Thomas C. Weiss writes on the topic of mental illness and violence, and includes his own personal experiences.
Month: November 2015
What I Want You to Know about Mental Illness | World of Psychology
What I Want You to Know about Mental Illness. By Whitney Hawkins ~ 2 min read. Even on my worst days, I feel extremely lucky to have my job. It grants me the opportunity to hear stories and engage with people in the most …
Those with Severe Mental Illness Rarely Tested for Diabetes …
Despite the fact that individuals with severe mental illness (SMI) are two to three times more likely to have type II diabetes than the general population, low-income patients on Medicaid are rarely screened for it, according to a …
Despite specialty hospital greenlight, maternal deaths, mental health …
We have mental health problems, which I view as a priority, and training of our medical professionals, especially our nurses. We need a lot of infrastructure to improve our primary health care services. We also need to make …
Kids and mental illness: The problems of stigmatization and …
Those who are living with a mental illness are highly stigmatized in our society, where we tend to demoralize them by blocking them of their basic needs, such as housing and employment. As a result, they internalize these …