(iv) To learn more about how
to prevent suicide, visit the American Association of Suicidology at
http://www.
Accessed April 15, 2004.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20031219/LLYLOGO
http://www.com), offers authoritative analysis,
breaking news and commentary from top industry journalists.

About Harris Interactive(R)
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Youth Care's expansion comes in response to growing demand for
personalized, clinically intensive drug and behavior treatment programs for
youths.
As a result of the expansion at Youth Care, Trina Packard, M. He was previously medical
director at Four Winds-Saratoga, a private psychiatric hospital in Saratoga
Springs, New York, where he headed an inpatient psychiatric team caring for
youths.

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"When I reach the summit of a mountain, I want people with depression to
realize that they can overcome their obstacles and battle depression one step
at a time," said Lawson.ExpeditionHope.lilly.
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Lawson is an experienced mountain climber with previous involvement in the
Discovery Channel Eco-Challenge adventure race events and several adventure
race companies.com. Am J Med.

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of The Wall Street Journal Online at http://www.wsj.-based global research company that blends premier strategic consulting
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application.hieurope. DRAPER, Utah, Youth Care and Pine Ridge Academy,
two local residential treatment centers for youths, are announcing
enhancements to their programs, effective immediately. As a result of
this expansion, Aspen has appointed two new executives to key positions at
Youth Care and its sister program, Pine Ridge Academy. Packard previously was executive director at Aspen's
NorthStar Center in Bend, Oregon. Mickelsen, a
board-certified child and adolescent psychiatrist, has been consulting for
these programs since August 2004.

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McKinley this year, he plans to
try again in 2007.
"One of the goals of Expedition Hope is to raise awareness of the
importance of getting treatment for mental illness," Lawson said. "My father
did not realize in time that relief is possible, but it is not too late for
others with depression to find appropriate treatment.

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Aspen also announced the appointment of a full-time medical director, Dr. For information, visit
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The Child and Adolescent Mental Health category lists sites focusing on maintaining good emotional health as well on the cause, incidence, diagnosis and treatment of mental illness and emotional disorders in children and adolescents.

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Kilimanjaro (19,430 ft.nimh.gov/suicideprevention/suicidefacts.newscom. adults believe
that mental health conditions such as depression (71%), attention deficit and
hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) (63%), anxiety disorders (63%) and eating
disorders (62%) are more common among children and teens today than they were
10 years ago.

Methodology
This poll was conducted online in the United States between April 26 and
28, 2005 among a nationwide cross section of 2,102 adults aged 18 and over. It is impossible to quantify the errors that
may result from these factors. Prior to that, he worked with adolescents
in the outpatient, day treatment and residential programs of Valley Mental
Health, a not-for-profit agency in Salt Lake City.

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(iv) Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental
Health Services Administration. adults conducted between April 26 and 28, 2005 for The Wall Street
Journal Online's Health Industry Edition.

* More than one-third (36%) of those who believe depression is more
common today believe the number of children and teens with this
condition has increased because doctors are more likely to diagnose
depression.com), Paris-based
Novatris (http://www.

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National Strategy for Suicide Prevention:
Mental Illness and Suicide - Facts. Unfortunately, there
are several other possible sources of error in polls or surveys that are
probably more serious than theoretical calculations of sampling error. Dr.

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Lawson has chronicled his climb on the Web at
http://www. After completing Mt.newscom.
Figures for age, sex, race/ethnicity, education, income and region were
weighted where necessary to align with population proportions.com, published by Dow Jones +
Company (NYSE: DJ; http: //www.

Aspen Education Group Announces Enhancements at Local Youth Care and Pine Ridge Residential Treatment Centers

She has taught at-risk youth in public,
private and residential settings and has counseled students with substance
abuse, eating disorders, ADHD and other issues.

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Elbrus, Europe (18,481 '), Mt.

