DBSA President Sue Bergeson's Mental Health Blog

Whenever two or more psychiatrists are gathered together...they complain about treatment adherence. What is adherence? It's the extent to which consumers stay on a treatment plan or take a medication routinely. It seems I cannot be in a meeting of psychiatrists, psychologists, psychiatric nur...

Over the years that I've served as CEO of DBSA, many of you have expressed your frustration and concern with the way consumers of mental health services are portrayed in the media. Why are we always the axe murderers and thugs? What about the millions of us who do good things in the world? &n...

I've had three really interesting experiences lately that have got me thinking more deeply about employers and their role in determining our health care coverage. We all know that "employers want to reduce health care costs." But I saw that in action three different times in less than two wee...

I've been interested in watching the concept of mental health "first aid"—developed in Australia—move through the mental health community. The Australian website, www.mhfa.com.au, explains that it is a "12-hour course...designed to give members of the public some sk...