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Local teen beats suicidal thoughts with controversial treatment
It's a nation-wide problem affecting local families. A shortage of psychiatrists means adults, teens and kids who desperately need help aren't getting it. The reason for the shortage? Med students are choosing other specialties. Our Fact Finder team...
Tags: Psychiatrists, Suicidal Behavior, Behavioral Conditions, Psychiatry, Arts and Culture
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Michigan couple will try to swim across Lake Mich.
LUDINGTON, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan couple plan to swim more than 50 miles across Lake Michigan to raise awareness about depression after childbirth. Sara and Jeff Tow plan to take a boat to Wisconsin on Sunday and then wait for good weather to...
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California may ban gay teen 'conversion' therapy
SACRAMENTO, California (AP) — A first-of-its-kind ban on a controversial form of psychotherapy aimed at making gay people straight could face a key vote Tuesday by a group of California lawmakers. Supporters say the legislation, which is before its...Tags: Health, Joe Biden, Mental Health, Behavioral Conditions, Psychiatry
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Guardsman arrested again, accused of driving drunk
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterSOUTH BEND -- A National Guardsman who was released from jail in November after being declared not responsible for his crime by reason of insanity has been arrested again, this time for allegedly driving drunk. Archie Whitest Jr.'s vehicle allegedly...Tags: Health, Mental Health, Holidays, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder , Behavioral Conditions
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State fair disaster: Wanatah woman among those killed; Mishawaka woman 'critical'
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterArea residents who witnessed the Indiana State Fair stage collapse first-hand spoke with palpable shock and sadness Sunday. Saturday night’s collapse claimed the lives of five people, including Tammy Vandam, 42, of Wanatah. And among the dozens...Tags: Indianapolis, High School Sports, Health, The Carpenters (music group), Celebrities and Health Issues
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Prosecutor says mom aware when baby pushed to fall
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — Prosecutors say a woman described by her husband as blinded by postpartum depression knew what she was doing when she drove their 7-month-old son to the fourth story of a parking garage and pushed him over the edge....Tags: Health, Behavioral Conditions, Prosecution, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System
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Docs warn about Facebook use and teen depression
CHICAGO (AP) — An influential doctors' group says "Facebook depression" is among potential harms to teens who use social networking sites. Researchers disagree on whether it's a distinct condition or simply an extension of depression kids feel...Tags: Health, Facebook, Mass Media, Behavioral Conditions, Arts and Culture
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March Sadness: Couple fights for basketball hoop
DOVER, Del. (AP) — A Delaware couple is playing tough defense against authorities trying to remove their family's basketball hoop. Transportation workers and state police converged on a Wilmington neighborhood Friday morning to remove several...Tags: Health, Behavioral Conditions
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Spanking 1-year-olds is common in depressed dads
CHICAGO (AP) — A new study says a surprising number of new fathers with depression spank their 1-year-olds. About 40 percent of depressed fathers in the survey said they had spanked their kids at that age, compared to just 13 percent of fathers...Tags: Health, Child Development, Behavioral Conditions
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Half of teens shy, but for a few it's more serious
WASHINGTON (AP) — Does your teen show normal nerves about the weekend party, or always stay home? Nearly half of teenagers say they're shy, perhaps a bit surprising in our say-anything society. But a government study finds a small fraction of those...Tags: National Institutes of Health, Mental Health, Symptoms, Duke University, Washington, DC
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CDC: 1 in 25 adolescents take drugs for depression
ATLANTA (AP) — Health officials say roughly 1 in 25 adolescents in the United States are taking antidepressants. A new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is the first to offer statistics on how many kids ages 12 to 17 take...Tags: Chemical Industry, Medical Research, Pharmaceuticals, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Behavioral Conditions
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Afghan hound owner gets probation
By MARY KATE MALONE, Tribune Staff WriterA woman convicted of starving 14 Afghan hounds in her care last summer was sentenced to one year on probation this morning. Cindy Chandler, 56, had originally been charged with 14 counts of animal neglect, all class A misdemeanors. Chandler pleaded...Tags: Prisons, Health, Dog (animal), Punishment, Behavioral Conditions
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