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Living Well with Schizophrenia
I have been diagnosed for 10 years. It hasn’t been an easy trip. You see, I have both schizophrenia and bipolar.
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Shared Decision Making: Empowering People Living with Mental Illness
There isn't always enough time to discuss everything you want when you meet with your doctor. Pat Deegan explains how shared decision making can help. -
Ask a Cop: What Should I Say When I Call 911 for a Loved One?
No one wants to experience a crisis, but it's important to be prepared if one does happen. -
Ask the Doctor: Living Well with Bipolar Disorder
Dr. Nierenberg joined NAMI's medical director Ken Duckworth to look at the combination of factors that help ensure wellness. -
It’s Never Too Late
I look back on my life with regret, but it's no longer that I was wasting my life, but that I didn’t get help sooner.
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A CNN Story: It’s about NAMI, So Listen Up!
Recently unveiled by CNN is the powerful story of Stephanie Escamilla, her son “Daniel” and his experience living with mental illness. -
Get your smart phone ready and prepare to “Text, Talk, Act on Mental Health”
The Dec. 5 event is an important part of the National Dialogue on Mental Health and is expected to encourage even more participation.
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Eric’s Story
I am a single dad who just happens to have a chronic mental illness. After years of struggling, I found a wonderful doctor that actually took his time going through my symptoms in detail. I was diagnosed with schizophrenia, obsessive compulsive disorder/anxiety and major depression.
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Yashi’s Story
I was living drug free in a loving family environment. But I was also living with deep internal pain and severe depression…
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Edith’s Story
I never imagined that I would come to learn about mental illness through a family member—my daughter.