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...date, Katrina has affected a region the size of the United Kingdom. Well more than 100,000 victims of flooding, over-crowded relief sites, and nationwide redistribution are in need of aid. Even so, new problems continue to emerge.David Henderson, a psychiatrist at Massachusetts General Hospital, spoke about the mental health of hurricane victims, which he said is often marginalized during disasters. Nevertheless, he said that complete hurricane recovery will necessarily entail work on mental health issues.“If we leave out the mental health approach, then the recovery is dramatically delayed,” he said...
...Poole. Harrison, who suffered a knee injury last week against Pittsburgh, will be missed for the remainder of the season.“It’s not only the physical things [Harrison] does,” Brees said. “It’s the leadership, the mental toughness, what he imparts to his teammates.”Brees effectively put the game away in the third quarter when he launched a 28-yard rainbow strike to Reche Caldwell in the corner of the end-zone, making it 31-17.Tight end Antonio Gates nearly caught the rest by himself...
...active in some way to address the social issues that foster criminal behavior, such as: lack of self-esteem or hope in some segments of our society, poverty, lack of health care (particularly mental health care), lack of education, and family dysfunction...
...Manhasset, N.Y., "but I don't think that's necessarily the way it is." Studies have suggested that patients can be convinced that they have memories of childhood sexual abuse that never actually occurred. And sometimes, says Scroppo, therapists use multiple personality as a metaphor for a patient's mental state, and then the patient--and therapist--begin to mistake the metaphor for reality...
...important to note that nearly all mental-health professionals agree that trying to reject one's homosexual impulses will usually be fruitless and depressing--and can lead to suicide, according to Dr. Jack Drescher of the American Psychiatric Association, who has studied programs that attempt to alter sexuality. Last month Tennessee officials charged that one of the longest-running evangelical ministries for gays, Love in Action of Memphis, Tenn., was operating unlicensed mental-health facilities. The state said Love in Action must close two residential homes--which include beds for teenagers--or apply for a license. (The ministry's attorney...