Characters from Captain America to Tarzan took to the streets of Central yesterday as more than 500 people donned fancy dress for the annual Central Rat Race to raise awareness of mental health problems, with the city's …
Category Archives: Mental Illness
Debunking the Myth of Mental Weakness in PTSD Sufferers …
One of the biggest myths about posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is that those who suffer from it have some sort of mental weakness because they developed PTSD. I understand why people think that way. When I was …
Mental health care explained from eye of storm | The Columbian
“Our care has been lacking,” Hamilton said. She said a mental-health system that's tilted strongly toward the pharmaceutical industry winds up overmedicating people in desperate need of compassionate, therapeutic listening …
“Your Mental Health is More Important Than Your Grades”
I was in graduate school when I had my first psychotic break. School meant everything to me. I know the stress and anxiety that comes with school performance, too. Many students these days struggle with mental health issues, from stress and anxiety to schizophrenia. Hopefully, schools will learn to cope with these issues better than […]
The Effectiveness of Talk Therapies for Bipolar Disorder | Psych …
Lithium, the first drug treatment used for bipolar disorder, was considered so effective when it was introduced that medication has been the primary focus of.