[…] were many inspiring and informational multicultural sessions including: A symposium about reducing mental health disparities. Poster sessions about partnering with multicultural communities and organizations. Workshops on preventing suicide in LGBTQ youth. Workshops on learning more about what depression looks like for black gay men. Networking and sharing opportunities. Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. […]
[…] and actions change and our broken, underfunded system is fixed. By overcoming discrimination, we can begin to bring an end to the high levels of unemployment, criminalization, suicide and homelessness among those who live with mental illness. In his speech, Carolla emphasized that mental illness does not discriminate. It affects the poor and rich, […]
[…] tremendous honor of being invited into my patients’ lives in order to help them navigate through a time of crisis. Working with individuals who are thinking about suicide, addicted to drugs and alcohol, have severe psychosis, among other things, has challenged me in a variety of ways. Although it has also allowed me the […]
[…] piece, Clozapine is the only FDA-approved medicine for treatment resistant schizophrenia. It’s been found to be effective in treatment resistant schizophrenia and in reducing the risk of suicide in people who have schizoaffective disorder or schizophrenia. I feel it is underutilized, and have seen many good outcomes on this medication. The one caveat of […]
[…] people who live with these conditions go years—sometimes decades—thinking they are alone in their struggle. These feelings of isolation and hopelessness can result in depression, and even suicide. This is the reason why it is absolutely vital that people are made aware that they are not alone, it’s not their fault and there is […]
[…] that have lived longer in the U.S. tend to show higher rates of mental health conditions than recent immigrants. This is called the immigrant paradox. In 2011, suicide attempts for high school-aged Hispanic girls were 70% higher than white girls of the same age group. According to a 2001 Surgeon General report, only 10% […]
[…] gave us permission to tell her story here, but to protect her privacy we are not using her real name.) Ellen, 24, has had multiple hospitalizations for suicide attempts since she was a teenager. She takes medications, and sees a psychiatrist and a therapist on a regular basis. She wants to work, but her […]
[…] been adapted for general use. In order to update the book, Dr. Ashear collaborated with Vanessa Hastings, a technical editor who has been a leader in the suicide prevention community. Self-Acceptance is not a textbook. It’s an easy-to-read, self-help workbook intended for people living with depression, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. It can be useful […]
[…] health. In some cases, this has led to emotional moments, such as a Ohio Governor John Kasich’s response to a woman who lost five family members to suicide. Meanwhile, The Washington Post used Donald Trump’s rhetoric to illustrate the broader problem of language and stigma in American culture—which included analysis by NAMI on how […]
[…] depression in mice by “reactivating happy memory cells.” His search for a breakthrough is fueled by his experience with depression, following the death of his son from suicide. Part three of the series, the final installment, is titled OCD Goes Under the Microscope. It examines efforts to identify patterns of activation associated with obsessive-compulsive disorder. […]
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