[…] talking about suicide, consider other meanings your words may have. For example, "committed suicide" implies that suicide is a crime. You can help eliminate the misunderstanding and stigma that prevent people from speaking up and getting support by choosing words that are clearer and more neutral. Matters Language n Brain disorder or brain disease […]
[…] - 12 treatments 2 - 3 treatments per week 1. Seiner and Henry 2003 Limitations: Headache, muscle aches Cognitive Side Effects: Memory Access: Hospital, Often Inpatient Stigma Anesthesia Risks Cost Maintenance: ECT v. meds Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) Non -invasive technique USA: Approved ( NeuroStar TMS Therapy®) Approved: Canada and Israel Strong, […]
[…] children and adolescents with mental health difficulties (Hoagwood et al., 2010). Caregivers often report stress and strain managing their child’s needs and accessing services, yet commonly experience stigma and social isolation from family, friends, and the ir community (Gyamfi et al., 2010). Peers, who are also parents of children with mental health needs, are […]
[…] Physicians don't ask medical disabilities, just mental health questions which can be a disparity; there should be broader questions, more than just practicing medicines. There is still stigma preventing discussion on mental health conditions with these physicians. Based on survey feedback, there was no pushback to language in this position, but open to additional […]
[…] David B. Topp, Kenona H. Southwell, Michele Spoont, 2019 Parity for Patriots : The Mental Health Needs of Military Personnel, Veterans, and Their Families by NAMI, 2012 Stigma and Mental Health Service Utiliz ation in Military Personnel: A Review of the Literature by Lito E. Michalopoulou, Janet A. Welsh, Daniel F. Perkins, LaJuana Ormsby, […]
[…] this question in their thesis research. Dr. Kasapis examined the overall level of defensiveness in the patients she studied, while Dr. Nelson looked at the issue of stigma. Neither approach to the question found anything of significance. Highly defensive patients were generally no more likely to have poor insight than those with little or […]
[…] lives and Surviving Loss: A Father’s Journey about NAMI Michigan’s executive director, Kevin Fischer, and his journey of finding NAMI and his purpose — to take on stigma and address men’s mental health. Look for additional content to be uploaded to our YouTube channel throughout the month. Podcasts On Sept. 6 Hope Starts with […]
[…] recommended • Empathetic, trained individuals with a passion for mental health • People who have lived experience with mental illness and/or loved ones with mental illness • Stigma-Free and professional mentors who provide family members and patients with an extra level of care • Caring individuals who want the best for the patient, family, […]
[…] in the U.S. They also smoke more cigarettes per day and often smoke more intensely (down to the filter) • Social isolation from smoking compounds their social stigma • Consequence: Significant disability and at least 200,000 deaths every year 1Key Substance Use and Mental Health Indicators in the United States: Results from the 2017 […]
[…] "detoxification" from opioids tolerance drops, even a single use of opioids can result in life- threatening or fatal overdose. • MAT is a bad moral choice • Stigma based assumption that addiction/substance use disorders are moral/spiritual problems rather than a medical disease/disorder caused by repeated exposure to a drug, coupled with genetic or environmental […]
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