Category Archives: Mental Health Awareness

ICU Patients May Develop PTSD Up to One Year After Discharge …

Approximately one in ten patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) is at risk of having a new case of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) related to their ICU experience up to one year after hospital discharge, …

When Birthdays Bring Fear: Birth Trauma and PTSD | An Early Start

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Senators Stabenow, Blunt to introduce bill to expand community …

New Legislation is Next Step to Funding Quality Mental Health Care Nationwide U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) and Roy Blunt (R-MO) today announced they will be introducing a bill to significantly increase funding …

NC mental health advocates encouraged by Obama's proposal to …

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) – Advocates for people living with mental illnesses say they're encouraged by President Obama's proposal to spend an additional $500 million on treatment, but it's unclear if Congress will approve …

Preventing Bipolar Disorder In High Risk People May Begin With …

Some people who are at high risk for bipolar disorder show a naturally occurring rewiring of their brain to compensate for inherited abnormalities.