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The Florida Bar News
October 1, 2005

Stresslines: Treatment is key to mental health recovery and justice

Mental illnesses affect a person's thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. When a person's actions and moods change noticeably for a period of time, people should know enough about common brain illnesses to consider the likelihood that there might be a mental illness. With the mood disorders of depression and bipolar, the changed behaviors...more...

June 1, 2005

Consequences of delayed treatment of depression and other mental illnesses

The medical community has advanced greatly in its understanding of neuroscience and biochemistry over the last decade, with a resulting increase in knowledge of successful treatment strategies for members of the population suffering from mental illnesses, including depression.

The recovery rates for mental illnesses can be as high as 80 percent when early diagnosis and proper medical treatment are provided. more...