Unfortunately, I think too many survivors seem to think this way: You will hear many phrases about healing. ‘When I heal’ etc. The idea of this is to give us hope. Hope that one day we will be cured and have no suffering. At the time of our darkest hour, thoughts of healing may help…
This is not surprising – “New findings suggest that adolescent girls and boys might experience depression differently and that sex-specific treatments could be beneficial for adolescents.” Depression is a very complicated thing. It rarely displays the same way for everyone, and things that help one person may have no affect at all on another. We…
As always, scouring the net for potentially useful resources, and I found this review over on Psych Central. Post-traumatic stress disorder affects a wide range of individuals, from combat veterans and law enforcement to the survivors of sexual assault and childhoodabuse. The disorder expresses itself in a variety of ways, including anxiety, depression, avoidance…
This is an interesting idea: The network approach also has a strong message for all of us who care about mental health and illness. We should abandon the last vestiges of our belief that mental disorders are best seen as medical diseases. The symptoms of depression, PTSD, or social anxiety don’t point to an underlying…
This is the most important thing – If you are dealing with depression, remember that you are not alone. More than 300 million people around the world live with depression. It is the leading cause of disability. I’m glad they started the article with that, because it is vital to understand that everything that follows…
Texas is one of more than 35 states that finance peer services through Medicaid. There’s a severe shortage of mental health care providers in the state, so certified peer specialists are bridging the gap. This isn’t a bad way to go. We know there aren’t enough resources available. We know that others who have been…
