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Q&A with NIMH Director Dr. Josh Gordon
NAMI asks NIMH director, Dr. Josh Gordon, about the future of mental illness research. -
Suicide: A Cry for Life
"So often, our culture concludes that suicide is a rejection of life, a willful refusal to live any longer, but I believe suicide is a statement that life can and should be so much more than pain or despair. If a suicidal person only sees a future with days on end of pain, then that vision looks nothing like the sort of life we all long to enjoy." -
Living With Suicide Loss
"Four months into life without Preston, every task overwhelmed me, from choosing clothes to wear to signing a birthday card…I insisted vehemently to myself that I wasn’t depressed. 'I’m just tired. I need a break,' went the script. But a break didn’t help." -
Offering Hope for Borderline Personality Disorder
NAMI's friends at the National Education Alliance for Borderline Personality Disorder offer unmatched resources to individuals and families living with BPD. Learn more about their efforts and supports here. -
The Depression Boom: As US Population Ages, Mental Illness Rises
NAMI recently spoke with Dr. Dilip Jeste, a keynote speaker at the 2013 NAMI National Convention and an expert on mental illness in older populations.