It’s always encouraging to see the conversation about mental health in this country moving forward in a positive direction. On June 3, President Obama used his bully pulpit to do just that by convening a National Conference on Mental Health at the White House. He opened last Monday’s conference with a speech expressing his desire […]
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Understanding Social Anxiety Disorder | Social Security Insider
This is the best video I have ever seen on Social Anxiety Disorder. If you have friends or family members who have trouble understanding what is feels like to be under the spotlight, and unable to be around people, ask them …
Back from the brink: Service dog is 'lifeline' for PTSD vet (News …
News10ABC – News10.Net March 27, 2013. C. Johnson. An Iraq veteran who made it home OK but suffered for years afterward from his war experiences credits a service dog with saving him. “I was helpless, emotionally set down and I had …
Are mental illnesses such as PMS and depression culturally …
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Study supports alternative model for personality disorders in …
A new "alternative model" included in the upcoming Fifth Edition of the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders lines up well with the current approach to diagnosis of …