Daily Digest: 18 September 2012

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Evaluating Risk For Violence Among Patients With Mental Illness

Mental health professionals, who often are tasked with evaluating and managing the risk of violence by their patients, may benefit from a simple tool to more accurately make a risk assessment, according to a recent study conducted at the University of California, San Francisco. Read more…

Improving Memory for Specific Events Can Alleviate Symptoms of Depression

Hear the word “party” and memories of your 8th birthday sleepover or the big bash you attended last New Year’s may come rushing to mind. But it’s exactly these kinds of memories, embedded in a specific place and time, that people with depression have difficulty recalling. Read more…

Bullying – When Should Schools Intervene?

Although American adults frequently rate bullying as a serious health concern, a recent poll showed that they have different ideas about which bullying behaviors should make school officials get involved. Read more…

People Who Self-Harm Three Times Likelier to Die Prematurely

People who have a history of harming themselves are more than three times as likely to die prematurely as the general population, and not just from the obvious causes, according to new research. Read more…

Britain Unprepared for ‘Tsunami’ of Dementia Patients

More than one million people are expected to be living with the disease in 10 years, but there are not enough care homes. Read more…