New Book Offers Global Perspective and Best Practices for Disaster Response
Papers by the top researchers in the disaster mental health field are included in "Proceedings of the 6th Rocky Mountain Region Disaster Mental Health Conference," an informative new psychology book, edited by George W. Doherty.

New Survey Links Mental Health Issues in the Workplace to Higher Indirect Company Costs, Highlighting Need for Employee Assistance Programs
New survey finds mental health issues in the workplace becoming one of the most expensive indirect costs for employers and highlights a growing need for "Employee Assistance Programs".

How to Stay in Top Physical Health
A state of happy, healthy and prosperous, in which a person individually understands his or her own powers, can satisfy or fulfill the normal emphasizes of life, can work profitably and productively, and is capable of making a share to his or her group of people is stated as mental health by the World Health Organization (WHO)

Who's Who In The Mental Health Service: GPS, Psychiatrists, Psychologists, CPNS And Allied Therapists
When a person is experiencing psychological or emotional difficulties (hereafter called 'mental health problems?), they may well attend their GP. The GP will interview them and based on the nature and severity of the persons symptoms may either recommend treatment himself or refer the person on to a specialist. There can seem a bewildering array of such specialists, all with rather similar titles, and one can wonder as to why they've been referred to one specialist rather than another. In this article I give an outline of the qualifications, roles and typical working styles of these specialists. This may be of interest to anyone who is about to, or already seeing, these specialists.

Treating Sleep Disorders May Help Psychological Problems, Reports the Harvard Mental Health Letter
Chronic sleep problems affect 50% to 80% of the patients in a typical psychiatric practice, compared with 10% to 18% of adults in the general population. Doctors have traditionally viewed insomnia and other sleep disorders as symptoms of depression and other mental health problems. But recent studies suggest that sleep problems may raise risk for, and even contribute to, the development of some psychiatric disorders. That means treating a sleep disorder may also reduce symptoms of a mental health problem, reports the July 2009 issue of the Harvard Mental Health Letter.