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Friday, October, 23, 2009

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Cassie as a Recovery Tool

By Sue Bergeson Health Expert
My little dog Cassie would strenuously object to being called a recovery tool. She is after all a diva, a princess, the most wonderful little dog in the entire world. Any of those titles would do just fine. But a recovery tool? Way too mundane for my little piece of doggie wondrousness.

DBSA President Sue Bergeson's Dog Cassie

But in fact, she is my source of unconditional love, my early warning system and my adjunctive mood stabilizer all in one. She forces me to get up in the morning, to take my meds (what would happen to her ... Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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And the Oscar Goes To....
By Sue Bergeson , Health Expert

...and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS),... Read more »

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I want to DO SOMETHING about Virginia Tech
By Sue Bergeson , Health Expert

...we need is for money to be fully restored to the Center for Mental Health Services budget and... Read more »

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From the Outside Looking In: Depression in the LGBT Community
By Sue Bergeson , Health Expert

...One is a report written by Alicia Lucksted, PhD (Center for Mental Health Services Research,... Read more »

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Is 50 the new 30? Or the new 75?
By Sue Bergeson , Health Expert

...People with Mental Illnesses. It was convened by the Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS),... Read more »

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Personal Reflections on National Mental Illness Awareness Week
By Merely Me , Health Expert

...Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Mental Health Services has something... Read more »

Health Guide

Find a Healthcare Provider
...help you seek out Health Care Professionals:The United States Department of Health and Human ServicesMental Health Services LocatorThis government organization offers a directory of services and... Read more »
Health Resources for Uninsured and Low Income Families and Individuals
As an expert on ADHDCentral.com and MyDepressionConnection.com, it's occurred to me that as I offer up a suggestion to contact a therapist or even to try medication, many of you do not have the money... Read more »
Discrimination Against Students with Mental Health Issues on the Rise
...chapters on college campuses across the U.S. and Canada. Malmon suggests schools step up their mental health services by merging campus counseling centers and campus medical centers,... Read more »
Alcoholism: Resources
...Resourceswww.niaaa.nih.gov -- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholismwww.samhsa.gov -- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administrationwww.ncadi.samhsa.gov -- National... Read more »
Alcoholism: Treatment for Alcoholism
for AlcoholismOnce a diagnosis of alcoholism is made, the next major step is getting the patient to seek treatment. One study reported that the main reasons alcoholics do not seek treatment... Read more »

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