CME Outfitters announces an upcoming neuroscienceCME activity titled "Depression as a Mind-Body Disorder in Minority Populations: Special Challenges in Diagnosis and Treatment." Offered as a webcast and podcast premiering Monday, September 22, 2008, the activity will enable healthcare providers to gain insight into the specific needs of minorities when they are treated for depression, including such items as diagnosis, screening, compliance, and stigma. (PRWeb Aug 28, 2008)

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The International Foundation for Research and Education (iFred) asks for your vote for a fantastic newly proposed depression project called Defying Depression: aLive iThrive. If it wins, this project will feature a live broadcast with various entertainers (suggestions include Oprah, Ellen DeGeneres, etc.) and shine a positive, healthy light on this disease often seen in darkness. Depression is the number one disability worldwide and leading cause of suicide, and with your vote we can further our research on this epidemic and reduce negative stigma surrounding depression. (PRWeb Aug 27, 2008)

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The most celebrated doctors and therapists in the field of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (AD/HD) are coming together for the first time in a virtual setting. From September 22-24, 2008, people affected by AD/HD, including parents, service professionals, and AD/HD adults, will hear live presentations from experts including Dr. Edward Hallowell and Dr. Daniel Amen. AD/HD is a condition characterized by attention inconsistencies, impulsivity, distractibility, and hyperactivity. It affects an estimated 5% of the population worldwide. (PRWeb Aug 26, 2008)

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Miranda Chakos, MD of SUNY Downstate Medical Center leads research for local patients (PRWeb Aug 26, 2008)

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The mental health needs of veterans and their families are a growing issue of concern among the American public. There has never been a more crucial time for the National Association of Social Workers and the Department of Veterans Affairs to work together on a joint symposium. (PRWeb Aug 25, 2008)

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PsychoGenics Inc., announces the appointment of John McCall, Ph.D., as a member of its Scientific Advisory Board, reflecting the company’s growth in the areas of Drug Discovery and Development. (PRWeb Aug 25, 2008)

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In recognition of its two-year anniversary, Four Circles reflects on how far addiction treatment has come, and how much further it can go. (PRWeb Aug 24, 2008)

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Therapeutic boarding school for girls achieves impressive results with canine therapy program. (PRWeb Aug 24, 2008)

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Dr. Will Wilson is a faculty chair in the online university's Harold Abel School of Psychology (PRWeb Aug 20, 2008)

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Event will connect minority job seekers nationwide with positions in pharmaceutical, biotech and healthcare industries (PRWeb Aug 19, 2008)

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Out of Alaska comes Dr. Catherine Mormile, a new leader in health care with her bold, new book, which explains that temporomandibular joint disorders (TMD) are really one word for two diagnoses. One diagnosis, joint TMD presents with measurable structural damage to the cartilage, bones, and ligaments of the joint itself. The other, muscular TMD, presents as a painful condition of the muscles involved in chewing, and often involving the muscles of the scalp, base of neck, and shoulders. With a background of stubbornly surviving near-death on the Iditarod Trail, academic excellence, and scientific inquiry, Dr. Mormile now offers her one-of-a-kind way of thinking and approach to the nagging problem of TMD to all. (PRWeb Aug 14, 2008)

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Sierra Tucson, a world-renowned premier treatment center and psychiatric hospital, announces their Accreditation renewal by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO). (PRWeb Aug 14, 2008)

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98% of American Counseling Association members have taken action to increase their understanding of post-combat mental health issues, Capella University survey says (PRWeb Aug 14, 2008)

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This release offers details about a new series of workshops created to help Pittsburgh-area caregivers better meet the needs of those suffering from dementia as well as proactively safeguard their own cognitive health. (PRWeb Aug 14, 2008)

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This release shares the results of a poll asking workers to name the issues having the most negative impact on their health. (PRWeb Aug 14, 2008)

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New CE monograph, edited by Charles B. Nemeroff, MD, PhD, reviews neurobiological and clinical evidence related to the pathophysiology, presentation, and management of bipolar depression, with a specific emphasis on atypical antipsychotics. (PRWeb Aug 14, 2008)

