I don’t see the issue either. “Coping methods are personal choices, so I’m going to come out and say it: people need to stop criticizing others for how they cope with mental illness. As long as the coping methods aren’t hurting the people who use them or others, I don’t see the issue. Although I’m…
This is an interesting question, should we treat childhood trauma as a public health crisis? “When public health officials get wind of an outbreak of Hepatitis A or influenza, they spring into action with public awareness campaigns, monitoring and outreach. But should they be acting with equal urgency when it comes to childhood trauma? A…
We’ve talked before about jails being a bad place to treat mental health issues, yet we see so many people ending up there because their conditions spiral without any proper treatment. We’re seeing the same thing with children in emergency rooms as well: An increasing number of children are showing up in U.S. emergency rooms…
I’ve been saying this for awhile now, that nothing helps us grow beyond our struggles like coming through the other side of something difficult. “As depression and fatigue are both highly susceptible to changes in a person’s sense of his or her own ability to achieve a certain goal, which is known as self-efficacy, McAuley…
I enjoyed this article because it highlights not just how irresponsible some of the media reporting around health studies, specifically mental health studies is, but how it happens because, IMHO, people don’t actually understand statistics. Let me provide a completely made-up example to demonstrate this as simply as I can. Let’s say that right now,…
I completely agree with Sarah on this: At its worse, comparing ways to cope with depression and declaring a “winner” can increase stigma against certain types of treatment. For example, it’s all well and good that studies find exercise is an effective way to help people with depression, and maybe for some, it’s even more…
