Up until four years ago, I was convinced that I would die by suicide. I made more than three serious suicide attempts that landed me in almost every emergency room or intensive care unit in Chicago. At times, my depression was so severe that I could not walk, sleep or eat...
The president of the National Alliance on Mental Illness today warned Congress that President Bush's proposed $9 million cut in the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) budget will erode progress in finding new treatments for schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and major de...
The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) has released a new brochure, Women and Depression, about the many dimensions of major depression in women. It can be downloaded at www.nami.org/womendepression .
Dissociative disorders, which are frequently associated with trauma, disrupt every area of psychological functioning: consciousness, memory, identity, emotion, motor control and behavior.
While trauma is a terrible thing for someone to go through, that doesn’t mean that you have to live with it for the rest of your life. Recovering from abuse-related trauma can be incredibly challenging, but it is possible. Here are six tips you can do to help you in the he...
It was a beautiful June morning when I leapt into the San Francisco Bay. Along with 800 swimmers from around the world, I was competing in the 2017 Sharkfest Swim from Alcatraz Island to San Francisco. I had tucked a laminated picture of my son Jack into my wetsuit. Jack...
Five years ago, my father fell into a deep bout of depression . Twelve months later his depression culminated in suicide. I'm careful not to say he "committed" suicide, because it was clear to me, having spent his final year on this earth close by his side, that he was...
We cannot help but share the grief of the family and friends of Kendra Webdale, 32, who was buried today in Pomfret, New York, after having been pushed in front of a subway train in New York City.
While no marriage is easy—as evidenced by the 50% failure rate in United States—challenges stack up when a mental health condition is added to the mix. The prospect of dealing with a lifelong, life-threatening condition can be overwhelming. The diagnosis of bipolar disord...
Cheslie Kryst was crowned Miss USA, achieved her J.D. to work as an attorney to help reform the U.S. criminal justice system and established herself as a successful online fashion blogger and entertainment news correspondent. Ian Alexander Jr. was the son of acclaimed ...
Download slides and resources from presentations at the 2016 NAMI National Convention.
The National Alliance on Mental Illness ( NAMI ) has launched "Say It Out Loud," a program for faith communities and civic organizations to use in reaching out to youth, ages 14 to 18, to start conversations about mental health.
The Girl from Human Street By Roger Cohen Knopf (2015) Purchase What does world history have to do with a mother’s depression? The answer can be found in The Girl from Human Street by Roger Cohen, a columnist and former foreign editor of The New York Time...