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'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.

Under pressure: CAPS strains to support students' mental health …

CAPS, the University's provider of mental health services, has 12 staff members, eight of whom are full-time therapists and counselors. The office offers short-term therapy, group therapy and referrals to all enrolled students.