DBSA President Peter Ashenden's Mental Health Blog

They sometimes call Puerto Rico the "Island of Enchantment." With its beautiful Caribbean coral reefs and beaches, it's easy to see why. But I learned this past October that, when we're talking about mental health, island life is difficult ... not enchanted. Barely a month into my new role as DBS...

A recent article in The Chicago Tribune addressed the issue of how physicians treat their patients. The article cites several popular TV shows that have doctors who adopt a less-than-respectful approach to those in their care. It also raises the question-is TV influencing the real world ... or is...

For a long time, we’ve been saying that “there can be no health without mental health.”  In fact, the IOM (Institute of Medicine) report Crossing the Health Quality Chasm makes an impeccable case for this statement. Since the IOM is arguably the most prestigious entity in h...