* Licensed Educational Psychologist

* Sexual Orientation & Gender Institute: Licensed training for local mental health graduate students and practitioners in LGBT and cultural competency and professional development.

Increasingly, modern PIs prefer to be known as " professional investigators " or Licensed Private Investigators ( LPI's ) rather than " private investigators " or " private detectives ".

The National Association of Licensed Paralegals ( NALP ) was established in 1987 and is the professional self-regulatory governing body for accredited paralegals.

To become a Licensed Paralegal a person should have an acceptable qualification in law, e. g. the Association's Diploma in Paralegal Studies, ILEX, Law Degree or HND ( plus a procedural law qualification ) or any other qualification deemed suitable, and who can satisfy the other criteria laid down by the Association namely: knowledge, competence, dedication, character requirements and continuous professional development.

The National Association of Licensed Paralegals is working to improve recognition for paralegals and has done so for nearly 24 years, having introduced qualifications and standards and self-regulation to the profession and is recognised by The Law Society of England as the professional body for paralegals in England & Wales.

* Licensed Professional Counselor, a U. S. professional credential

Psychologist Douglas Haldeman writes that conversion therapy comprises efforts by mental health professionals and pastoral care providers to convert lesbians and gay men to heterosexuality by techniques including aversive treatments, such as " the application of electric shock to the hands and / or genitals ," and " nausea-inducing drugs ... administered simultaneously with the presentation of homoerotic stimuli ," masturbatory reconditioning, visualization, social skills training, psychoanalytic therapy, and spiritual interventions, such as " prayer and group support and pressure.

Psychologist and mental health workers said at his trial that from 1969 to 1995 he had been confirmed 28 times in hospitals for treatment of hallucinations that he suffered from " dementia rooted in organic brain damage.

Psychologist Zenon Pylyshyn theorized that the human mind processes mental images by decomposing them into an underlying mathematical proposition.

The Aerospace Experimental Psychologist insignia is a military badge of the United States Navy which is issued to those members of the Navy Medical Service Corps who have been qualified as in-flight aviation observers with certification in psychology, in particular the psychology of in-flight aircraft close quarters and the mental stress of possible combat situations.

Psychologist Dr. David Weeks mentions people with a mental illness " suffer " from their behavior while eccentrics are quite happy.

Psychologist is a professional or academic title used by individuals who are either:

The Dutch professional association of psychologists ( NIP ), using trademark law, therefore posited its own title " Psychologist NIP " ( Psycholoog NIP ), which is granted exclusively to holders of a Masters degree in psychology, after a year of postgraduate experience.

Mid Sweden University also offers professional degrees within Master of Science and Engineering ( civilingenjörsexamen, similar to German Diploma engineer ) since 2003, and as engineer, teacher, nurse, specialist nurse, social worker / welfare officer ( socionom ), journalist and, from 2008, Psychologist.

After being awarded his doctorate, he moved to the University of Liverpool to undertake professional training as a Clinical Psychologist.

The Professional Titles in Peru are equivalent to the first professional degrees in the Anglo-Saxon countries, therefore if a person obtained a Master in Counselling degree in the US will need to complete the university studies in Peru in order to obtain the Licenciate or Title of Psychologist and then the Licensure at the Colegio de Psicólogos del Perú.

Georgia's mental health program received a badly needed boost from the General Assembly in the form of a $1,750,000 budget increase for the Milledgeville State Hospital.

The national average is more than $4 and that figure is considered by experts in the mental health field to be too low.

Mrs. Ten Eyke did mental health.

When you first acquire a pool, we earnestly recommend -- for your own mental health -- a good long chat with your insurance agent.

Follow-up visits of the nurse and social worker indicated continued success in the care of the new babies as well as a marked improvement in the family's day-to-day mental health and social functioning.

Moreover, the shortage of treatment resources and the chronically persistent shortage of mental health manpower force us to innovate additional refinements of preventive intervention techniques to make services more widely available -- and on a more effective basis to more people.

There were no depressingly serious cases: the ward doctor sometimes teamed up with the chaplain to serve as a marriage counselor -- sometimes the Navy sent people back to the States to preserve a marriage -- but mental health as a rule was very high.

Later in life, Mary struggled with the stresses of losing her husband and sons, and Robert Lincoln committed her temporarily to a mental health asylum in 1875.

Volunteerism and helping behavior have not only been shown to improve mental health, but physical health and longevity as well.

For example, one study on volunteerism found that feeling overwhelmed by others ' demands had an even stronger negative effect on mental health than helping had a positive one ( although positive effects were still significant ).

Some reports and scientific studies affirm that ritualized use of ayahuasca may improve mental and physical health.

Children in the areas where Agent Orange was used have been affected and have multiple health problems, including cleft palate, mental disabilities, hernias, and extra fingers and toes.

Some doubts have been raised about the long-term effectiveness of antipsychotics for schizophrenia, in part because two large international World Health Organization studies found individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia tend to have better long-term outcomes in developing countries ( where there is lower availability and use of antipsychotics and mental health problems are treated with more informal, community-led methods only ) than in developed countries.

Some critics have also analyzed the use of alleged front organizations and conflicted patient " advocacy " groups funded by pharmaceutical companies that seek to set the mental health agenda, including the use of the law to force people to take antipsychotics against their will, often justified by claims about risk of violence.

* Antipsychotic Medication-information from mental health charity The Royal College of Psychiatrists

Social environment, stress, mental health, family history, age, ethnic group, and gender all influence the risk for the condition.

Alcoholism can have adverse effects on mental health, causing psychiatric disorders and increasing the risk of suicide.

Long-term misuse of alcohol can cause a wide range of mental health problems.

In September 2010 the US Veterans Administration proposed construction of a $ 209 million state-of-the-art facility at Alameda Point that would provide primary care, specialty care, and mental health, substance abuse and other services.

Diagnosing bipolar disorder is often difficult, even for mental health professionals.

This can be voluntary or ( if mental health legislation allows and varying state-to-state regulations in the USA ) involuntary ( called civil or involuntary commitment ).

Following ( or in lieu of ) a hospital admission, support services available can include drop-in centers, visits from members of a community mental health team or Assertive Community Treatment team, supported employment and patient-led support groups, intensive outpatient programs.

Due to adverse effects associated with the long-term use of benzodiazepines, withdrawal from benzodiazepines, in general, leads to improved physical and mental health.

The long-term adverse effects of benzodiazepines include a general deterioration in physical and mental health and tend to increase with time.