How a Paralyzed Man Walked Again
How a Paralyzed Man Walked Again Nenadic and his colleagues set to work on doing just that in the summer of 2014, when they looked at California-area rehabilitation centers to find a fit and highly motivated patient who could serve as a test subject. One of the places they considered … Read more on TIME Fort Myers orders rehab center to cease drug treatment Sovereign Health, a for-profit substance abuse treatment provider with facilities in California, Utah and Arizona, advertises that it provides “diagnosis and treatment of substance abuse, mental health disorders and co-occurring conditions for adults … Read more on The News-Press Read more... ...
Iowa Senator Winds Down Decades of Service
Iowa senator winds down decades of service The United States had been condemning North Vietnam for its treatment of prisoners — “Rightly so,” Harkin says, “but we were doing the same thing.” … From his father's job with the Works Progress Administration at the height of the Great Depression … Read more on Quad City Times Centra finds success in new depression treatment The National Institute of Mental Health calls major depressive disorder one of the most common mental health disorders in the United States, estimated to affect about 7 percent of adults annually. Until 2008, when transcranial magnetic stimulation, or … Read more on Lynchburg News and Advance Read more... ...
Stereotypes of Mental Health Issues? (OCD, PTSD, Anxiety Disorder, Depression)?
by Greens MPs Question by jasonrichard08: Stereotypes of mental health issues? (OCD, PTSD, anxiety disorder, depression)? Hi, I am writing a book and I’m trying to make it quite controversial. I am covering a wide range of topics in society such as divorce, child abuse, alcoholism, depression, and issues with mental health. It is fiction, but I am going to show how my characters overcome their issues through love and changing their behavior. Unfortunately, one of my characters has major mental health disorders after he was abused as a child. I am trying to give an accurate portrayal of OCD, PTSD, depression, and anxiety disorders. He is not taking any medication because I don’t want him to have a diagnosis. I want someone who suffers from these conditions to see how this character feels and to be able to relate to him so they can get help. What sort of stereotypes do you think I could uncover and prove wrong in my book? For example, “Depression isn’t a ...
Confronting Suicide Part 2: Prevention Top Focus for Colleges
Confronting Suicide Part 2: Prevention Top Focus for Colleges Jed was diagnosed with attention deficit disorder, but not mental health disorders that can make a person higher-risk for suicide: depression, bipolar disorder and anxiety. Satow suspected Jed may have had one of those illnesses. During winter break … Read more on Arizona Public Media Can Your Anti-Anxiety Medication Kill You? The study did not find that antidepressants increase the risk of death, and these drugs can be effective at treating anxiety. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) such as Prozac and Zoloft are popular options, but your doctor might also … Read more on GoodTherapy.org (blog) Read more... ...
Treatment for Anxiety and Depression: Depression and Anxiety
... anxiety, depression is the most common mental health disorder. An estimated 10% of people who visit their doctors for what they think is physical problem are actually experiencing depression. But what if you have both depression and anxiety? Could this be possible to have both the number one and number two mental health disorders all wrapped up into one little package known as you? The answer is yes. Definition of depression: A feeling of intense sadness that may follow a recent loss or other traumatic event that last longer than ...