There are a record 301 new medicines being developed for mental illnesses, according to a new report released in New Orleans, Louisiana during a briefing that focused on the devastating effects that mental illnesses have on patients, their families, and society.
In Louisiana, rates of post-traumatic stress disorder and suicide have increased since hurricanes Katrina and Rita, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse. Mental disorders after a natural disaster usually decrease with time, with about 50 percent of post-traumatic mental disorders resolved within a year of the disaster, notes a recent Harvard University study. However, in the case of Hurricane Katrina, the researche[...]