1. In a nationally representative sample of children age 2 to 21 years old, over a third of patients with mental health conditions saw a primary care physician.

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In the last one year, the issue of mental health in India has been put on the back-burner.

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TIPPECANOE CO., Ind. (WLFI) — The Tippecanoe County Sheriff's Office is in the beginning stages of a Community Navigator Program, which helps support inmates with mental illnesses. Tippecanoe County Jail i […]

According to mainstream media, the main victims of PTSD are war veterans. In actuality, the majority of PTSD sufferers are abused women and children. Likewise, the vocabulary of triggers & trauma is skewed to […]

Anxiety is such a complex devil. The thought of writing about my anxiety gives me anxiety, and as I write this, I stop for a couple of deep breaths. Reliving my moments of anxiousness is not easy but it is so […]

One in four people lives with a mental illness worldwide. We all deserve to have dignity in our lives, from others, but also from ourselves.

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Anxiety, whether in the form of generalized anxiety disorder, panic attacks, or just an anxious day, is rough to handle. Oftentimes, the advice anxious people are given to deal with their feelings of panic and […]

The World Health Organization dedicates this year's World Mental Health Day to dignity, and what health care systems and communities across the world can do to offer mental health patients dignified […]

Josh, the game's protagonist, suffers from acute social anxiety disorder and has a tendency to shy away from social situations. This is portrayed metaphorically within Sym's abstruse world, where you must […]

This is evident in the labels that are applied to individuals under extreme duress from their feelings – depression, anxiety, addiction, unmanageable anger, chronic fatigue, fear, PTSD, etc. And there is a r […]

In the US Mental Health Awareness Day is part of Mental Health Awareness Week, running from October 4 – October 10. This year organizers also focused on the issue of the stigma associated with mental i […]

If you need proof that mental illness doesn't discriminate, look no further than Hollywood. Approximately one in four people globally will experience a mental health issue at some point in their lives, and […]

Dignity & Living with a Mental Illness Dignity is easy to take for granted. It's something we assume will be afforded us when we come in contact with the government, a healthcare system, or even strangers on […]

The University of York are recruiting three staff to join the Department of Social Policy and Social Work to help deliver the Think Ahead programme. Think Ahead is a new graduate route into social work with a […]

The state of mental health care in Bangladesh – in pictures. People with mental illness are severely neglected in Bangladesh and patients are stigmatised and even chained up due to a lack of understanding. […]

Alternative treatments such as painting, drawing and singing, are playing a bigger role than ever – especially when it comes treating mental illness. previewImg. Podcast Video [ 0.01 MB ] Hide Player | Play i […]

Postpartum depression isn't as uncommon as you think. These celeb moms are just some of the many who have struggled.

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Health Minister Gaétan Barrette announced on Friday a five-year plan to improve access to mental-health services – with a focus on providing better treatment to troubled youth – but critics raised doubts as t […]

If you were to experience the constant interference, disruption and pain that bipolar brings about, you would understand why one would resort to using drugs. Bipolar disorder makes it hard to get up in the […]

“Your brain is an organ just like any other organ–your heart, your liver–and, it can malfunction” said Bexar County Commissioner Tommy Calvert–among those taking part in the gathering focused on mental he […]