Since 1949, Mental Health America (MHA) has designated May as Mental Health Month, a 31-day period of awareness and advocacy regarding mental health and wellbeing.
Finding Help, Finding Hope: Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week
It is estimated that 1 in 5 children in America will experience a behavioral health challenge. Science has shown that children are not “little adults”—their brains continue to develop throughout…
Read MoreMay is Mental Health Month: Raising Mental Health Awareness
For more than 65 years, Mental Health America (MHA), one of the United States’ leading community-based mental health advocacy groups, has observed the month of May as a month of…
Read MoreHormones and Imbalances Involved in Depression
Women & Depression According to numerous sources, women are twice as likely as men to be diagnosed with depression. This difference is incredibly persistent—you’ll find the 2-to-1 ratio remains across…
Read MoreDo Doctors Take Mental Health as Seriously as Physical Health?
At my last annual physical exam, my primary care physician took note of my height, weight, blood pressure, temperature and heart rate. Before I even entered the exam room, she…
Read MoreHow do Antidepressants Affect Sex Drive?
When Rachel’s psychiatrist recommended an antidepressant medication to help her manage her depression, she had a lot of questions.
What Should I Do if I Suspect my Partner is Depressed?
Like many modern American families, Robert and Sally are busy. Very busy. Married now for 11 years, both partners work full-time jobs, tend to their three children (and their ongoing…
Read MoreGeneSight® Psychotropic Test Demonstrated Substantial Cost Savings for Payers in New Study Published in Clinical Therapeutics
Economic Utility Study Showed Annual Cost Savings of $3,988 per Member SALT LAKE CITY, Feb. 23, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Assurex Health, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Myriad Genetics, Inc. (NASDAQ:MYGN),…
Read MoreDoes Poor Sleep Lead to Depression?
A few years ago, Sheryl found herself fighting a serious bout of insomnia—and, to hear her tell it, losing that battle pretty badly. “I just couldn’t sleep. I tried everything…
Read MoreFighting Stigma: Misrepresentations of Mental Illness in the Media
Facing stigma can be one of the most challenging aspects of living with a mental illness. Beyond the symptoms of your condition, you also have to deal with the set…
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