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People who have attempted suicide at some point in their lives are more likely to actually succeed in committing suicide at a later date. The risk is particularly high for people with serious psychiatric disorder, according to a new study from the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet. One in ten suicide attempters actually commit suicide later on in life. However, knowledge of the factors affecting the risk of suicide is limited, which makes it hard to identify, and help, the people who are at the greatest risk. read more

In contrast to recent findings, two of the most common medications used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) do not appear to cause genetic damage in children who take them as prescribed, according to a new study by researchers at the National Institutes of health (NIH) and Duke University Medical Center. read more

Since its founding in 2002 with a grant from the National Institute of Mental health (NIMH), Rutgers Center for Behavioral Health Services and Criminal Justice Research has focused exclusively on mental health services issues that arise when persons with mental illness have encounters with the criminal justice system.

The State Department of health and Human Services (DHHS) has reduced spending on a community-based mental health program by nearly 50 percent over the past year. For the first four months of the current fiscal year, which began July 1, expenditures for Community Support totaled $183 million. Over the same period last year, July-October 2007, Community Support expenditures surpassed $355 million.

In contrast to recent findings, two of the most common medications used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) do not appear to cause genetic damage in children who take them as prescribed, according to a new study by researchers at the National Institutes of health (NIH) and Duke University Medical Center. read more

YoungMinds welcomes today's recommendations in the child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) review to provide CAMHS users with a clear transition plan up to the age 25. Roger Catchpole, YoungMinds Principal consultant and member of the CAMHS Review Expert Panel said: "Young people in CAMHS often find themselves without the support they need when they reach 18.

Schwabe, the manufacturer of the Ginkgo extract EGb 761 , believes that the GEM study results do not allow a final conclusion on the potential of the extract in dementia prevention. GEM is one of five studies that have been or are investigating the effect of standardized Ginkgo extract on the prevention of dementia. The GEM study investigated the probability of developing dementia in 3069 subjects (average age on entry 79 years) receiving either 240 mg EGb 761 or placebo daily. Over the 6-year treatment period, compliance fell to only 60%. read more