International Business News - Mental http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif A mentally ill homeless man will serve 57 months in federal prison for threats he made against President Bush. Timothy Wade Pinkston threatened in August to go to Washington and shoot Bush. At the time, the 48-year-old was committed to a hospital psychiatric unit. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080625/homeless-man-gets-nearly-5-years-for-bush-threats.htm Wed, 25 Jun 2008 13:40:23 EDT Liu Yisi sits on a hospital bed, reading a comic book. His nose is bruised, swollen and cut, and his left arm is heavily bandaged. While his physical injuries from China's May 12 earthquake are healing, mental trauma has made the 13-year-old withdraw into mostly silence. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/56362-china-earthquake-mental-toll.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080527/mental-trauma-rampant-after-china-earthquake.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080527/mental-trauma-rampant-after-china-earthquake.htm Tue, 27 May 2008 16:26:57 EDT Thousands of private counselors are offering free services to troops returning from Iraq and Afghanistan with mental health problems, jumping in to help because the military is short on therapists. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/54864-injured-troops.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080525/private-psychiatrists-offer-free-service-to-troops.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080525/private-psychiatrists-offer-free-service-to-troops.htm Sun, 25 May 2008 10:31:45 EDT Employee disciplinary records show abuse and neglect are systemic in mental hospitals in Texas, which has worked over the past year to revamp its juvenile prison system because of similar allegations, according to a report published Sunday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080504/mental-health-is-latest-texas-agency-to-bear-abuse-criticism.htm Sun, 04 May 2008 19:47:05 EDT Senior military officers could be talking about their emotional struggles on YouTube and MySpace this year, in a Pentagon campaign to urge troops into counseling for wartime mental problems. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/43335-troops-mental-health.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080501/pentagon-plans-national-mental-health-campaign.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080501/pentagon-plans-national-mental-health-campaign.htm Thu, 01 May 2008 17:41:51 EDT A look at the changes in the application for troops and civilian defense employees to gain government security clearances that address whether the applicant has a history of mental health treatment. Defense Secretary Robert Gates referred to it as "the infamous Question 21." http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080501/changes-to-security-clearance-question-on-mental-health.htm Thu, 01 May 2008 14:06:02 EDT The Pentagon is urging troops to get psychiatric counseling for wartime mental health problems, saying it will not be used to deny them security clearances for sensitive jobs. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/43243-troops-mental-health.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080501/pentagon-changes-rule-for-security-clearances.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080501/pentagon-changes-rule-for-security-clearances.htm Thu, 01 May 2008 10:56:38 EDT Advocates of better mental health care for troops say a new Pentagon policy aimed at reducing the stigma of getting psychiatric counseling could be a small but important step. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/43179-troops-mental-health.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080501/pentagon-moves-to-reduce-stigma-of-mental-counseling.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080501/pentagon-moves-to-reduce-stigma-of-mental-counseling.htm Thu, 01 May 2008 03:14:50 EDT U.S. troops won't have to reveal all their mental health counseling when applying for security clearances under a change the Pentagon hopes will ease the stigma of seeking help for combat stress, The Associated Press has learned. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/43096-troops-mental-health.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080430/officials-say-pentagon-easing-security-clearance-screening.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080430/officials-say-pentagon-easing-security-clearance-screening.htm Wed, 30 Apr 2008 15:47:22 EDT Officials say the Pentagon is ready to announce a new policy that could encourage more troops to get treatment for post-combat mental health problems. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080430/officials-say-pentagon-easing-security-screening.htm Wed, 30 Apr 2008 15:41:50 EDT WAR STRAIN: Roughly one in five U.S. troops who have served in Iraq and Afghanistan suffers from major depression or post-traumatic stress, says a study. That's 300,000 or more men and women. BRAIN... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080417/summary-nearly-1-in-5-troops-has-mental-problems-after-war.htm Thu, 17 Apr 2008 18:39:16 EDT Roughly one in every five U.S. troops who have survived the bombs and other dangers of Iraq and Afghanistan now suffers from major depression or post-traumatic stress, an independent study said Thurs... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080417/nearly-1-in-5-troops-has-mental-problems-after-war-service.htm Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:55:04 EDT Roughly one in five U.S. troops is suffering from major depression or post-traumatic stress from serving in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and an equal number have suffered brain injuries, a new s... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080417/nearly-1-in-5-vets-reports-mental-problems.htm Thu, 17 Apr 2008 13:20:25 EDT Rep. Patrick Kennedy says his personal struggles to recover from depression, alcoholism and substance abuse have made him a more compelling advocate in Congress for improved mental health care covera... http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/40032-kennedy-mental-health.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080415/patrick-kennedy-says-personal-struggles-help-him-in-congress.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080415/patrick-kennedy-says-personal-struggles-help-him-in-congress.htm Tue, 15 Apr 2008 14:04:13 EDT Rep. Patrick Kennedy says his personal struggles to recover from depression, alcoholism and substance abuse have made him a more compelling advocate in Congress for improved mental health care covera... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080415/kennedy-says-his-recovery-helps-in-mental-health-care-fight.htm Tue, 15 Apr 2008 13:53:55 EDT The rampage carried out nearly a year ago by a deranged Virginia Tech student who slipped through the mental health system has changed how American colleges reach out to troubled students. Administr... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080413/va-tech-killings-continue-to-reverberate.htm Sun, 13 Apr 2008 15:53:15 EDT The rampage carried out nearly a year ago by a deranged Virginia Tech student who slipped through the mental health system has changed how American colleges reach out to troubled students. Administr... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080413/va-tech-shootings-continue-to-reverbrate.htm Sun, 13 Apr 2008 12:23:13 EDT Chris Scheuerman believes the military he served for 20 years failed his Army son Jason, who shot himself to death in his Iraq barracks almost three years ago. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080314/military-mental-health-policies-examined.htm Fri, 14 Mar 2008 12:47:33 EDT U.S. troops on the battlefield found it harder to get the mental health care they needed last year, when violence rose in Afghanistan and new tactics pushed soldiers in Iraq farther from their operating bases. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080306/army-psychiatrists-needed-on-warfronts.htm Thu, 06 Mar 2008 20:38:10 EST U.S. troops on the battlefield found it harder to get the mental health care they needed last year, when violence rose in Afghanistan and new tactics pushed soldiers in Iraq farther from their operating bases. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080306/more-doctors-needed-at-wars.htm Thu, 06 Mar 2008 18:58:06 EST