The mystery of addiction – what it is, what causes it, what ends it.
Addiction is Not a Disease
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Jun
2015
Mental Health
Grieving Father: Stop Jailing Paper for Mental Illness
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Jun
2015
No one believes Jeff Cornick was thinking straight when he drunkenly carried up to a dozen gas cans into his Des Moines house, stalked around rooms with a lit candle and ranted to police that he was going to blow himself up.
$70M To Be Invested in Veterans’ Mental Health
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Jun
2015
A new program funded by Wounded Warrior Project aspires to improve mental health services and care for veterans in the private sector.
Understanding grief
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Jun
2015
Counselor Jan Lighthill from the Gateway Center of Human Services speaks about the process of grief and how everyone grieves differently. Members of local bereavement support groups share their experiences and advice.
The inspiring story of the golfer who overcame clinical depression to win on the PGA Tour
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Jun
2015
To most of the outside world, Steven Bowditch claiming his second PGA Tour victory at the AT&T Byron Nelson Championship is far from spectacular.
CNN Parents Facebook Chat on Mental Health, Addiction
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Jun
2015
During our CNN Parents Facebook chat Monday, three things became immediately clear: There are so many people who know someone who is mentally ill and addicted, most feel there are not enough resources available to help, and there is power in community.
Yoga Therapy Helps Man With Traumatic Brain Injury
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Jun
2015
A lot of people use yoga to stay in shape, but there is another use for it many people may not know much about.
Army Vet’s Book Explains PTSD to Kids
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Jun
2015
Retired Army Reserve First Sgt. Seth Kastle wrote a book to explain post traumatic stress disorder to his kids titled “Why Is Dad So Mad?” Thanks to generous donations through his Kickstarter campaign, he was able to raise enough money to write another book “Why Is Mommy So Mad?” He joined HLN’s Weekend Express to explain what it was like to use his personal experiences to create these books.
Depressed? Try Therapy Without the Therapist
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Jun
2015
Elle is a mess. She’s actually talented, attractive and good at her job, but she feels like a fraud — convinced that today’s the day she’ll flunk a test, lose a job, mess up a relationship. Her colleague Moody also sabotages himself. He’s a hardworking, nice person, but loses friends because he’s grumpy, oversensitive and gets angry for no reason.
Sitting Down for Too Long May Increase Anxiety
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Jun
2015
People who spend too much time sitting down — be it during a daily commute, or in front of a computer or TV — may be at increased risk for anxiety, a new review finds.
5 Ways to Stop Beating Yourself Up
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Jun
2015
It’s great to have goals. Everyone needs thing in life to strive to achieve. But is it necessary to constantly seek perfection?
Lack of Services for Adult Son With Autism Prompts Carmel Family’s Move
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Jun
2015
Michael Levasseur is 19 years old and has a high school diploma. He has held a part-time job stocking shelves at a local supermarket and volunteered at the Maine Discovery Museum in Bangor, his parents, Cynthia and Paul Levasseur, said.
Anxious Students Strain College Mental Health Centers
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Jun
2015
One morning recently, a dozen college students stepped out of the bright sunshine into a dimly lit room at the counseling center here at the University of Central Florida. They appeared to have little in common: undergraduates in flip-flops and nose rings, graduate students in interview-ready attire.
Inmates With Mental Illness are ‘Society’s Dirty Little Secret’
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Jun
2015
Hennepin County Sheriff Rich Stanek tells a story about a man named Robert who has been through his jail 31 times — 15 in the past 2½ years.
Machesney Park walkers raise awareness of addiction and overdose deaths
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Jun
2015
Cyndi Isleman of Roscoe never thought her son, Jay Rogers, would ever overdose on illicit drugs. Handsome and strong at 6-feet-4 and 200 pounds, it didn’t seem possible. And things had appeared to be going well for him. Rogers had completed a drug treatment program for a heroin addiction, was holding down a job at a Rockford bowling alley and was soon to get his license back from a DUI arrest.