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Mental Illness Awareness Week: October 4 - 10
Next week, October 4 - 10, is Mental Illness Awareness Week. In 1990, the United States Congress established the first week of October as "Mental Illness Awareness Week" (MIAW) in recognition of the efforts of the National Alliance on Mental Illness's (NAMI) to raise mental illness awareness. Since 1990, mental health advocates across the country have joined together during the first week of October to celebrate.
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Expert & Community Posts
Understanding Depression - Color me sad.
By Teri Robert , Health Expert...6 percent, or 1 in 17 - who suffer from a serious mental illness. In addition, mental disorders... Read more »
Treating Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
By Teri Robert , Health Expert...talking with a mental health professional to treat a mental illness. Psychotherapy can occur... Read more »
Predicting Schizophrenia
By Jerry Kennard , Health Expert...1987). Schizotypy remains a diagnostic category of mental illness although some critics (e.g.... Read more »
Unmasking Mental Illness and Promoting Mental Health Care Equality
By Kimberly Tyler , Health Expert...2007 celebration gala for NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) was held last night in... Read more »
Screening for Alzheimer's Disease: Some Ethical Issues
By Christine Kennard , Health Expert...problem of psychological distress and in severe cases, mental illness that can follow diagnosis... Read more »
Health Guide
Depression Issues: What are the symptoms of depression?
...depression diagnosed? Depression is diagnosed by physicians relying on established criteria for each type of depression in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th edition... Read more »Bipolar Depression: What are the symptoms of bipolar disorder?
...depressive episode. This cycling makes it possible to divide bipolar disorder symptoms into two different types: depressive symptoms and manic symptoms. A patient does not need to have all the... Read more »ADHD: The Basics
...symptoms:InattentionDistractibilityImpulsivityHyperactivitySome experts categorize ADHD into three subtypes:Behavior marked by hyperactivity and impulsivity, but not inattentivenessBehavior marked... Read more »The People You Meet: Medical Professionals Treating ADHD
...Master’s Degree and have specialized in mental and emotional disorders. Psychiatric Nurses can work in Mental Illness Treatment Centers, as patient advocates, as counselors, and crisis... Read more »Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Diagnosis
...bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. Depression or anxiety not associated with a psychosis or severe mental illness does not rule out CFS.Symptoms of major depression include the following:A... Read more »Images
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