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Tell Me About Schizophrenia
Tell Me About Schizophrenia To learn more about schizophrenia or to find support visit www.nami.org/schizophrenia -
Tell Me About Bipolar Disorder
Tell Me About Bipolar Disorder For more information about bipolar disorder and how you can find help and support visit www.nami.org/bipolar -
Ashlynn McNeeley: What I wish people knew about Borderline Personality Disorder
Ashlynn McNeeley: What I wish people knew about Borderline Personality Disorder I feel everything so intensely, it's like having this thin skin, but these things are not always there you can work on them. You can get better. I have a fiancé, two dogs, and am a psychiatric nurse. At NAMI, we are more than […] -
Andrea Landry: What I wish people knew about bipolar disorder
Andrea Landry: What I wish people knew about bipolar disorder Racing thoughts are part of what I experience. For me, hearing first-person stories at NAMI helped in my recovery journey and inspired me to give back to my community by sharing my story. -
Krishna Louis: What I wish people knew about anxiety
Krishna Louis: What I wish people knew about anxiety I feel that sharing my story, as a NAMI Ending the Silence speaker, will impact someone to see that there is light at the end of the tunnel. The only thing is you have to keep on walking, step by step. -
My Daughter’s First Episode of Psychosis
"Our family is facing a monster we’ve never seen. Getting your child the right treatment, diagnosis and medication can make all the difference." -
How I’m Living a Rich, Full Life After Being Diagnosed with Schizoaffective Disorder
Ashley Smith is a mom, a peer counselor, a taxpayer, athlete, neighbor, mother, and friend. She considers herself a friendly person, a self-identity that she’s had for a long time. She is also a person with a mental health disorder called schizoaffective disorder. “I have been in recovery since 2007,” she says, summing up her […] -
Letter to CMS Director on Health Coverage
Letter to CMS CCIIO Director Lorenzo providing recommendations concerning network adequacy review for marketplace health insurance plans. -
Local officials focused on wellness during Mental Health Awareness Month
Research shows two in five Americans have reported struggles with mental health since the coronavirus pandemic began. That has prompted local wellness officials to let northwest Ohioans know that help is available, and that they should not be reluctant to seek it. Concerns include unprecedented uncertainty, grief, and trauma. Officials are amplifying that message during […] -
Half of New Mothers in London Experienced Postpartum Depression during COVID-19 “Lockdown”
New mothers were twice as likely to experience postpartum depressive symptoms during the first “lockdown” of COVID-19 compared to pre-COVID, according to a new study from University College London. Researchers surveyed 162 London mothers with children under 6 months old between May and June of 2020. Compared to an estimated 23% before the pandemic, 48% met criteria for postpartum depression. The researchers also collected information about each mother’s social networks during the study period. Although virtual and remote communication was not as beneficial as in-person support, mothers with larger social networks reported less severe depressive symptoms. To learn more, see the study in Frontiers in Psychology.