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A new study partially conducted by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh found that those with the herpes simplex virus 1, which typically causes…
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A top administrator from the federal Department of Health and Human Services came to Pittsburgh on Friday to speak to leaders in the mental health…
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The last couple years have seen high profile mass shootings and terrorist attacks — Aurora, Newtown, Boston.Here in Pittsburgh we’ve seen the same. Last…
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The state Department of Public Welfare wants to reduce mental health stigma.A new initiative, "Mental Health Matters," is being funded by a reduction in…
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Behavior specialists in Pennsylvania who work with autistic children have a soon-approaching deadline to apply for licenses to keep doing their jobs. But…
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April is Autism Awareness Month and if you or your child has autism you've likely heard of the DSM, published by the American Psychiatric Association. DSM…
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When the new Diagnostic and Statistical Manual is published next month, there will be several changes to psychiatric diagnoses.Many of these changes are…
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For children who have seen the images of death and destruction and have heard the heartbreaking stories surrounding Monday’s terrorist attacks in Boston,…
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In the wake of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, the focus has turned, in part, to the mental health system throughout the country.The…
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A new study from The University of Pittsburgh found that new mothers are more likely to experience depression before, during and/or after pregnancy.…