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Kilimanjaro,
Lawson will attempt to climb Mt. Headquartered in
Indianapolis, Ind., Majorities of U. And,
significant numbers responded that they "don't know" about the use of
prescribed drugs for these conditions, particularly for learning disabilities,
eating disorders and autism. This
includes refusals to be interviewed (nonresponse), question wording and
question order, and weighting.

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Lawson was able to summit Mt.

About Depression + Suicide
Nearly 19 million Americans suffer from depression.

About the Seven Summits
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Through Aspen's
30 residential and outdoor programs in 11 states, parents can choose from a
variety of therapeutic and academic environments.
Over the past few years , Aspen Education Group has been named among the
top 100 education companies by Eduventures, a leading independent research
firm dedicated to learning markets.

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Mt. Kilimanjaro, highest peak in Africa , first stop on quest to climb
Seven Summits

DODOMA, Tanzania , American Joe Lawson reached the
peak of Mt.(iii) In order for people with depression to
recover completely, all of their symptoms, both emotional and physical, should
be addressed.suicidology. Available at:
http://www.asp. According to parent
company Aspen Education Group, the nation's leader in providing educational
programs that improve the quality of life for under-achieving youths and their
families, the Youth Care program has been expanded from two residential
treatment homes to three, thus increasing capacity by 14 beds. Youth Care offers individualized therapeutic treatment in a home-like
setting for students ages 11-18 who are experiencing academic, emotional,
behavioral or substance abuse problems.com or call (888) 972-7736.com or call
(800) 786-4924.

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About The Wall Street Journal Online
The Wall Street Journal Online at WSJ.Y.S.
Both the Youth Care and Pine Ridge residential treatment programs provide
individualized therapies for youths who suffer with depression, ADHD, thought
disorders, defiance behaviors, and drug or alcohol abuse.

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gov /publicat/depresfact. For example, the study shows:

* A majority (54%) of adults who think ADHD is more common today also
believe the number of children and teens with this condition has
increased because doctors are more likely to diagnose the condition. Propensity
score weighting was also used to adjust for respondents' propensity to be
online. Dow Jones is
co-owner with Reuters Group of Factiva, with Hearst of SmartMoney and with NBC
of the CNBC television operations in Asia and Europe. Under her leadership, NorthStar Center
implemented program improvements and fostered an environment in which students
could succeed and flourish.

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The risk is highest
among individuals who feel hopeless about the future, those who have just been
discharged from the hospital , those who have a family history of suicide and
those who have made a previous suicide attempt. Kilimanjaro is located at the northeastern tip of Tanzania and is the
tallest freestanding mountain on earth .com/news/newsletters_wsj. EOE M/F/D/V
To become a member of the Harris Poll Online(SM) and be invited to
participate in future online surveys, visit http://www.
Richard Mickelsen, to Youth Care and Pine Ridge Academy.

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"Just like a mountain climber arrives at the summit,
one step at a time. While Lawson did not summit Mt.
Despite extensive research into suicide, there is no simple answer to why
some people attempt to end their lives and others do not. It is estimated that 2-15 percent of
people diagnosed with major depression commit suicide.
These are some of the results of a Harris Interactive(R) online survey of
2,102 U.
(Logo: http://www.

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) today -- the first of seven summits he
will be climbing as part of Expedition Hope(TM), a program to focus global
attention on the need for greater depression awareness, treatment and support.
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(i) National Institute of Mental Health. Accessed May 12, 2004. 1997; 103 (5): 339-347.samhsa.

TABLE 1
PERCEIVED CHANGES IN PREVALENCE OF CONDITIONS
"Based on what you know or have heard, compared to ten years ago, do you think
that the following types of health problems are more common or less common
among children and teenagers?"

Base: All Adults

More Less About Don't
Common Common the Know
Same
Depression % 71 2 20 7
Attention deficit and
hyperactivity disorder
(also known as ADHD) % 63 4 25 8
Anxiety disorders (such as
obsessive compulsive disorder,
generalized, panic or separation
anxiety ) % 63 3 23 11
Eating disorders
(such as bulimia or anorexia) % 62 6 25 8
Learning disabilities % 47 5 38 9
Autism % 36 7 36 21

Note: Percentages may not add up to 100% due to rounding.harrisinteractive .com), the 15th
largest and fastest-growing market research firm in the world, is a Rochester,
N . offices and wholly owned
subsidiaries: London-based HI Europe (http://www.

