22
Sep
2015
Written by Caitlin Flynn / Bustle
If you’re dealing with any mental health problems, you’ll likely encounter plenty of sympathetic and understanding people who will be eager to offer support in any way they can. Unfortunately, there may be a few people in your life who let their misconceptions about mental health cloud their beliefs and behavior. Anxiety disorder is no exception to this rule. Despite the fact that anxiety affects 18 percent of American adults and it can seriously affect someone’s quality of life if it goes untreated, it’s still sometimes dismissed as nothing more than a person’s penchant for being overly dramatic or a refusal to act “mature” or “social.”
20
Sep
2015
Written by Tim Leberecht / Harvard Business Review
Loneliness is a feeling we’d all like to avoid. Research shows it’s terrible for our health; it diminishes cognitive performance and the immune system, increases the risk of heart disease and dementia and hastens early death. And the psychological effects are just as bad; studies show that people need strong social connections to feel happy and find meaning in their lives, and that many of us would actually rather receive mild electroshocks than be alone.
19
Sep
2015
Written by Tara Scalzo / Chicago Now
Everyone once in a while, a certain body part of mine twitches. It happens at random and effects whatever body part my brain decides on that day. It hits me without warning and there is absolutely nothing I can do about it. But in the grand scheme of me dealing with my disorder for the past 20 years, I welcome it.
17
Sep
2015
Written by Andy Steiner / MinnPost
For years, there was an apartment building across the street from Community-University Health Care Center (CUHCC), a nearly 50-year-old University of Minnesota-run clinic based in Minneapolis’ Phillips neighborhood. About a year ago, the university bought the apartment building and tore it down, planning to one day turn the space into a clinic parking lot. But the lot didn’t appear overnight, and Melissa Flores Fioravanti, program manager for CUHCC’s Adult Rehabilitative Mental Health Services (ARMHS), started to imagine the space that remained as more than a place to put cars.
16
Sep
2015
Written by Bruce Japsen / Forbes
The demand for psychiatrists is becoming a more pressing issue for state and federal lawmakers.
12
Sep
2015
Written by Karen Weintraub / Boston Globe
Ki Ann Goosens, an assistant professor of brain and cognitive sciences at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, used to rail against the scientists who weren’t producing enough useful information about schizophrenia. Her brother suffers from the brain disorder, and she couldn’t understand why researchers hadn’t made more progress against it.
12
Sep
2015
Written by Stephanie Dickrell / http://www.sctimes.com/story/life/wellness/2015/09/12/hellish-cycles-stability-mental-health-story/72144588/
St. Cloud resident Marsha Hagfors can quote a frightening statistic: From 2005 to 2012, she had 38 inpatient treatments for her mental health.
11
Sep
2015
Written by Rajeev Dhir / 4 New York
People across the globe will observe World Suicide Prevention Day on Sept. 10 to raise awareness about and reach out to those affected by suicide.
09
Sep
2015
Written by Nicole Charky / ATTN
More than 40 million adults in America suffer from anxiety disorders, yet these mental health issues are often difficult to describe. That’s why, according to Bored Panda, Nick Seluk, the artist behind popular webcomicThe Awkward Yeti, partnered with Sarah Flanigan, a reader who told Seluk her story, to create “The Battle.”
07
Sep
2015
Written by Big Think / Big Think
We’re eight weeks into our Big Thinkers on Mental Health series, which is just enough time to begin thinking retrospectively. We launched this string of videos in conjunction with the Mental Health Channel with the goal of opening discussion of anxiety, depression, and the many other psychological disorders that affect millions worldwide. So far we’ve touched on several big picture issues such as the escalation of suicide rates and mental health in the black community. What’s arguably been most successful has been the weekly acute focus on issues and disorders that are familiar to the public though not entirely understood.