Gene More Than Doubles Risk Of Depression Following Life Stresses
A recent New Zealand study has found that around 17% of the population have inherited a version of a gene that makes them less resiliant to stress, and at a greater risk of depression following multiple stresses. The press release about the findings is available here. The results were pubished in Science Volume 301, Number 5631, 18 Jul 2003, p. 386. Subscription is required to access the article online, but many large libraries subscribe to this journal.
Full citation:
Influence of Life Stress on Depression: Moderation by a Polymorphism in the 5-HTT Gene
Avshalom Caspi, Karen Sugden, Terrie E. Moffitt, Alan Taylor, Ian W. Craig, HonaLee Harrington, Joseph McClay, Jonathan Mill, Judy Martin, Antony Braithwaite, and Richie Poulton
Science Vol 301 No 5631 2003: 386-389
28 July 2003
23 July 2003
Journal of Suicide and Life Threatening Behaviour
Link to the table of contents of Volume 33 No 3
Issue 3 has arrived and MCSP staff can contact Tracy to access it. Other readers should contact their local library.
Link to the table of contents of Volume 33 No 3
Issue 3 has arrived and MCSP staff can contact Tracy to access it. Other readers should contact their local library.
15 July 2003
Duty to Care
In 2001 the Department of Public Health at the University of Western Australia released a study titled "Duty to Care". This study examined physical illnesses among those with mental illness in Western Australia.
Findings included:
Coghlan R, Lawrence D, Holman CDJ, Jablensky AV (2001) Duty to Care: Physical Illness in People with Mental Illness. Perth: The University of Western Australia.
A technical report was produced along with stakeholder and consumer summaries. The reports are now available from the MCSP website. These reports, and other material that may be of interest to you are listed in the ASPiRE database.
In 2001 the Department of Public Health at the University of Western Australia released a study titled "Duty to Care". This study examined physical illnesses among those with mental illness in Western Australia.
Findings included:
- "Almost half of all suicides in WA occurred in people who have used mental health services. The rate of suicide in people with mental illness has been increasing over the period 1980-1998 and almost entirely explains the net increase in total WA suicide rate.
- 44% of Hepatitis C cases and 19% of HIV cases in WA occurred in users of mental health services
- Death rates from all main causes are higher in people with mental illness. The overall death rate of people with mental illnesses was 2.5 times higher than the general population."
Coghlan R, Lawrence D, Holman CDJ, Jablensky AV (2001) Duty to Care: Physical Illness in People with Mental Illness. Perth: The University of Western Australia.
A technical report was produced along with stakeholder and consumer summaries. The reports are now available from the MCSP website. These reports, and other material that may be of interest to you are listed in the ASPiRE database.
01 July 2003
Resources for Families
Today's posts are all resources for families and focus on parenting and communication skills.
The first is from the US Department of Health and Human Services.
A Family Guide to Keeping Youth Mentally Healthy and Drug Free covers a range of areas including teaching kids to choose friends wisely, setting rules and being a role model. The information is aimed mainly at the parents and carers of teenagers
Headroom is a great resource from South Australia that provides information for kids, parents/carers and professionals. Information for kids is divided in to two groups (6-12 and 12-18). The site focuses on good mental health resources.
Similar resources are available from the ACT, Queensland and Western Australia.
Finally, New South Wales provide a great range of parenting factsheets in a variety of languages. The lefthand pane provides access to other multilingual resources.
Today's posts are all resources for families and focus on parenting and communication skills.
The first is from the US Department of Health and Human Services.
A Family Guide to Keeping Youth Mentally Healthy and Drug Free covers a range of areas including teaching kids to choose friends wisely, setting rules and being a role model. The information is aimed mainly at the parents and carers of teenagers
Headroom is a great resource from South Australia that provides information for kids, parents/carers and professionals. Information for kids is divided in to two groups (6-12 and 12-18). The site focuses on good mental health resources.
Similar resources are available from the ACT, Queensland and Western Australia.
Finally, New South Wales provide a great range of parenting factsheets in a variety of languages. The lefthand pane provides access to other multilingual resources.