Isaac Kolstad, the former Minnesota State football who suffered a traumatic brain injury after being punched in a nightclub district, has made big strides thanks to intensive physical therapy. Now his father and brother are launching a cross-country bike tour to raise money to help others who need the same therapy.
Shawna Wingert is used to preparing for the worst when she flies with her 12-year-old son, who has autism, sensory processing issues and an anxiety disorder.
Launched as part of Mental Health Awareness Week by The Self-Esteem Team, Switch On The Light urges men to speak about their feelings following the suicides of high-profile males including Robin Williams and Lil’ Chris.
At 4 a.m. I am on the path to the local track in California. My headlamp shines through the dark, showing suspended water droplets from the valley’s fog. I pick up my pace to start my 400-meter repeats. Simon and Garfunkel’s “Sound of Silence” blares through my headphones:
Silence like a cancer grows/Hear my words that I might teach you/Take my arms that I might reach you/But my words like silent raindrops fell/And echoed in the wells of silence.
Veterans coming home from war are finding that dogs are one of the best ways to cope with PTSD. But the dogs are very expensive to train and are currently not covered by the Veterans Affairs.
A 30-minute video created to increase awareness of the range and seriousness of mental health conditions in Michigan has been released in conjunction with the annual meeting of the Michigan Association of Community Mental Health that began Monday in Grand Rapids.
In her new play, Amanda Seyfriend plays someone who gets drunk and has sex at a wedding.
Horses help put people on mentally healthy stable grounds.
It’s hard to imagine a friendship with a less auspicious start than the one between Lance Rice and Nina Rossi. In 2013, Rice, now 25, was arrested for breaking into Rossi’s home while strung out on heroin. He stole her iPod and some prescription pills.
This unexpected finding, published in Current Biology, was made when Prof. Jonathan Flint and colleagues were researching genes that could increase the risk of depression.
A high school student makes a remarkable recovery.
When her son still wasn’t speaking at 26 months old, Li Li Juanbrought him to a local hospital near their home in China’s Henan province. She was told he had mild autism.
Scott Stapp knows he’s a blessed man.
Mental health is a serious issue in the US, but not enough people have access to professional help. Here are six ways tech is helping bridge that gap.
A few days ago, I had a panic attack and I can safely say it is the worst one I have ever had. Panic attacks and anxiety, in general, are nothing new. A couple times a month, I will succumb to the anxiety that builds inside me. There are also anxiety triggers that hang over my head and surprise me from time-to-time. But the room spinning, fight or flight, lose consciousness type of panic attacks I thought were long in the rearview mirror. It’s good to know, even after all these years, anxiety can still surprise me.