The aim of the blog is to encourage constructive debate on issues relating to mental health and illness. We hope that this will provide a platform for debate and discussion around the wider medical, psychological, biological, social, economic and legal aspects of mental health.MORE Email ***@...
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...
October is the month we turn our attention to mental health, with World Mental Health Day on the 10th, Mental Illness Awareness Week from the 2nd to the 8th and National Depression Screening Day on the 7th. As we focus on matters of the mind, I’d like to take this opportunity to disc...
violence and the incidence of violence among the mentally ill (see Mental Illness and Violence, above). Short-term gains in funding, if they come, from riding a groundswell of misguided impressions could well be at the (unacceptable) cost of increased, unfair stigmatization of an enormous group...
violence and the incidence of violence among the mentally ill (see Mental Illness and Violence, above). Short-term gains in funding, if they come, from riding a groundswell of misguided impressions could well be at the (unacceptable) cost of increased, unfair stigmatization of an enormous group...
Help for mental illness is widely available yet many reject help. Why don't some people get help for mental illness? Bipolar Burble blog.
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Some people find the prospect of meeting with an in-person therapist intimidating, while others can’t regularly commute to appointments because of disability, illness, or a busy schedule, for instance. In these types of scenarios, virtual therapy can be a viable alternative to consider. With a...
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...
(β = 0.484,p < 0.05). If we look at the prior research, the same pattern of findings exists. Even ethics means different in different cultures. Still, it prevails as a significant cause for people to avoid healthcare facilities based on the Metaverse technology (Grote and Berens...