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NESCA Director Dr. Ann Helmus reported that In mid-July, 2008, her group's entire clinical staff of neuropsychologists and other specialists successfully completed two days of intensive training in the "collaborative problem-solving approach" to treating so-called "explosive kids", that is, children who have been labeled as unmotivated or even willfully oppositional or defiant, and given to uncontrollable emotional outbursts.This ground-breaking technique builds upon the philosophy that in terms of meeting parental, academic or social expectations, "children do well if they can," and that if they can't, it's because something--an unsolved problem or lagging cognitive skill--is getting in their way. (PRWeb Aug 14, 2008)

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With patients demanding a greater level of customer service during office visits and physicians receiving reduced amounts of income through standard insurance reimbursements, a growing trend in the healthcare profession is the practice of "concierge medicine." However, there are important ethical and legal questions that surround this controversial approach to patient care, as discussed in a special report in the most recent edition of the Jackson & Coker Industry Report entitled "Concierge Medicine--A Growing Trend?" (PRWeb Aug 13, 2008)

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HeartMath®, internationally recognized for their scientifically validated approach to stress and anxiety, is offering a number of resources to help people find a little more ease through these tough times - from free monthly webinars and educational downloads, to new web applications designed to help people better manage stress and their convenient and widely popular mobile emWave® technology. (PRWeb Aug 13, 2008)

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Employers plan to significantly involve their workers in long-term strategies to control prescription drug costs. This finding is among the results of a survey released today by Buck Consultants. (PRWeb Aug 13, 2008)

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NYC fitness trainer Michael Gonzalez-Wallace has developed a new training program called "The Brain Muscle Workout". This innovative progressive exercise program incorporates simultaneously balance and coordination with traditional strength training movements. .According to O (The Oprah Magazine) "the high repetitions and lightweights deliver a strength workout at the same time as an aerobic one". Gonzalez-Wallace is launching "The Brain Muscle Workout Fitness Program" for Schools and Clinics.The September issue of O magazine has featured 3 different 10 minute sample workouts and titled the program as "The World's Fastest Fitness Program" (PRWeb Aug 13, 2008)

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International speaker and forensic psychologist, Dr. J. Reid Meloy, will emcee the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI San Diego) 30th Anniversary and Inspiration Awards Dinner on Friday, November 7, 2008. The following individuals and organizations will be honored: Geni Cavett, Channel 10 News; Community Alliance for Healthy Minds, Connie & Rex Kennemer, founders; Richard Conklin, LCSW, San Diego Sheriff's Department; Ellen Frudakis, Co-founder - Impact San Diego; NAMI San Diego's Multicultural Advisory Board - including representatives from San Diego County Mental Health Services, Community Research Foundation, Family Health Centers of San Diego, UCSD Geriatric Psychiatry, Union of Pan Asian Communities, and NAMI families and consumers; and Vista Hill - represented by Robert Dean, CEO. (PRWeb Aug 13, 2008)

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HealthForumOnline (HFO), a provider of nationally-approved online continuing education (CE/CEU) for psychologists, social workers, counselors, nurses, and other allied health professionals, has been selected as the preferred CE/CEU provider for Vericare, a national provider of mental health services for seniors. This alliance represents HFO's expansion into servicing the corporate/institutional arena. HFO's focus on health psychology and behavioral medicine topics, such as healthy aging and coping with severe and chronic illness, is an ideal fit with Vericare's specialty in geriatric services. Vericare service providers will receive a discount on and free internal reporting of the over 55 online CE/CEU courses in HFO's CE resource library that are cost-effective and easily accessible online anytime. (PRWeb Aug 12, 2008)

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HeartMath will introduce their uniquely designed HeartMath® Interventions Certification Program at the 2008 American Psychological Association Annual Convention. The Program incorporates HeartMath’s latest research on and understanding of the human emotional system, as well as their tools, protocols and the emWave® technologies. (PRWeb Aug 12, 2008)

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Qualifying.org to offer certification training for Pearson’s Golden Personality Type Profiler assessment. (PRWeb Aug 11, 2008)

