Having been diagnosed with clinical depression and generalized anxiety disorder at age 15, I knew I was at a high risk for postpartum depression. Pregnancy gave me a wonderful break from depressive episodes (my …
Category Archives: Depression
Reform model not yet helping people with mental illness
People who are diagnosed with mental health conditions did not see improvements in coordination and quality of care as hoped but did not experience large cuts in access as some had feared under an early alternative …
Jenifer Lewis: 'The Stigma Of Mental Illness Runs Rampant In Our …
The urgency of addressing mental health in the black community is an important theme running throughout R. Malcolm Jones' film, “The Secrets Of Magic City” — one which actress Jenifer Lewis says makes it her proudest film …
Here's Why Glenn Close Wants To End The Stigma Around Mental …
Glenn Close, esteemed Hollywood actress and six-time Academy Award nominee, thinks that “ending the stigma around mental disorders is one of the greatest challenges of our time.” …
'Shtick not Shtigma' targets misconceptions about mental illness …
Marcia Meldrum, producer and associate researcher in the History and Social Studies of Medicine group at the Semel Institute, said the school collaborated with the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health to …