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Parenting: Diagnosing and Treating Anxiety Disorders in Children and Adolescents
By Fatima Bhojani Freelance Writer for the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation (BBRF) An interview with Francis S. Lee, MD, PhD, Weill Cornell Medical College, BBRF Scientific Council Member, 2010 Independent Investigator 2005, 2002 Young Investigator Dr. Francis Lee, is the Mortimer D. Sackler Professor and Vice Chair for Research in he Department of Psychiatry […]
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JA Lagging In Basic Mental-Health Services
Statistics showing the ratio of psychiatrist to patient as 1:1,582 has signalled to Dr Diana Thorburn, director of research at the Caribbean Policy Research Institute, that Jamaica has been lagging behind in basic mental-health services. “The international standard is 1:150. We are far outside of the international standard with respect to the mental-health services of […]
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Mental health crisis among Jamaican children
Jamaica is currently experiencing a mental health crisis among adolescents aged 14 to 17 and the problem is further compounded by a shortage of mental health specialists in the public sector to deal with the affected children. Chief executive officer of the Child Protection and Family Services Agency Rosalee Gage-Grey made the revelation yesterday at […]
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Immediate Needs Following a Disaster
Children and the elderly are the two groups most at risk following a natural disaster as they experience more trauma than other age groups. Children in particular internalize the fear from a natural disaster very deeply, which can result in nightmares, flashbacks and trouble behaving in school. Symptoms such as these should be closely monitored […]