Are Mental Illnesses and Personality Disorders Actually Real?
... by Wülfenstein: Are mental illnesses and personality disorders actually real? Or are they just big misunderstandings? I mean mental illnesses (i.e. Bipolar disorder, Schizophrenia) and personality disorders. What about animals? What’s the story behind them? We’ve never seen animals with mental illnesses before, have we? Amphibians, Dinosaurs, Insects, Mammals, Reptiles etc…not one of them has been demonstrated to have a mental illness or “personality disorder”. Do animals HAVE personality disorders? Mental illnesses? Or are they just complete fabrications or misunderstandings? So why are ...
State Mental Health Workers in Line for Pay Raises
by BC Gov Photos State mental health workers in line for pay raises All psychiatric care technicians at the Wisconsin Resource Center in Oshkosh and Sand Ridge Secure Treatment Center in Mauston will be reclassified to advanced psychiatric care technicians and receive a minimum raise of $ 1.26 per hour. Some workers … Read more on The Oshkosh Northwestern My Turn: Should people with mental illnesses own guns? Here in New Hampshire, we have cut funding to the inpatient and outpatient mental health facilities so that screening and monitoring treatment are “luxuries” in a system unable to keep up with crisis management. Even if we had a system that could … Read more on Concord Monitor Read ...
$800000 Expansion at Rehab Center at Morrell
... project represents phase four of an overall expansion at the Rehab Center, according to Dennis Lofe, chief executive officer of Wilson Senior Care. “We're investing money back into our local community,” Lofe said. The project will include expanding … Read more on SCNow 50 years after changing approach to mental health care, needs persist The law, known informally as the Community Mental Health Act, provided funding for local centers and for facilities that conducted research on mental illnesses and how to treat them. Today, community-based mental health service is … In his ruling … Read more on Tallahassee.com Read ...
Residential Treatment
... Treatment – Three brave youth share their story of their journey at LSI’s Bremwood Residential Treatment Center. Mental health care for children a challenge: Parents say finding help is hard … The National Alliance on Mental Illness defines mental illness as “a medical condition that disrupts a person's thinking, feeling, mood, ability to relate to others and daily functioning.” Mental illnesses include anxiety disorders, depression, bipolar … Read more on Great Falls Tribune Read ...
Health Events
... events FAMILIES — A free 12-week course for family caregivers of individuals with severe mental illnesses that discusses the clinical treatment of these illnesses and teaches the knowledge and skills that family members need to cope more effectively … Read more on GazetteNET Oxleas NHS Trust admits death of depressed mother could have been prevented Diana Mager was suffering from severe post-natal depression having given birth to her daughter Sofia in 2011. The 33-year-old, of Park Road, began self-harming and picking at her skin and was suffering from chronic anxiety and ...
I Forgot What? Healing Through Memories
... Forgot What? Healing Through Memories I will feel rage or extreme sadness which can provoke depression or suicidal thoughts. A turning point for my recovery process was the realization that these emotions were not associated with the present moment. Honestly, it is probably that … Read more on PsychCentral.com (blog) How to spot the 3 most common eating disorders All of these conditions are connected to a person's self-esteem and are often linked with other mental illnesses like depression or anxiety. Anorexia … Understanding the problem and finding a healthy healing plan is within everybody's reach. However … Read more on Times of India Read ...