Persons With Serious Mental Illness Face Higher Prevalence Of Obesity Obesity is a public
health crisis within the general population; however, overweight and obesity issues are even more prevalent in persons with serious mental illness, according to a new report, scheduled to be released on October 3, 2008 by the National Association of State Mental
Health Program Directors (NASMHPD).
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comWPIC Mental Health And Wellness Lecture Series To Begin October 1 The University of Pittsburgh's Clinical and Translational Science Institute Community PARTners Program and the Research Network Development Core at Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic of UPMC will host a Mental
Health and Wellness Lecture Series to inform the public of new discoveries into the causes and treatments of mental
health illnesses. The series is free and open to the public. Programs will be held at Carnegie Libraries throughout the area.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.com
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