Month: October 2021
Oct 26, 2021 By J. Scott Wilson, Adrienne Bankert, Nexstar Media Wire PA Homepage https://www.pahomepage.com/lifestyle/healthbeat/kids-mental-health-declared-national-emergency/ Facing a rising tide of mental illness among children, the top pediatricians in the U.S. … Read more
Oct 14, 2021 By Matthew Gavidia AJMC https://www.ajmc.com/view/poor-sleep-quality-linked-with-incidence-of-mental-disorders-in-large-study Poor sleep quality may be a contributing factor to the development of mental disorders, according to study findings published this week in PLOS Medicine. In … Read more
Oct 20, 2021 By Cindy Tillory NAMI https://www.nami.org/Blogs/NAMI-Blog/October-2021/Why-Labels-Can-Be-Harmful-When-You-Have-Mental-Illness When you are young, society seems to hand out labels like candy on Halloween. Growing up, I was labeled “the Black kid,” … Read more
Oct 22, 2021 By Marty Parrish NAMI https://www.nami.org/Blogs/NAMI-Blog/October-2021/Navigating-Financial-Barriers-to-Mental-Health-Treatment When I walked into an urgent care clinic one Sunday morning, I knew I could not afford the office visit, let alone … Read more
Sept 15, 2021 By Zia Sherrell Medical News Today https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/social-media-and-mental-health Many people in today’s world live with their smartphones as virtual companions. These devices use electronic social media networks that … Read more
Sept 15, 2021 By Gianna Melillo AJMC https://www.ajmc.com/view/could-psychedelics-ease-mental-health-toll-from-covid-19-other-crises- As rates of mental illnesses brought on and exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemiccontinue to climb, experts are calling for substantial changes to … Read more