Month: February 2016

Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder, and Journaling | Creative …

People do a lot of things to help with their schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder, including journaling. I believe taking medication and seeing a therapist are the most important strategies. But there are other things besides …

NAMI Warns Senate about Criminalization of Mental Illness – NAMI …

10, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) today warned the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee that criminalization of people living with mental illness has reached “crisis …

The postcode lottery of new mothers' mental health services …

The postcode lottery of new mothers' mental health services. With one in 10 women developing a mental illness during or after pregnancy, including postpartum psychosis, not all are lucky enough to be cared for in a specialist …

Letter to the Editor: Please recognize mental illness | Herald Times …

Treatment for mental health illness involves individual medication management and counseling that requires continual therapy, support, medication changes and adjustments. On Aug. 26, 2014, as I took Logan to the hospital …

Civil Rights – Disability-rights claim against state barred by 11th …

The 11th Amendment bars plaintiff's Americans with Disabilities Act suit against the state of Michigan. The alleged handicap access deficiencies in the state-owned building where she works do not exclude her or deny her a …