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A new study has found that talking therapies can be helpful for people with dementia. Read the story to find more.  

Introduction: While the evidence of mental health benefits from investing in green space accumulates, claims of reduced healthcare expenditure are rarely supported by evidence from analyses of actual healthcare data. Additionally, the question of ‘who pays?’ has been ignored. We addressed these gaps using person-level data in three Australian cities. Methods: 55,339 participants with a mean follow-up time of 4.97 years in the Sax Institute's 45 and Up Study (wave 2, collected 2012–2015) were linked to fee-for-service records of antidepressant prescriptions and talking therapy subsid...

Mental Health Awareness Week: Baptist minister Dave Mahon on starting the conversation around mental health and religion in our community

Ann Schwartz, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences and director of psychiatry residency education, received the Parker J. Palmer Courage to Teach Award, which recognizes program directors who have fostered innovation and improvement in their residency/fellowship programs and served as exemplary role models for residents and fellows. The award is given to 10 program directors nationwide and is the top honor for a program director. Sharon Ashley, senior program coordinator for emergency medicine education, received  the Debra L. Dooley GME Program Coordinator Excellence Award. ...