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Can Combining Therapies Have a Synergistic Effect?
Researchers are testing to see if utilizing both cognitive adaption training (CAT) and cognitive behavioral therapy for psychosis (CBTP) at the same time produces even more salubrious results. -
Newtown Tragedy: Push for Mental Health Reform
It’s almost a week now since 20 children and six adults were killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. -
Are You Registered to Vote for Mental Health?
Today is National Voter Registration Day, meaning there are only a few weeks left for you to register to vote in the 2012 elections. -
The Colorado Tragedy: What Families Are Asking
Along with so many other Americans, NAMI members have been saddened by the tragedy in Aurora, Colo. in which 12 people were slain and 58 wounded in a theater at the premiere of a Batman movie. -
Gay Pride Month: Coming Out for Mental Health
Editor’s Note: During June, many communities are observing Gay Pride Month. Dates for events vary by city, but wherever you live, now is an appropriate time to consider the mental health challenges facing individuals, particularly youth, who “come out” with their sexual orientation. NAMI is sharing this article that originally appeared in ¡Avanzamos!, NAMI’s Spanish language magazine. -
“Oh No, I’ve Just Been Diagnosed With a Mental Illness…”
These were my first thoughts when I was discharged from UCLA and Harris Methodist hospital in 2002 and again in 2007. -
Rally for Patriots: Come to Seattle
Come to Seattle. That’s where NAMI will hold its national convention from June 27-30. -
Veteran Success and Survival Depends on Advocacy
The National Alliance on Mental Illness Veterans and Military Council (NVMC) advises NAMI leadership on issues of importance affecting the mental health of warriors, veterans and their families. -
A Mother’s Message of Reconciliation and Restoration
When mental illness strikes there is always collateral damage that extends beyond the person with the illness to include family and friends.