New York Post
April 23 2007

April 23, 2007 -- CHEVY Chase has made us laugh since his first routines on "Saturday Night Live" in 1975, but behind the clownish façade are horrific memories of a childhood of beatings and psychological torture by a mentally ill mom and twisted stepdad.

By Amanda Gardner
Health Day Reporter
The Washington Post
Monday, April 2, 2007; 12:00 AM

MONDAY, April 2 (HealthDay News) -- Children who have at least one depressed parent are more likely to use costly health-care services, such as visits to the emergency room and to specialists.

The study confirms previous research but, because of its large size, lends additional credibility to the conclusions. "We had a much larger study," said Dr. Marion Sills, lead author of the study and assistant professor of pediatrics at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center in Denver. "This data is more reliable."

Lynette Hoffman
The Australian
February 03, 2007

New figures show dementia is a fast-growing problem, but there are ways you can lower your risk, writes Lynnette Hoffman

IT takes a fair bit to shock Pamela Hore. A former aged-care worker who helped care for her mother who had Alzheimer's disease, and then later her father who also developed dementia, she's more accustomed to the gritty realities of dementia than most.

Editorial
Herald Sun Melbourne
P24 January 24 2007.

"The Job of Department of Human Services often demands the wisdom of Solomon when dealing with the sad human cases brought to its attention.

But too often the department displays a reluctance to intervene until its is too late. The latest example concerns a woman accused of stabbing a nine-year-old boy at West Brunswick. We are told the woman cannot be brought before a court because of her mental state.