Sunday, June 27, 2010
Doctors, Depression, and DNA
In a June 25, 2010 Newsweek.Com article, reporter Mary Carmichael asks the question: “Can a genetic test help patients get on the right antidepressant?” A new test, GeneSightRx, helps doctors and patients pick the right anti-depressants. This new test has replaced the trial and error approach at the Mayo Clinic and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, the two institutions where it was developed. Click here to read the entire article.
Monday, June 21, 2010
Family-to-Family Education Programs will be offered this Fall in the Norristown and Glenside Offices
For more information or to register for either class please call 215-886-0350
The NAMI Family-to-Family Education Program is a free 12-week course for families and caregivers of individuals with mental illness. Trained family members teach the course. All instruction and course materials are free to class participants. The Family-to-Family curriculum focuses on diagnosis, medications, brain function, and communication skills for disorders such as Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder, Major Depression, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, and Borderline Personality Disorder. Family-to-Family classes are offered in hundreds of communities across the country as well as in Canada and Mexico.
Norristown Office: Catholic Social Services 353 E. Johnson Highway
When: Tuesday, September 14, 2010 6:30-9:00 PM
Instructors: Sue Soriano and Carol Caruso
Glenside Office: 100 South Keswick Ave, Glenside 19038
When: Monday, September 13, 2010 6:30-9:00 PM
Instructors: Anne Magowan and Al Grabish
For more information or to register for either class please call 215-886-0350 or e-mail: montconami@aol.com
Deadline for registration is September 10, 2010
The NAMI Family-to-Family Education Program is a free 12-week course for families and caregivers of individuals with mental illness. Trained family members teach the course. All instruction and course materials are free to class participants. The Family-to-Family curriculum focuses on diagnosis, medications, brain function, and communication skills for disorders such as Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder, Major Depression, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, and Borderline Personality Disorder. Family-to-Family classes are offered in hundreds of communities across the country as well as in Canada and Mexico.
Norristown Office: Catholic Social Services 353 E. Johnson Highway
When: Tuesday, September 14, 2010 6:30-9:00 PM
Instructors: Sue Soriano and Carol Caruso
Glenside Office: 100 South Keswick Ave, Glenside 19038
When: Monday, September 13, 2010 6:30-9:00 PM
Instructors: Anne Magowan and Al Grabish
For more information or to register for either class please call 215-886-0350 or e-mail: montconami@aol.com
Deadline for registration is September 10, 2010
Friday, June 18, 2010
DID YOU KNOW . . .
Montgomery County has a great online resource, a website called the Network of Care for Behavioral Health, provided by the Montgomery County Department of Behavioral Health/Developmental Disabilities.
This Web site is a resource for individuals, families and agencies concerned with behavioral health. It provides information about behavioral health services, laws, and related news, as well as communication tools and other features. Regardless of where you begin your search for assistance with behavioral health issues, the Network of Care helps you find what you need - it helps ensure that there is "No Wrong Door" for those who need services. This Web site can greatly assist in our efforts to protect our greatest human asset - our beautiful minds.
Please click here to learn how to get services in Montgomery County
This Web site is a resource for individuals, families and agencies concerned with behavioral health. It provides information about behavioral health services, laws, and related news, as well as communication tools and other features. Regardless of where you begin your search for assistance with behavioral health issues, the Network of Care helps you find what you need - it helps ensure that there is "No Wrong Door" for those who need services. This Web site can greatly assist in our efforts to protect our greatest human asset - our beautiful minds.
Please click here to learn how to get services in Montgomery County
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