Category Archives: Mental Health Awareness

Jiu Jitsu instructor helps veterans cope with PTSD | FOX5 San Diego …

The second-degree black belt not only instructs classes, but also helps veterans suffering from PTSD. “Some people preach from the pulpit, some people heal from the doctor's room, and I heal from the mat,” Gallegos said.

How to tell the difference between bipolar disorder, depression …

Many patients with bipolar disorder, a debilitating mental condition that can take a person from the sluggishness of severe depression to super-human energy levels, are often misdiagnosed as having major depressive …

SCHIZOPHRENIA | Health Beat – Jamaica Hospital Medical Center

People often confuse schizophrenia with dissociative identity disorder (previously known as multiple personality disorder). Unlike dissociative identity disorder, which is thought to be an effect of severe trauma during early …

When Living with Bipolar Disorder Changes Your Life | bpHope – bp …

I often reflect on my life before the diagnosis of bipolar disorder, and things are indeed different now compared to the day I was released from the hospital. The aftermath of confusion, medication and dealing with bipolar …

President Obama embraces Nigerian disability-rights activist, Grace …

WASHINGTON, DC – AUGUST 03: U.S. President Barack Obama embraces Nigerian disability-rights activist and musician Grace Alache Jerry during the Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) Mandela Washington …