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Editor’s ChoiceMain Category: Mental HealthAlso Included In: Depression;  Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal DrugsArticle Date: 23 Jan 2012 – 10:00 PST email to a friend   printer friendly   opinions   In the past year, 45.9 million Americans above the age of 18 years, or 20% of 18 year-olds, experienced mental illness, according to a new [...]

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A recent report from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration’s National Survey on Drug Use and Health (SAMHSA) recently found that 1 in 5 Americans in the US reported experiencing some form of mental illness in the past year.  Among the group, which included a sample size of 45.9 American adults 18 years and [...]

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Main Category: Mental HealthAlso Included In: Psychology / Psychiatry;  Heart Disease;  DiabetesArticle Date: 02 Dec 2011 – 1:00 PST email to a friend   printer friendly   opinions   New research from Scotland has shown that the rate of death in men and women hospitalised for chest pain unrelated to heart disease is higher in those with [...]

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As Hollywood unveils its biggest movies of the year during this busy holiday season, we are reminded that mental illness isn’t always depicted accurately on the big screen.  Some of the most popular movies in our culture have revolved around mental illness, and as we have seen in many cases, the character who is suffering [...]

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