As your professional mental health association, we welcome input from our colleagues across the nation – both members and potential members – in order to ensure we are addressing the needs of your specialty field and practice. To that aim, we are requesting a bit of your time to complete a survey specific to our Executive Summit as well as the Continuing Education opportunities at the event.
As our way of saying thank you, if you enter your name, email address, and mailing address on the survey, your name will be entered into a drawing to win a free registration to the 2014 Executive Summit (void where prohibited).
Survey response deadline: February 25, 2013.
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Thank you for your help in planning the 2014 Executive Summit!
Psychotherapy in the News
Life Expectancy Gap Widens Between Those With Mental Illness And General Population
Posted on Wednesday May 22, 2013
But majority of deaths are due to physical conditions, not suicide The gap between life expectancy in patients with a mental illness and the general population has widened since 1985 and efforts to reduce this gap should focus on improving physical health, suggest researchers in a paper published today on bmj.com...
Suicide Can Be Contagious Among Teens
Posted on Wednesday May 22, 2013
Suicide can be contagious, especially among teenagers, according to a new study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ). The research suggests that one person's suicide can influence another person's suicidal thoughts or behavior, and this is particularly seen among younger adolescents...
In US, 20% Of Children Have A Mental Disorder
Posted on Sunday May 19, 2013
Nearly 20% of children in the United States suffer from a mental disorder, and the number has been increasing for over a decade, according to a new report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The report covered the topic of mental disorders among children aged 3 to 17 for the first time...
Relationship Between Sleep Duration And Suicidal Thoughts In People With Insomnia.
Posted on Friday May 17, 2013
Results of a new study show that every one-hour increase in sleep duration was associated with a 72 percent decrease in the likelihood of moderate or high suicide risk, in comparison with low risk. Data were adjusted for age, gender, race/ethnicity, education and age of onset of sleep difficulties...
Traumatic Brain Injuries Among The Military Linked To Suicidal Thoughts Risk
Posted on Thursday May 16, 2013
Researchers at the National Center for Veterans Studies, Salt Lake City, Utah, reported that the suicide risk among people in the military increases according to the number of lifetime traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) they have had. They published their findings in JAMA Psychiatry...
