At the risk of showing my age, I preface this blog post by saying, "back when I was a kid, all we did was hang out with each other.” We'd go to the mall, play sports, hang out at each other’s houses and go home only when we had no other choice. As a licensed school psych...
A recent study discovers the connection between insomnia and increased thoughts of suicide. Findings may change the way doctors treat persons living with insomnia in the future.
Released today is an updated and expanded Milliman Report , “Addiction and Mental Health Vs. Physical Health: Widening Disparities in Network Use and Provider Reimbursement .” The report points out there is a shortage of in-network mental health care providers and explains w...
My parents immigrated from Portugal to Canada, where I was born and raised in a large Portuguese immigrant community. I now have been living in the U.S. for 20 years. The phenomenal work ethic of my community was a great source of pride. It inspired me to work as hard...
With new technology, scientists are taking a deeper look in the human genome to find the cause of schizophrenia.
Picture one of those slow motion videos of a tennis ball being hit by a tennis racquet and coiling inward before being released back to its original shape as the ball projects through the air. That’s what mental resiliency is: the ability to “bounce back” from conflict ...
Despite progress, suicide rates are still unacceptably high. Suicide is currently the second most common cause of death among college students . The veteran suicide rate is 1.5 times greater than the rest of the population. First responders are more likely to die by sui...
A British study published in the current issue of the Archives of General Psychiatry, comparing old and new antipsychotic medications, has two major implications for federal and state policies, the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) today advised.
Medication Questions and Answers for Mood Disorders How quickly can we expect someone to show a positive response to these medications? Anti-depressants, lithium and anti-convulsants can take two to four weeks to have an effect, although mood stabilizers tend to work more ...
Children have been seriously injured, traumatized, and some have even died from the use of restraint and seclusion in our nation’s schools. This is well documented in media stories and reports issued over several years. These stories reveal that the use of restraint in sch...
About 18 million people with mental illness currently use tobacco products, and adults with mental illness use cigarettes at higher rates than those without a mental illness.