In case you didn't know already, Congress has declared this week (October 4-10) as Mental Illness Awareness Week (MIAW) in order to promote public education about mental illnesses such as major depression, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia.
If mental illness has affected your life in any way I am sure you are already aware. The question for you becomes not, "Am I aware?" but "How do I survive?" My mother has schizophrenia, I suffer from depression, some of my friends suffer from...
I have always had mixed feelings about taking medications. Growing up I watched my mother take daily multiple medications to treat her... Read more »
This week is Mental Illness Awareness Week. Okay, let’s get aware. Following is a random traverse through history: 790,000 BC, give or... Read more »
People with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder have a significantly higher risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) and other vascular diseases... Read more »
The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) has designated October 2-8th this year as Mental Illness Awareness Week. In addition,... Read more »
My intention for Mental Health Month had been to traverse the history of mental health, but my first two articles didn't get much beyond... Read more »
My fiancee is a paraplegic. He has a c-7 spinal cord injury. We both want children, but we aren't sure if he can have children. I wanted to know if... Read more »
In her new book, Welcome to the Jungle: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Bipolar but Were Too Freaked Out to Ask, Hilary Smith gives advice... Read more »
Researchers in Australia have found a "startling" link between mental illness and homicide, with one out of every three men and four out of every... Read more »
Nursing homes are increasingly housing young and middle-aged mentally ill patients, an article from the Associated Press reports. The article, which... Read more »
A new study suggests that psychiatrists may need to screen their patients for insomnia. Researchers found that insomnia is prevalent in people who... Read more »
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