Financial crisis to increase mental health woes: WHO

Oct. 9, 2008

By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) - The global financial crisis is likely to cause increased mental health problems and even suicides as people struggle to cope with poverty and unemployment, the World Health Organization warned on Thursday.

No post-abortion syndrome found in studies

BALTIMORE, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- A review of studies pertaining to abortion outcomes found the highest quality studies suggest few, if any, mental health problems.

Homeless have higher rate of mental issues

OXFORD, England, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- The homeless in developed countries have substantially higher rates of mental health problems than the general population, British researchers have confirmed.

PTSD ups veterans' domestic violence risk

ST. LOUIS, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- An increasing number of veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder means an increased risk of domestic violence, U.S. researchers said.

Iraq vets suffer Gulf War-related ailments

DETROIT, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- Iraqi soldiers fighting in the first Gulf War suffer from many of the same mental health disorders as their Western counterparts, a joint research study shows.

Mental health linked to stillbirth

MANCHESTER, England, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- Women with a history of serious mental illness are much more likely to have babies that are stillborn or die the first month of life, British researchers say.

Obama's victory brings relief for many

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- U.S. President-elect Barack Obama's victory Tuesday may result in short-term relief from high anxiety levels, mental health officials told USA Today.

Police: Stress made mother to abandon son

DETROIT, Oct. 15 (UPI) -- A Detroit mother drove to Nebraska in order to abandon her teenage son under the state's safe haven law because she was stressed, police allege.

Army to evaluate soldiers' mental fitness

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 (UPI) -- U.S. soldiers' mental and emotional fitness are now being assessed as part of their overall health, a top Army doctor says.

New funding sought for sex-abused vets

WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 (UPI) -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash, says she will re-introduce a bill in January that would provide more resources to treat sexually traumatized U.S. veterans.

New law puts mental, physical ills on par

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 (UPI) -- New U.S. legislation that requires insurance companies to treat mental and physical illnesses equally will help an estimated 113 million people, proponents say.

WHO: Mental health stigma unfair

GENEVA, Switzerland, Oct. 10 (UPI) -- People with mental health problems should no longer be denied treatment because of cultural stigmas, World Health Organization officials said in Switzerland.

Family key to avoiding HIV in mentally ill

PROVIDENCE , R.I., Oct. 8 (UPI) -- Family intervention is key to HIV prevention efforts in teens with mental illness, U.S. researchers suggest.

Law improves mental health coverage

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 (UPI) -- The U.S. economic bailout bill signed into law Friday includes a requirement that insurers provide equal coverage for mental and physical illnesses.

Many say depressed can 'snap out' of it

CANBERRA , Australia, Oct. 6 (UPI) -- Many believe that people who are depressed can "snap out" of depression, Australian researchers say.

Homonegativity predicts mental, sex health

MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 22 (UPI) -- The degree of internalized homonegativity -- negative attitude on homosexuality -- among gay men predicts mental and sexual health, U.S. researchers said.