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The Township of Brick, New Jersey has become the first government entity in New Jersey to offer an onsite health clinic to its workers and their spouses. The township has selected Marathon Health to develop, implement and manage the onsite clinic. (PRWeb Aug 6, 2008)

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Inside D. R. Boisse's latest book "Free Mind Free Body" readers are finding common sense applications to life which are not typically applied until noticed and understood. This book has 12 easy-to-read chapters on freeing ourselves from self-imposed prisons, self-discovery, learning how our minds work, internal dialogue and the language we use in our communication with self and others, managing emotions and feelings, the importance of physical fitness, and concludes with encouragement for readers to use these newly learned skills to pursue the life they truly desire. (PRWeb Aug 5, 2008)

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National Institute of Mental Health currently conducting a study regarding Cognitive Behavioral Therapy as a treatment for Body Dysmorphic Disorder. Hollywood isn't the only place where unhealthy weight loss is developing into a crisis. BDD is similar to other disorders that respond well to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, including OCD. Dr. Allison Conner provides thoughts on the study. (PRWeb Aug 2, 2008)

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Having already helped hundreds of people around the world overcome their problems with anxiety and panic disorders via his free newsletter, Alex Taylor has taken things one step further by releasing a brand new video course and making it free to all. (PRWeb Aug 1, 2008)

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$150 gift card incentive offered to employees and spouses for completion of health risk assessment resulted in a 65% employee completion rate; participation is key to program success. (PRWeb Aug 1, 2008)

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Graduation from a state-approved program is a licensure requirement in many states. (PRWeb Jul 31, 2008)

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New health informatics firm helps employers anticipate future cost in the workplace (PRWeb Jul 31, 2008)

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Weight loss leader who lost 100 pounds 20 years ago makes enemies in the diet and exercise industry, saying, "The billion-dollar weight loss industry is lining their pockets on your fat rear end. Diet and Exercise Guru's Feed People a Big Fat Lie." She adds a new course to her repertoire combatting obesity and eating disorders in a vastly different way. (PRWeb Jul 30, 2008)

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While people across the state report difficulty coping with budgeting as gas and food prices continue to rise, there continues to be an increase in the number of citizens seeking help, information, and resource referrals for a gambling problem. The Florida Council on Compulsive Gambling (FCCG) received over 4,200 requests to its 24-Hour, Toll Free Problem Gambling HelpLine, 888-ADMIT-IT and website, representing a 12% increase in contacts in the past year, following a 25% increase in contacts from the year before. (PRWeb Jul 29, 2008)

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CTIS is an electronic clinical records software package for Mental/Behavioral Healthcare providers which is more affordable than its competitors at $5-20K, depending on the number of users. Following its original release in May, 2008, CTIS is now available with an electronic billing option for insurance claims processing. Patient charges are generated automatically by the staff's documentation activities. In the face of reduced Medicare reimbursements and a difficult economy, CTIS offers Mental Health providers an affordable solution for better efficiency and compliance. (PRWeb Jul 28, 2008)

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Hypnosis is a proven method for changing and improving people's lives in a variety of areas. While many people are unsure of its methods or its effectiveness, it has proven to be successful with a variety of behavioral and personality changes for millions of people around the world. (PRWeb Jul 25, 2008)

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Happiness will move a step closer to the individuals and the people, come August 1st 2008, The World and Happiness Institute has announced. (PRWeb Jul 24, 2008)

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The Speakman's are self-made Millionaire life coaches & psychological therapists to many of the worlds leading celebrities and now for the first time are revealing their proven to work secrets enabling your readers to make their wildest dreams come true by simply listening to the unique audio treatment CD which perhaps you can give away free to every one of your readers? (PRWeb Jul 23, 2008)

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According to a recent survey by Jackson & Coker, a significant number of healthcare providers are using some form of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) to enhance their own health and well-being, or they have introduced certain facets of alternative medicine into their patient care. (PRWeb Jul 23, 2008)

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Players help each other win prizes. (PRWeb Jul 23, 2008)

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