Fostering hope has been shown in various research studies to help decrease symptoms of depression and improve mental health, self-esteem and the ability to function with a chronic illness. In a study of older adults, hope was linked to better physical and mental health and health behavior outcom...
Mental illness is highly prevalent nowadays, constituting a major cause of distress in people’s life with impact on society’s health and well-being. Mental illness is a complex multi-factorial disease associated with individual risk factors and a variety of socioeconomic, clinical associations. In...
Mental illness remains complex, NAMI says, with genetics, environment and lifestyle all playing a role. The organization stresses that people who have mental illnesses haven’t done something to cause it, and no one should feel ashamed about having a mental health condition. What is the ...
Teen-to-teen (t2t) crisis lines are a special type of crisis service where youth volunteers help their peers. Although prior research has examined the expe
Social support in chat sessions for adolescents and young adults living with a family member with mental illness.doi:10.1111/inm.12354Louisa M DrostLian van der KriekeZamira Iedema-den BoerSjoerd SytemaGerard M SchippersWiley
Mental illness is highly prevalent nowadays, constituting a major cause of distress in people’s life with impact on society’s health and well-being. Mental illness is a complex multi-factorial disease associated with individual risk factors and a varie
What came next for the Fleming family was almost as shocking, a battle for treatment that epitomizes the massive breakdown in care for mental illness in Colorado and the nation. Doctors treated his burns—but not his mind. Despite the family’s pleas and a months-long battle, their 37-year...
In the late 1800's and early 1900's, it wasn't just mental illness that would get an individual admitted to Willard State Hospital. Many were admitted due to poverty, birth defects, dementia and even homosexuality. Life Sentence YouTube.com- insulationking ...
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Mental illness among young people has reached epidemic proportions. One solution proposed for addressing this issue is increasing their mental health literacy, which research has found to be negatively correlated with the chance of developing a mental il