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Kilimanjaro after recovering from a knee
injury, which occurred while attempting to climb Alaska's Mt. Although the vast
majority of people with mental illness do not die by suicide, having a mental
illness does increase its likelihood .
More than one in five (22%) believe this increase is primarily due to
people being more likely to talk to their doctors while 19 percent
believe it has to do with children being more likely to suffer from
the condition. However one-quarter (25%) believes it is because children
are more likely to suffer from the condition, and 31 percent think
it's because people are more likely to talk to their doctors.


TABLE 2
REASONS WHY CONDITIONS ARE MORE COMMON TODAY
"Do you think the number of children and teenagers with each of these medical
conditions has increased primarily because they are more likely to suffer from
the condition, because doctors are more likely to diagnose the condition, or
because people are more likely to talk to their doctors about the condition?"

Base: Condition(s) More Common Today


Bases are those who Children Doctors Are People
say particular Are More More Likely Are More
condition is more Likely to to Diagnose Likely to Don't
common Suffer from the Talk to Know
the Condition Their
Condition Doctors
Eating disorders
(such as bulimia or
anorexia) (n=1,304) % 41 26 23 10
Autism (n=751) % 33 42 16 9
Learning
disabilities
(n=989) % 30 37 24 9
Anxiety disorders
(such as obsessive
compulsive
disorder,
generalized, panic
or separation
anxiety) (n=1,316) % 24 37 32 7
Depression (n=1,482 ) % 25 36 31 8
Attention deficit
and hyperactivity
disorder (also
known as ADHD)
(n=1,329) % 19 54 22 5


TABLE 3
APPROPRIATE USE OF DRUG TREATMENT
"Based on what you know or have heard, do you believe that prescription drugs
used to treat these conditions are prescribed too often, not often enough or
as often as they should be?"

Base: All Adults

Too Not About Don't
Often Often Right Know
Enough
Attention deficit and
hyperactivity disorder
(also known as ADHD) % 63 8 11 18
Depression % 47 17 18 17
Anxiety disorders (such as
obsessive compulsive disorder,
generalized, panic or
separation anxiety) % 43 14 20 23
Learning disabilities % 35 12 17 35
Eating disorders (such as
bulimia or anorexia) % 22 21 17 40
Autism % 17 10 21 52

Note: Percentages may not add up to 100% due to rounding .asp. Launched in 1996,
the Online Journal is the largest paid subscription news site on the Web, with
more than 689,000 subscribers world-wide., has
been appointed to executive director at Youth Care and at Pine Ridge Academy,
effective April 4. "We're
pleased that she will be leading our expanded program at Youth Care and taking
the helm at Pine Ridge Academy.pineridgeacademy.


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Should Lawson reach the remaining six highest peaks on each continent, he
will join an elite group of climbers to have accomplished this feat -- fewer
than 200 worldwide.

Majorities of the Public Believe Several Mental Health Conditions Are More Common Among Children and Adolescents Today than They Were 10 Years Ago

Y. Nearly half (47%) believe that learning disabilities are more
common and more than one-third (36%) believe autism is more common among
children and teens today.

* Forty-one percent (41%) of adults who think eating disorders are more
common today think so because they believe children are more likely to
suffer from the condition, compared to 26 percent who think it is
because doctors are more likely to diagnose the condition and 23
percent who think it is because people are more likely to talk to
their doctors .
In theory, with probability samples of this size, one could say with 95
percent certainty that the results have a sampling error of plus or minus 3
percentage points of what they would be if the entire U.
These statements conform to the principles of disclosure of the National
Council on Public Polls. For the second consecutive year in 2003, the Online
Journal received a WebAward for the "Best Newspaper Web Site" and was also
cited by Yahoo! Internet Life magazine as the "Best Business News" site (2002
+ 2001).S. No stranger to Youth Care, Packard had been the
director of education there in 1998 and had served as the program director at
Pine Ridge Academy for a year .

