™ product to become technology platform for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. (PRWeb Nov 30, 2009)

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]]> GuideSpark Webcast to Address Value of Employee Financial Wellness for Employers http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3273834.htm Organizational objectives, performance improved with financial wellness initiatives (PRWeb Nov 30, 2009)

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]]> Alcohol and Drug Rehab Scholarships Available Nationwide http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3266904.htm Freedom Consultancy launches innovative solution for low cost treatment (PRWeb Nov 30, 2009)

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]]> Exuberil's Popularity Standing Firm as Leading All-Natural Antidepressant http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3271024.htm According to an article that was published in the LA Times in early November, more adults are turning to alternative medicines, like Exuberil, to treat a variety of commonly experienced physical and mental ailments. Tantamount to these recent reports is the steadfast popularity of natural antidepressants like Exuberil--which has remained on top of the alternative medicine marketplace, nearly since the product was launched. (PRWeb Nov 30, 2009)

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]]> Serelax Delivering Unparalleled Results for Depression Sufferers http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3271124.htm The usages of antidepressants are at all-time highs, as more people seek effective treatments for their mental woes. However, as more prescription antidepressants are lambasted for their known side effects, drug interactions and overall effectiveness, one all-natural antidepressant - Serelax - is currently dominating the market. (PRWeb Nov 30, 2009)

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]]> VA Maryland Health Care System Offers Tips to Beat the Holiday Blues and Avoid the Seasonal Weight Gain http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3269294.htm Thanksgiving ushers in the holiday season, and for many, the season isn’t a jolly one. Those prone to depression, those who are grieving or whose loved ones are deployed begin to feel the season’s weight and stress when families gather, and they are feeling lonely or disconnected. For others, the jolly holiday season’s seemingly endless round of parties often translates into weight gain, prompting New Year’s Resolutions to shed the pounds and join a gym. The VA Maryland Health Care System offers these tips to beat the holiday blues and the weight gain. (PRWeb Nov 29, 2009)

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]]> Former Depression Sufferer Reveals a Powerful Method to be Free from Depression for Life http://www.prweb.com/releases/depressionfreemethod/naturaldepressioncure/prweb3254814.htm Women and men who suffer from depression need not worry anymore from unwanted recurring of symptoms and needless medications that offer no more than tricks to keep you coming back. This is a promise that the ebook Depression Free Method guarantees. Authored by Dan Micheals, a former depression sufferer now turned mental health specialist who wants to share his experiences on how his mental disease was finally cured, the ebook recommends a system of natural, 100% safe and drug-free treatment that will induce fast relief of symptoms. The best part of this system is that it is permanent and guarantees no recurring effects. (PRWeb Nov 26, 2009)

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]]> Home For the Holidays: MyShrink.com Announces the Second in its Successful Six-Part Webinar Series: "Abandonment: The Hidden Fear" http://www.prweb.com/releases/MyShrink/abandonment_webinar/prweb3254034.htm Two expert therapists offer advice on the topic of most concern to MyShrink readers. a - ban'- don: verb: to leave completely and finally; forsake utterly; to desert. (PRWeb Nov 24, 2009)

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]]> New Report: Marital and Relationship Issues Core Concern for Employees in Financial Services Industry http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3250504.htm Harris, Rothenberg International (HRI), a leading employer and employee resource firm, today released findings of a statistical analysis that point to a drastic increase in marital and relationship issues among those who work in the financial services industry. In addition, the report indicates that the recession likely has driven an upswing in personal stresses – including family, depression and anxiety issues – for employees in finance. (PRWeb Nov 24, 2009)

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]]> Senior Care Podcast by LivHOME Releases Episode 17 -- Holiday Gifts That Connect http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3241094.htm The newest episode of the Senior Care Podcast by LivHOME presents holiday gift ideas that focus on things family members can do, rather than items that must be purchased. (PRWeb Nov 24, 2009)

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]]> Candidate Potential Report Reduces Risk of Bad Hires http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3240764.htm Summary: People are hired for their capabilities, but fired for their personalities. Personality assessments give insight into behavioral tendencies that will impact job performance. The Candidate Potential Report assesses a candidate’s suitability for a position and summarizes the recommendation for job fit and potential hiring. (PRWeb Nov 23, 2009)

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]]> CME Outfitters Announces New neuroscienceCME Live and On Demand Broadcast: 'Addressing Barriers to Care: Strategies for the Management of Patients with Schizophrenia' http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3241704.htm Offered as a simultaneous satellite broadcast, webcast, and telephone audioconference premiering Wednesday, December 16, 2009, from 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. ET, the continuing education activity will offer clinicians optimal strategies to more effectively manage individuals with schizophrenia across the continuum of care. (PRWeb Nov 23, 2009)

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]]> VA Maryland Health Care System Receives Performance Achievement Carey Award http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3238794.htm The VA Maryland Health Care System won the Robert W. Carey Performance Achievement Award for its excellent performance in patient care, patient satisfaction, quality, safety and business practices. (PRWeb Nov 22, 2009)

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]]> VA Maryland Health Care System Recognized with an EPA Trailblazer Award http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3238854.htm VA Maryland Health Care System Among Six Maryland Hospitals Awarded with EPA Trailblazer Awards (PRWeb Nov 22, 2009)

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