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Serendip's mental health resource lists are intended to provide access to web materials which we believe are of continuing usefulness in discussions of mental health issues. This "News" section is aimed at helping people be aware of possible "growing points" relevant to mental health discussions, news reports which offer what may become important new perspectives on mental health, relating either to mental health itself or to related social, political, and economic phenomena that impact on it.

• Mental Care Poor for Some Children in State Custody, From the New York Times, September 1, 2003
• Raising Doubts About Drugs: Calif. Hunger Strike Challenges Use of Antidepressant, From the Washington Post, August 29, 2003
• Muting the Obsessions, From the New York Times, September 9, 2003
• Pancreatitis Risk Seen in Schizophrenia Drugs, From the New York Times, September 2, 2003
• Study Casts Doubt on Theory of Vaccines' Link to Autism, From the New York Times, September 4, 2003
• Bryant Lawyers Target Hospital, From the Washington Post, September 3, 2003
• Depression is the great unsung legacy of unemployment, From the Philadelphia Inquirer, September 5, 2003
• Study of Jail Prompts Changes to Prevent Suicides, From the Washington Post, August 31, 2003
• Professor's death defies jail precautions, From the Philadelphia Inquirer, September 1, 2003
• Mental Care Poor for Some Children in State Custody, From the New York Times, September 1, 2003
• Raising Doubts About Drugs: Calif. Hunger Strike Challenges Use of Antidepressant, From the Washington Post, August 29, 2003
• Muting the Obsessions, From the New York Times, September 9, 2003
• Pancreatitis Risk Seen in Schizophrenia Drugs, From the New York Times, September 2, 2003
• Study Casts Doubt on Theory of Vaccines' Link to Autism, From the New York Times, September 4, 2003
• Bryant Lawyers Target Hospital, From the Washington Post, September 3, 2003
• Depression is the great unsung legacy of unemployment, From the Philadelphia Inquirer, September 5, 2003
• Study of Jail Prompts Changes to Prevent Suicides, From the Washington Post, August 31, 2003
• Professor's death defies jail precautions, From the Philadelphia Inquirer, September 1, 2003
• Mental Illness Diagnosis in Children on the Rise, From Morning Edition, September 22, 2003
• Bipolar disorder in children, From Morning Edition, September 23, 2003
• Real Men Get the Blues: Depression is twice as common among women as men, but it may be the guys who suffer most, From Time Magazine, September 15, 2003
• Study Links Older Bipolar Drug to Fewer Suicides, From the New York Times, September 17, 2003
• Alternatives for mood disorders, From WebMD, September 15, 2003
• Epilepsy drug eyed for cocaine addiction, Philadelphia Inquirer, September 22, 2003
• Therapy: Tiny Goals Can Yield Big Gains, From the New York Times, September 23, 2003
• Test may give early Alzheimer's detection, From the Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia Inquirer, September 23, 2003
• Study Disputes Menopause - Memory Link, From the New York Times, September 23, 2003
• Race and the Blues, From Psychology Today, September 30, 2003
• A Broken Marriage And a 'Life Destroyed", From the Washington Post, September 28, 2003
• Suicides up after breast implants, From the Philadelphia Inquirer, October 2, 2003
• Implant could help schizophrenics stay medicated, From the Philadelphia Inquirer, September 30, 2003
• Mental Illness in Children - Part IIi: Bipolar Disorder, From Morning Edition, September 24, 2003
• Mental Illness in Children - Part IV: ADHD, From Morning Edition, September 25, 2003
• New Program Will Pursue Schizophrenia Gene Leads , News Release From National Institutes of Mental Health

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These resource lists are being maintained by Debbie Plotnick, working with Paul Grobstein, Department of Biology, and James Martin, School of Social Work and Social Research, at Bryn Mawr College. Suggestions for additions to the list are welcome, as are more general thoughts about how to most effectively make available information, and promote conversation, about issues of mental health. Contact dplotnic@brynmawr.edu - pgrobste@brynmawr.edu - jmartin@brynmawr.edu.


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