I had mentioned in early June that I would be interviewing my favorite mental health author, Marya Hornbacher, and I’ve finally had the chance to publish it on this blog. Marya is one of my favorite authors for many reasons, but most of all, it’s the passion and honesty with which she writes. If you haven’t read her books yet, I highly recommend them.
The phone of the future may be able to detect depression, says a new study from Northwestern University’s School of Medicine.
As the world grows richer and older, mental illness is becoming more common.
With final exams bearing down on them this month, nearly 1,000 students at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond turned out for “Paws for Stress” — a chance to pet and play with therapy dogs.
Mike Caesar first knew he had a problem when he was nine years old. He kept getting into trouble at school, so his mother took him to see a counselor. It took 10 years and a series of medications that didn’t help until the answer was finally discovered: In 2006, he was diagnosed with bipolar disorder.
A groundbreaking photo slideshow by French photographer Jean-Robert Dantou.
“Why the long face?” the dog psychologist asked the depressed greyhound. Except according to vet Linda Hornisberger, canine depression isn’t a joke. Cases of anxiety and chronic fatigue are on the rise – many dogs now have to be medicated just to deal with the stress of living with us.
A semicolon is a pause in a sentence, not the end of one. That’s why Amy Bleuel selected it for her mental health awareness campaign, Project Semicolon. The non-profit encourages people to draw (or tattoo) semicolons on their bodies as a way to represent and support those dealing with mental illness or loss of someone from suicide.
The world came close to never hearing Stacy Barthe — her voice, anyway. By age 25, Barthe was taking off as a songwriter, landing credits on albums by Britney Spears and Rihanna. But as she looked at the cover models dominating pop music, the images of Beyoncé and Taylor Swift plastered on billboards, a damning thought took shape in her mind: You don’t belong here.
Coming clean. Kendrick Lamar opened up about his struggles with depression and suicidal thoughts in a new interview with MTV.