Aspen Education Group offers a diverse range of educational programs,
settings and solutions that improve the quality of life for under-achieving
children, teenagers, young adults and their families. To learn more about Youth Care
or Pine Ridge, go to http://www.

psychiatry recognizing

org , where people can also learn more about
depression and how they can support programs that help those with mental
illness . Aconcagua, South America (22,840'), Mt. Vinson Massif, Antarctica (16,067'),
and Mt.
(iii ) Simon GE, et al.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050531/EXPHOPELOGO-c )

Sampling error for sub-sample result
of adults who think the following conditions are more common today than 10
years ago: depression (1,548), attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder
(1,373), anxiety disorders (1,384), eating disorders (1,315), learning
disabilities (984) and autism (772) is higher and varies.dowjones.com . As with its other homes, the new
facility will employ its own treatment team, allowing the program to continue
providing the kind of individualized, intensive treatment that has become the
hallmark of the Youth Care reputation. Dr.

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(ii) This may be in part because
depressed patients often present to their primary care doctor with physical,
rather than emotional complaints., Lilly provides answers -- through medicines and
information -- for some of the world's most urgent medical needs.S.
While many believe these conditions are more prevalent today in young
people, they are less clear about why this is.

* More than two in five (42%) adults who believe autism is more
prevalent today believe the number with this condition has increased
because doctors are more likely to diagnose the condition, compared to
one-third (33%) who believe the increase is primarily due to children
being more likely to suffer from the condition or 16 percent thinking
it is because people are more likely to talk to their doctor.harrisinteractive.S .com/health.aspeneducation.

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Lawson is climbing the highest mountain on each continent, with help from Eli
Lilly and Company, in memory of his father who committed suicide after a long
battle with depression.nih. N Engl J Med.mentalhealth. The Online Journal provides in-depth
business news and financial information 24 hours a day, seven days a week,
with insight and analysis, including breaking business and technology news and
analysis from around the world.

Press Contacts:
Nicole C.newscom. Ed. Students in Aspen's schools
and programs benefit from the experience and depth of understanding that comes
from helping tens of thousands of youths over the past two decades .

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(i) Although it is one
of the most common psychiatric disorders seen by primary care physicians , it
often goes undiagnosed or is under-treated. ROCHESTER, N.com), Tokyo-based Harris Interactive Japan,
through newly acquired WirthlinWorldwide, a Reston, Virginia-based research
and consultancy firm ranked 25th largest in the world, and through an
independent global network of affiliate market research companies.harrispollonline.
"Trina's vision, passion and experience have culminated in a range of
successes at Aspen," said Aspen Education Group CEO Elliot Sainer.

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Mountain Climber Reaches First Peak As Part Of Expedition To Help People Battling Depression

McKinley earlier
this year.
McKinley, North America (20,320'), Mt. Everest, Asia (29,035'). Additional
information about Lilly is available at http://www. Depression Research at the
National Institute of Mental Health: Fact Sheet.

Many adults believe that prescription drugs used to treat many of these
conditions are prescribed too often, while smaller percentages think they are
not prescribed often enough or are prescribed as often as they should be. (http://www. Known for The Harris Poll(R) and for pioneering Internet-based
research methods, Harris Interactive conducts proprietary and public research
to help its clients achieve clear, material and enduring results.
Packard holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in special education and a Master
of Educational Counseling degree. Mickelsen earned a Bachelor of Science degree and an M.D.

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S. adult population
had been polled with complete accuracy . This online sample was not a probability
sample.novatris. from
the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah, and went on to complete his
residency in general psychiatry at the University of Vermont Medical Center in
Burlington, Vermont.

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