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LadyBehindTheMask

I love my job, my husband, and my cat!

posted 10/12/2008, comments (2)

I needed this Spark! in the middle of my depression

The last few weeks have been very difficult. I'm swinging down, which has been hard enough. It almost seemed like it was easier to manage the depressions before I was treated, when I was almost always depressed and so I just got used to working through them. (Brief aside: a really helpful book is Working in the Dark: Keeping Your Job While... Read more Chevron

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Peter Ashenden

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DBSA President

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posted 10/07/2008, comments (5)

Integrating Mental Health Into General Health

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 health care, many of us thought this was a big step... Read more Chevron

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Kate Arthur

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Living With It

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posted 10/05/2008, comments (5)

Fantastic News for Americans suffering from Mental Illness and their loved ones.

I am a Canadian, residing in a major city, who was picked up by the country's largest teaching and research Psychiatric Hospital due to the severity of my disease. I am incredibly well cared for - FREE. The following is extremely exciting news for Americans who are touched by Psychiatric disorders. One in five Americans have mental... Read more Chevron

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Dr. Chris Ballas

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Psychiatrist

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posted 09/27/2008, comments (12)

Obama’s Position on Mental Health

NAMI released the results of a questionnaire sent to the two candidates. The survey consisted of 24 questions regarding mental health initiatives and plans (e.g. "Support mental health and substance abuse coverage in all plans to provide affordable health care?" and "Support access to SSI/SSDI, Medicaid and other federal benefits upon release from... Read more Chevron

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Chato B Stewart

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Mental Health Humor

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posted 09/21/2008, comments (0)

Your Weekly Laugh - Mental Health Humor

RSS Feed If you have problems see the small text then on your keyboard press the "Ctrl" key then to zoom in press the " + " key or to zoom out press the " - " key. Mental Health Humor: Week-end Saturday Review September 14th - 19th - Sunday: Full Manic... Read more Chevron

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