At a time of heightened concern over police shootings, a new report estimates that people with mental illness are 16 times more likely than others to be killed by police.
Much like the seasons, we are constantly experiencing changes in our lives. Sometimes these changes can weigh a heavy toll on us, affecting ouremotional wellness. This dimension of wellness involves the awareness, understanding, and acceptance of our feelings as they come and go.
One of the biggest challenges people with mental illness face are references to being cured. The illnesses can be treated and controlled , but they do not go away. Donald Trump was right.
People who have personality disorders appear normal and accomplished, and their accomplishments can make them feel above others. They see everyone else, not themselves, as needing treatment. It is very different from having a big ego.
Sage, a copper-colored Paint quarter horse, stood calmly as Devon Sachey attached a lead rope to the docile animal, leading him out of the pen at HEARTS Therapeutic Riding Center.
As an advocate of free speech, I am an unlikely person to defend the current move towards “safe spaces” and “trigger warnings” on university campuses. And I am not going to. But I am going to tell a story to illustrate that words can be weapons, and that those weapons can cause great harm.
Patti LaBelle may be one-of-a-kind when it comes to her singing career, but this “Godmother of Soul” says she isn’t unique in terms of her experience as a mother. Like many women, LaBelle, too, struggled with postpartum depression.
For a disorder that’s one of the leading causes of disability across the globe, depression has surprisingly few lasting treatments. Light therapy has been found to be effective for people dealing with seasonal affective disorder (SAD), but for “regular” (non-seasonal) depression the results have been more mixed. But a new randomized clinical trial suggests that fluorescent light may also work for major depressive disorder – in fact, it may even be better than medication when it comes to remission from one’s symptoms. The research, especially if they’re replicated in the future, will certainly give therapists and the rest of us some food for thought.
In his newest Vlogbrother’s video, author John Green opens up about his experience living with a mental illness — as well as one huge problem with the way we talk about it.
They have been part of our families for decades, but now animals are also helping to improve our health.
Seniors in one community continue to flock to llamas brought in as therapy animals.
“It’s pretty unusual when you say you have a therapy llama. I get some pretty weird reactions,” said therapy llama owner Niki Kuklenski.
Amy Luxenburger rested her head on her mother’s shoulder in the back seat of the car, suspended somewhere between reality and the illness that imprisoned her mind. She stared at the birds outside.