A small study suggests there may be a link between levels of omega-3 fatty acids and bipolar disorder.
Link between Omega-3 fatty acids and bipolar disorder
07
Dec
2015
Category Archives: Resiliency
Twin with autism forms special bond with brother
06
Dec
2015
Shariff Williams was never supposed to be able to walk or speak, yet every weekend this fall he could be found on a football field dashing for a touchdown, as his twin brother and teammates cheered him on.
Even the elderly can recover from a severe traumatic brain injury
06
Dec
2015
According to a study completed at the Helsinki University Hospital Department of Neurosurgery, even patients over the age of 75 may recover from severe traumatic brain injury. This is the first study to describe the results of surgically treated elderly patients with acute subdural hematomas.
Habits, addiction, ego and mental illness
05
Dec
2015
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.
Even the elderly can recover from a severe traumatic brain injury
04
Dec
2015
According to a study completed at the Helsinki University Hospital Department of Neurosurgery, even patients over the age of 75 may recover from severe traumatic brain injury. This is the first study to describe the results of surgically treated elderly patients with acute subdural hematomas.
Animal therapy delivers healing touch for patients who need it most
03
Dec
2015
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.
Careless words triggered my depression
02
Dec
2015
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.
The tears they cry: women veterans and PTSD
01
Dec
2015
My friend, Marsha, is the oldest of seven and the daughter of a World War II combat veteran. Marsha’s father, like most men of his generation, spoke very little about his war experiences, and what happened in the war was never directly known by most of his children.
Frank Bruno fights back against bipolar disorder
29
Nov
2015
Frank Bruno leans in towards me and delivers a stare once reserved for his opponents in the ring. “I know I will have this illness for the rest of my life,” he says. “But I will never, ever, let it beat me. I am going nowhere.”
Patti LaBelle opens up about postpartum depression
28
Nov
2015
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.