C. Joan Parker, Esq., Assistant Public Defender, Kanawha County Public Defender Office, Charleston, West Virginia, Attorney for the Petitioner Patrick Morrisey, Esq., Attorney General, Allison Carroll Anderson, Esq., Assistant Attorney General, Andrew Dornbos, Esq., Assistant Attorney General, Charleston, West Virginia, Attorneys for the Respondent The petitioner, T.O.,a < 1 appeals from the January 4, 2016, order through which the Circuit Court of Kanawha County denied her petition for a writ of habeas corpus. The circuit court found her request for habeas corpus relief was mooted by her release from a mental health facility following an involuntary hospitalization for examination.
Category: Psychology
Study finds Mediterranean foods as key to reduce pain linked to obesity
… and women 20 to 78 years old and appears this month in the journal Pain . “Obesity and pain are significant public health problems. This was an attempt to take a very detailed snapshot of how they might be related,” Emery said. “We were interested …
Creative Thought Center presents Jonna Rae Bartges
Back by popular demand, Jonna Rae will keep us captivate again… with an all new talk: “Oops — I did It Again! An Adventure In Past Life Regressions” . Claustrophobia.
OPINION: We can improve our mental health care system
The Chronicle Herald has been hosting a valuable, on-going public discussion of ways to improve our health care system and there has been insightful commentary from experienced professionals and patients. Psychologists work with mental health problems as well as preventive and coping behaviours relevant to many physical health problems, both in the public system and in private practice.
The Perplexing Psychology Of Saving For Health Care
Spending your own money on health care might mean that you’ll be more frugal with it. That’s the theory behind health savings accounts, a decades-old GOP concept that’s sparking renewed interest on Capitol Hill as Republican lawmakers look for ways to replace the Affordable Care Act.
Things to do in Morgan County
There is more to diabetes than high blood sugar. Come learn about dealing with the social, emotional and psychological sides of this complex disease from Dr. William Polonsky at noon Feb. 2 during the first of the 2017 series of the diabetes webinars offered in northeast Colorado, “I know what I’m supposed to do.
Parental Attention and ADHD
I saw a painful sight yesterday afternoon: a father was wheeling with a baby carriage with one hand and text-messaging with his other hand. Totally absorbed in his smartphone, he didn’t hear the pleas of his 5-year old walking alongside, “Abba, I’m cold!” A sudden strong wind blew in from the southwest, carrying heavy rain clouds and reducing temperatures suddenly.
Donna Karlin, Founder/President of the No Ceiling, Just Sky(TM)…
Donna Karlin, The Shadow Coach, Certified Executive Coach, and Founder/President of The No Ceiling, Just Sky Institute, has been recognized as a Distinguished Professional in her field through Women of Distinction Magazine. Donna Karlin will soon be featured on the front cover of an upcoming edition of the Women of Distinction Magazine in 2017 and in the Top 10 of 2016 edition.
Functional MRI brain scan may help predict patient’s response to antidepressant therapy
… able to predict their response to drugs could reduce the time it takes patients to begin feeling better and reduce health-care costs, said Scott Langenecker, associate professor of psychology and psychiatry at UIC and corresponding author on the …
UQ graduate leads way in teaching psychology in Maldives
The University of Queensland Master of Counselling graduate is a lecturer at the Maldives National University, teaching neuropsychology, forensic psychology, cognitive psychology, and counselling psychology. Having the opportunity to educate the very first batch of Bachelor of Psychology students trained in the Maldives is something I’ll never forget, “And I’m now involved in the development of a Masters of Clinical Psychology program for the university – another first of its kind in the Maldives.”
To improve your mental health, head toward light
… realized they had access to a unique set of data concerning weather conditions and counseling activity for mental health. A lot of studies have been done on the effect of weather on mood. However, weather is a relative thing. For example, I once …
When There’s No Therapist, How Can The Depressed Find Help?
… a “howling tempest in the brain.” She’s part of an effort by the Indian nonprofit group Sangath to provide mental health treatment to poor people in India and to show that people with much less training than a psychiatrist or psychologist can …
Diagnoses as Descriptions of Behavior
Welcome to Childhood Made Crazy, an interview series that takes a critical look at the current “mental disorders of childhood” model. This series is comprised of interviews with practitioners, parents, and other children’s advocates as well as pieces that investigate fundamental questions in the mental health field.
Patients suffer over gap between physical and mental health care
Family doctors are the first point of contact for most people seeking diagnosis and care, but a disconnect between physicians and mental health professionals leaves many stranded. Esme Hurst says her son took his own life after their family physician repeatedly told the family he was not suicidal, and failed to refer the Hursts to timely mental health treatment.
Researchers find effective cure for social anxiety disorders
… depressive disorders, but it actually has the opposite effect in individuals with social anxiety disorders. Not many health care professionals are aware of this,” says Nordahl. Drugs camouflage the problem “Happy pills,” like selective serotonin …
Dutch bill proposes euthanasia for over 75s
Dutch MP Pia Dijkstra proposed a bill that would allow euthanasia for anyone over the age of 75 who no longer wants to live. To be eligible a person would need to have “an intrinsic and consistent” wish to die, which would be confirmed by a second interview at least two months after the initial request.