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NAMI Calls Senate Vote Against Matching State Medicaid Rates “Foolish”
The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) is calling on the U.S. Senate to reconsider a vote cast on Wednesday, June 16, against matching state Medicaid contributions with additional federal dollars.

June 16, 2010

New Report Shows Steep Rise in Seniors Treated for Substance Abuse
The number of older Americans admitted for treatment of substance use disorders nearly doubled between 1992 and 2008, according to a new report by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). What’s more, the number of people older than 50 who report using harder drugs like cocaine and heroin is also on the rise.

June 14, 2010

High Blood Pressure Is Common in People Hospitalized With Bipolar
Nearly half of people hospitalized with bipolar disorder also have high blood pressure (hypertension), according to a study presented in May at the 2010 American Psychiatric Association annual meeting.

June 09, 2010

Sleep Variability Linked With Elevated Suicide Risk
Variability in how long a person sleeps and when he or she goes to bed and wakes up, is independently associated with an elevated risk for suicide, according to a study presented June 8 at SLEEP 2010, the 24th annual meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies LLC, and reported by Medical News Today.

June 02, 2010

SSRI Antidepressants Might Increase Miscarriage Risk
Women taking a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressant were more likely to have a miscarriage than similar women who were not taking antidepressants, according to a study published May 31 in the Canadian Medical Association Journal and reported by CBC News.

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