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	<title>Support For Families with Troubled Teens &#187; Mental Illness</title>
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		<title>Understanding Borderline Personality Disorder</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:12:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Borderline Personality Disorder]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have never understood the diagnosis of Borderline Personality Disorder, for some reason the name has always confused me and to be honest a bit scary. It is a misleading label that was coined in the 1930’s.  I wish I had read this article from  The New York Times,  Personal Health &#8211; An Emotional Hair [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Child Abuse Causes Changes in the Brain &#8211; NYTimes.com</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2009 00:35:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kidsRTC</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Researchers in Montreal report that people who were abused or neglected as children showed genetic alterations that likely made them more biologically sensitive to stress. via After Abuse, Changes in the Brain &#8211; NYTimes.com.]]></description>
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		<title>Shortage of Mental Health Care For Children</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2009 09:41:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kidsRTC</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This editorial in the New York Times discusses the Nebraska Abandonment Law which was supposed to be for mother&#8217;s with infants and how it became the drop off for  children ages 13-17 with mental health issues. This illustrates how a lack of good care early on can create much bigger problems, for families and for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hospitals Admit More Teenagers for Mental Illness</title>
		<link>http://www.troubledteenblog.com/hospitals-admit-more-teenagers-for-mental-illness/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2009 11:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kidsRTC</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Article about teens and the growing trend of teens and mental illness. Reports of early teen drug use and hidden depression. Teens may feel like a failure and don't want to disappoint. ]]></description>
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		<title>New Law Equalizes Insurance Coverage For Mental Illnesses</title>
		<link>http://www.troubledteenblog.com/new-law-equalizes-insurance-coverage-for-mental-illnesses/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2008 21:46:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kidsRTC</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[New legislation was just signed that will allow for expansion of services to treat mental illnesses. No longer will insurance companies be allowed to offer less service for a mental illness compared to a physical illness. The law will taked effect in Jan. 2010, co-pays, benefit levels and out of pocket expenses will be the [...]]]></description>
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