Man stabs choir members during closing hymns at New Mexico church, police say
By Daniel Arkin, Staff Writer
NBC News
April 29, 2013
At least four people were stabbed at an Albuquerque, N.M., church when a man went on a rampage during a Sunday service’s closing hymns, police said.
Albuquerque Police Department officials say Lawrence Capener, 24, leaped over pews and lunged at members of the choir just before noon on Sunday. He repeatedly stabbed choir members with a weapon, according to police.
Police officers dispatched to St. Jude Thaddeus Parish discovered that several parishioners had pinned Capener to the floor, according to police spokesperson Tasia Martinez.
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Soldier dealing with PTSD fights stabbing charges
Soldier dealing with PTSD fights stabbing charges video report
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Faith in God has positive effect on treating mental illness
Faith in God has positive effect on treatment outcomes for mentally ill people
Examiner
MENTAL ILLNESS
APRIL 27, 2013
BY: CAROLA FINCH
A study by McLean Hospital, a Harvard Medical School affiliate, suggests that people who are receiving short-term treatment for psychiatric illness have better outcomes if they believe in God.
The study was announced on April 27, 2013, and was published in the current issue of Journal of Affective Disorders (PMID 23051729, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2012.08.030). David H. Rosmarin, PhD, McLean Hospital clinician and instructor in the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, examined individuals in McLean’s Behavioral Health Partial Hospital program to investigate the relationship between patients' level of belief in God, treatment expectations, and treatment outcomes.
"Our work suggests that people with a moderate to high level of belief in a higher power do significantly better in short-term psychiatric treatment than those without, regardless of their religious affiliation,” Rosmarin. said. Belief was associated with not only improved psychological wellbeing, but decreases in depression and intention to self-harm."
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Examiner
MENTAL ILLNESS
APRIL 27, 2013
BY: CAROLA FINCH
A study by McLean Hospital, a Harvard Medical School affiliate, suggests that people who are receiving short-term treatment for psychiatric illness have better outcomes if they believe in God.
The study was announced on April 27, 2013, and was published in the current issue of Journal of Affective Disorders (PMID 23051729, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2012.08.030). David H. Rosmarin, PhD, McLean Hospital clinician and instructor in the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, examined individuals in McLean’s Behavioral Health Partial Hospital program to investigate the relationship between patients' level of belief in God, treatment expectations, and treatment outcomes.
"Our work suggests that people with a moderate to high level of belief in a higher power do significantly better in short-term psychiatric treatment than those without, regardless of their religious affiliation,” Rosmarin. said. Belief was associated with not only improved psychological wellbeing, but decreases in depression and intention to self-harm."
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Purple Heart 90 year old veteran turned down by VA?
My husband's Dad was also a WWII veteran with a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star. When he passed away, we couldn't even get help to bury him. He didn't want anything from the government, so he didn't file a claim. There is another WWII veteran who never wanted help but now that he needs it, he is being turned down. You couldn't help my father-in-law but you can help this one.
I signed it.
I signed it.
Veterans Affairs: Support a 90 yr old Purple Heart recipient and veteran of two wars
Started by: Nicole, Sun City Center, Florida
My dad, James March, is a World War II and Korean War veteran with a Purple Heart he received in WW2 -- but now that he's seriously ill, the VA is refusing to help him.
Even though his injury from the war caused him terrible back and leg pain throughout his life, my dad never complained to the VA -- he rarely asks for help from anyone. But now that he's 90 years old, dad is really sick and he urgently needs help from an assisted living facility. Our whole family is worried about him: he's barely eating, he's nearly lost his eyesight, and he's suffering from dementia. In just a few months, he lost 70 pounds.
Dad needs constant care, but Mom isn't able to be a full-time caregiver because she's struggling with cancer recovery and diabetes -- and my family doesn't have enough money to pay out of pocket for him to get a home aide.
The VA lost our application for assistance two times before they denied our claim. Even though my parents are crippled by medical costs and their home was foreclosed on 2/27/2013, the VA says my dad "makes too much money" to qualify for help. In reality, my parents barely have enough left over at the end of the month to buy their groceries, let alone pay for at-home care.
My dad was there when our country needed him to fight in WWII, healing others as a medic on the battlefield where he earned a Purple Heart. Now that he needs us, will we turn our back on him? Sign my petition asking that the VA give my dad the benefits he and all veterans deserve for their service and sacrifice.
Emergency mental health visits on rise
Emergency mental health visits on rise
MANY FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO BUDDING CRISIS
BY BECKY MALKOVICH
THE SOUTHERN
Some local hospital emergency departments are seeing an increase in the number of patients seeking treatment for mental health issues.
“Over the past eight to nine months, we’ve seen a significant increase in the number of patients with mental illness complaints,” Dr. Josh Miksanek, medical director of Herrin Hospital’s emergency department, said.
The department has a total of 15 beds, he said, and at times, four to five of the total are occupied by patients with mental health issues, he said.
Harrisburg Medical Center’s emergency department is also experiencing an increase, president and CEO Rodney Smith said.
“Our emergency department is seeing more people coming from greater distances,” he said. “We used to see people come from areas within a 50-mile radius. Now they are coming from further away because there are no mental health services where they live.”
Deborah Pape, chief research and development officer for The H Group, which provides behavioral health care services in several Southern Illinois counties, said there may be several reasons for the increases.
Sometimes patients experience a mental health crisis after-hours and their only option for treatment is to go to an emergency de-partment.
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MANY FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO BUDDING CRISIS
BY BECKY MALKOVICH
THE SOUTHERN
Some local hospital emergency departments are seeing an increase in the number of patients seeking treatment for mental health issues.
“Over the past eight to nine months, we’ve seen a significant increase in the number of patients with mental illness complaints,” Dr. Josh Miksanek, medical director of Herrin Hospital’s emergency department, said.
The department has a total of 15 beds, he said, and at times, four to five of the total are occupied by patients with mental health issues, he said.
Harrisburg Medical Center’s emergency department is also experiencing an increase, president and CEO Rodney Smith said.
“Our emergency department is seeing more people coming from greater distances,” he said. “We used to see people come from areas within a 50-mile radius. Now they are coming from further away because there are no mental health services where they live.”
Deborah Pape, chief research and development officer for The H Group, which provides behavioral health care services in several Southern Illinois counties, said there may be several reasons for the increases.
Sometimes patients experience a mental health crisis after-hours and their only option for treatment is to go to an emergency de-partment.
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