Again, I need to start with a disclaimer, lest all the armchair psychiatrists out there start diagnosing everyone you know. The Cluster B personality disorders are defined by drama, erratic and emotional behaviors. They include …
Month: November 2015
'Empathy gaps' causing trauma in community mental health care
That's the reality faced by some mental health patients under Community Treatment Orders (CTOs) because of a perceived lack of empathy and understanding among some of the workers meant to be helping them, according …
Target Accused Of Making Light Of Mental Illness With 'Obsessive …
Some consumers argued that that the sweater made light of mental illness. Over 2 million adults in the U.S. suffer from obsessive compulsive disorder. For more on OCD and other mental health issues, head over to NIMH.
America's Best: Raised By A Green Beret With PTSD | Seth Gitell
Today, awareness and understanding of PTSD informs the public's view of veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars — even with the gaps in treatment and service that exist. Public service announcements talking directly to …
Overworked to suicide
A lethal mix: how work-related social pressures and taboos around mental illness ravage white-collar workers in Japan.