Month: December 2015

19 Moms Talk About Postpartum Mental Illness – BuzzFeed

19 Moms Talk About Postpartum Mental Illness. “I felt like I wanted to pick up a baseball bat and walk down the street smashing windshields.” posted on Dec. 13, 2015, at 11:29 a.m.. Morgan Shanahan. BuzzFeed Staff. Tweet. Tumblr. Stumble.

Real help is coming for those struggling with mental illness | The …

While the state is investing heavily in programs, staff and new clinics, in many ways, it's just a down payment on the mental health system we need.

This Is What It Feels Like To Recover From Maternal Mental Illness

Maternal mental illness is the No. 1 complication of pregnancy and childbirth in the United States. BuzzFeed Life spoke to a group of mothers about what it feels like to recover from postpartum depression and its related mood disorders.

Why Don't more Firefighters have PTSD? | Station Pride

Just mentioning the words Post Traumatic Stress Disorder or PTSD probably has you running for the hills right now but trust me, it doesn't have to be a scary subject. Every firefighter in this world is willing to take on any risk to …

Exposure to Bullying Linked to Later Mental Illness | Psych Central …

A new study of Finnish children has found that exposure to bullying as a child was associated with psychiatric disorders in adulthood that required.