PURPOSE: There is evidence that internalized stigma significantly impacts the lives of people with severe mental illness. Nevertheless, there is little data on the prevalence of clinically significant internalized stigma. This study investigated the current prevalence and demographic correlates of significantly elevated levels of internalized stigma in two samples of people with severe mental i...

We present a brain development index (BDI) that concisely summarizes complex imaging patterns of structural brain maturation along a single dimension using a machine learning methodology. The brain was found to follow a remarkably consistent developmental trajectory in a sample of 621 subjects of ages 8-22 participating in the Philadelphia Neurodevelopmental Cohort, reflected by a cross-validat...

conclusions the mental foramina were most commonly located between the first and second premolars and below the apex. a continuous appearance was the most common appearance for the mental foramen, which was similar in males and females. background the position of the mental foramen is critical for surgery and local anesthesia. objectives this study was conducted to assess the position of the me...

Given the current economic climate, it might well be assumed that it is a poor time to advocate greater expenditure on people with mental health needs. With the push to reduce government spending, a strong light is being directed to every corner where cuts might be made and mental health services are not likely to prove exempt. But might there be a case for quite the opposite course. Research s...

BACKGROUND The community's knowledge and beliefs about mental health problems, their risk factors, treatments and sources of help may vary as a function of age. METHODS Data were taken from an epidemiological survey conducted during 2003-2004 with a national clustered sample of Australian adults aged 18 years and over. Following the presentation of a vignette describing depression (n = 1001) ...

Statistical data from different parts of the world all tell a similar tale of a rapidly rising rate of admission of old people to mental hospitals.40 Although it has been often claimed that the stresses of modern life involve an all round increase in the incidence of mental illness, a careful investigation of the changes in first-admission rate to mental hospital in Massachusetts by Goldhamer a...