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  LONDON (Reuters) - Millions of healthy people -- including shy or defiant children, grieving relatives and people with fetishes -- may be wrongly labeled mentally ill by a new ...

  Experts decry "dangerous" mental health manual

  on February 9, 2012 - 10:52am
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  A major emphasis has been placed recently on the rising rates of obesity in the United States, and an obsession with thinness has only increased.

  Sizeism/Weightism: How to Cope With it, and How it Affects Mental Health

  By Rheyanne Weaver HERWriter on February 9, 2012 - 7:22am
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  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In women with a history of mental illness such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, getting an abortion does not increase their chances of landing in a ...

  Abortion doesn't up risk of mental illness relapse

  on February 8, 2012 - 1:00pm
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  Rejection is an unfortunate part of life we must handle, but life must go on so it is important to move on from rejection.

  Rejection: What it is, How to Leave it Behind and Move on With Your Life

  By Rheyanne Weaver HERWriter on February 8, 2012 - 4:28am
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  Life is a continuous journey, and along the way many people learn more about themselves and try to solidify their identity, find happiness, peace and purpose.

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  A Spiritual Connection: Psychotherapy, Spirituality and Mental Health

  Impacted 1 Lives By Rheyanne Weaver HERWriter on February 7, 2012 - 6:56am
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  SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - A federal judge was expected on Monday to order Jared Loughner, the man charged with last year's deadly Arizona shooting rampage, to remain confined to a prison ...

  Judge likely to extend commitment of accused Tucson gunman

  on February 6, 2012 - 12:25pm
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  The new Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) is supposed to be released in May 2013, and with its publication could come a sea of changes to mental health ...

  Changes to DSM Could Eliminate Asperger's Diagnosis, Create New Autism Spectrum Disorder

  By Rheyanne Weaver HERWriter on February 2, 2012 - 6:46am
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  A recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention stated that binge drinking is on the rise for U.S.

  Prescription Painkiller Overdose Rates Rising: What is the Link to Mental Health?

  By Rheyanne Weaver HERWriter on February 1, 2012 - 6:43am
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  Empowered

  In this edition of EmpowHER's "HER Health Minute", Michelle King Robson covers a study that suggests that there may be a link between genetics and your outlook on every day life.

  HER Health Minute - Is Optimism Genetic?

  By EmpowHER on January 30, 2012 - 1:42pm
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  I've discussed disordered eating in the first part of my two-part series on the subject, What Is Disorder

  Disordered Eating: How It Relates to Eating Disorders and Mental Health

  Impacted 1 Lives By Rheyanne Weaver HERWriter on January 27, 2012 - 12:13am