The Placebo Effect and Depression
Before a new drug is available to the public, it has to be tested in what is called a clinical trial, where patients with that specific condition are given the…
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July is Minority Mental Health Awareness Month: 5 Facts You Didn’t Know About Minorities & Mental Health
More than 60 million Americans suffer from a mental health condition in a given year. Many of those individuals are African American, Hispanic,…
Common Bedfellows: How Depression and Chronic Illness Often Relate
As we age, we may find ourselves being diagnosed with one or more of a variety of chronic conditions: rheumatoid arthritis, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, or cancer, just to name a…
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Does My Young Child Have Depression? Symptoms to Watch Out For
Most medical professionals would tell you that the typical onset of clinical depression occurs during the storm and stress of the teenage years. And, certainly, that is typical. But some…
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Date and Tell? How to Bring Up Your Mental Health When Entering a New Relationship
In an episode of the Showtime hit show, “Shameless,” Ian, a character who lives with bipolar disorder, struggles to tell a potential love interest about his condition. This dilemma isn’t…
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Advances in Suicide Prevention: A Q&A with Caitlin Thompson, VA Director of Suicide Prevention
National VA Research Week , held this year from May 16–20, is a national initiative to promote the role of the VA’s research in…
Don’t Trust the Internet: Mental Health Myths to Ignore
By Wendy Kagan You come home from the doctor with a new diagnosis, and where is the first place you go to dig up info? The Internet, of course. Some…
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Mental Health Awareness Month: How You Can Help Reduce Mental Health Stigma
May is Mental Health Awareness Month—the time when a variety of initiatives, media, screenings and other events bring attention to efforts to help reduce…
“This Is My Brave” Helps End Mental-Illness Stigma, One Story at a Time
Jennifer Marshall believes storytelling saves lives. That’s the inspiration behind This Is My Brave, the nonprofit organization Marshall created with the mission to end the stigma…
When Should you go to the Hospital or Urgent Care For Mental Health or Depression Issues?
When her daughter, Jessica, decided to drop out of college, Carolyn thought she might just need a break from the stress of school. But once Jessica moved back home, Carolyn…
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