To all appearances, Eleanor Longden was just like every other student, heading to college full of promise and without a care in the world. That was until the voices in her head started talking. Initially innocuous, these internal narrators became increasingly antagonistic and dictatorial, turning her life into a living nightmare. Diagnosed with schizophrenia, hospitalized, […]
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Equal Access to Mental Healthcare Still Eludes Foster Youth Placed
Even though as many as two-thirds or more of these youth have heightened mental health needs, data show that they often wait months, or even years, for appropriate mental health treatment. Many “out-of-county” foster youth …
Gambling Issues Often Linked to Personality Disorders – Psych Central
A new review suggest that individuals receiving treatment for gambling problems should also be screened for personality disorders. The recommendation comes.
Is Trauma Genetic? Scientists Say Parents Are Passing PTSD to Kids
At Arbour Counseling Services, a clinic on a run-down corner of central Lowell, 95 percent of the Cambodians who come in for help are diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD. (In Cambodia itself, an …