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Mental Health and College: Treatment vs. Self-Medication

When attending college with mental illness, two different treatment options often present themselves: treatment by professionals or self-medication. When I was in college, more opportunities presented themselves for self-medicating.  Mental illness is now more readily addressed in college institutions, and therapy is almost always included in... Read moreChevron

Mental Health and High School: The Good, the Bad and the Pitfalls

I share these two entries about mental health issues in school settings - this one about high school and the next about college - as an opportunity to open up the dialogue for teens and young adults that will soon be either returning to high school or beginning college.  I went through high school and college with undiagnosed depression,... Read moreChevron

Part 2—Legal Terms Defined, Class Action Filed For Alleged Mistreatment Veteran’s Mental Health/PTSD

As mentioned previously, the class action lawsuit filed by the two non-profit groups (the plaintiffs) Veterans for Common Sense and Veterans United For Truth, Inc. is not monetarily based. Instead, the lawsuit is for declaratory and injunctive relief under the US Constitution and Rehabilitation Act (1973).[1] The Veteran's Judicial Review Act... Read moreChevron

Explaining Depression to Friends and Family

Very often, folks who experience clinical depression are told that they simply need to have a more positive outlook, count their blessings, or to just take a look and see how good they have it (a home, children, husband, career, money in the bank, good looks, fame, athletic skills, etc.). And holy cow, if I am in the depths of a depression or in a... Read moreChevron

Part 1--Class Action Lawsuit Filed For Alleged Mistreatment of Veteran’s Mental Health/PTSD

In a press release dated July 23, 2007, the law firm Morrison and Foerster, LLC filed a Veteran's Civil Rights Case alleging "‘shameful failures' by the U.S. Department of Veteran's Affairs and other government institutions to care for veterans who have returned from Iraq and Afghanistan and are now suffering from... Read moreChevron

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