For centuries, a little Belgian town has treated the mentally ill. Why are its medieval methods so successful?
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Geel: where the mentally ill are welcomed home — Aeo… – Aeon
For centuries, a little Belgian town has treated the mentally ill. Why are its medieval methods so successful?
‘My son is mentally ill,’ so listen up
“More than 60 million adults and about 15 million children in America suffer some form of mental disorder. That’s one in every four adults, one in five children. Far fewer live with a serious mental illness, such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder or severe depression, but the numbers are still large: 13.6 million adults and about […]
HHS announces Affordable Care Act mental health services funding …
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced that it plans to issue a $50 million funding opportunity announcement to help Community Health Centers establish or expand behavioral health …
Immune system may play crucial role in mental health
Last time you had a bad cold, you likely had less energy than usual. You lay around and didn’t have any enthusiasm for your usual activities. After it dragged on for a day or two, a sense of helplessness probably set in. It was hard to remember what feeling good felt like or how you […]