Allina News

[KMSP Fox 9 News, Sept. 27, 2011] An Edina police report from July details an encounter with Interstate 394 shooting victim Katherine Gordon, who said “the spirit of the devil” told her to come to police and ask to be locked up. Gordon was shot and killed by a police officer on I-394 last Thursday [...]

[KSTP, June 1, 2011] Minnesota U.S. Senator Al Franken visited Mercy Hospital in Coon Rapids, Minn. to learn about the efforts to improve mental health care and discuss accountable care organizations. Sen. Franken met with Tom O’Connor, president of Mercy Hospital, Lori Wightman, president of Unity Hospital, Paul Goering, M.D., vice president of Allina Mental [...]

[KSTP-TV, Dec. 15, 2010] Postpartum depression—it’s sometimes called the baby blues. It affects about one in eight women. We really don’t know much about what causes it, but we do know that support groups have helped many women deal with it successfully. Megan Newquist talks with Rose Voigt, who leads the free postpartum depression support [...]

[KSTP-TV, Nov. 17, 2010] Do you feel more depressed with the early sunsets this time of year? KSTP’s Megan Newquist talked with Dr. Alan Steed who is a psychologist with Allina Medical Clinic about seasonal affective disorder, and also with Shelley Lann who was treated for the condition. Watch the full interview below.

[Northfield News, November 3, 2010] Whether you’re already a full-fledged denizen of Prozac Nation or merely striving to maintain sanity in the wake of our economic earthquake, Northfield psychiatrist Dr. Henry Emmons has your prescription for peace. It’s called “The Chemistry of Calm.” Like his best-selling first book, “The Chemistry of Joy: a Three Step [...]

[Minnesota Medicine, June 2, 2010] To launch a 10 By 10 initiative in Minnesota, in 2008 leaders in the psychiatric community formed a work group. The group’s first effort was to accurately determine the extent of the disparity between the lifespans of people with serious mental illnesses (defined as schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, and bipolar affective [...]

[Medscape Medical News, March 24, 2010] Policies that raise the price of alcohol can reduce consumption, illness, and premature deaths in drinkers and reduce the burden on healthcare systems, according to an article published online March 24 in The Lancet. Mark Willenbring, MD, an addiction psychiatrist at Allina Mental Health Clinic in St. Paul, Minnesota, [...]

[Minneapolis, Feb. 22, 2010] Everyday choices such as what you eat and whether you exercise directly influence your physiology, brain chemistry and mood, making stress seem insurmountable to some and manageable to others. Adequate downtime, along with simple choices about food, sleep and exercise directly influence your physiology, brain chemistry, mood and ability to cope [...]

[KSTP-TV, Feb. 17, 2010] Studies have shown patients with diabetes have a greater risk of suffering from depression. Sometimes it’s a challenge to correctly diagnose depression for people with diabetes. Dr. Alan Steed, a psychologist with Allina Medical Clinic, talked about the issue with KSPT-TV’s Megan Newquist. Watch the interview below and see more at [...]

[Star Tribune, Dec. 29, 2009] Many politicians have overcome admissions of addiction or depression, thanks to better understanding of the manageable diseases. Can Dayton, too? There was a time when the public admission of mental illness could derail a candidate’s political career. That could still happen to Mark Dayton, the Democratic candidate for governor who [...]