Mental Health Archive
Mental health care is at crossroads. Again. This time trauma-informed care challenges the biomedical model of mental illness. Some see this crossroad as potentially leading to a revolutionary shift in mental healthcare. Others look for ways to join disparate …
In honor of September being Suicide Prevention month, I wanted to write an article to raise awareness about the epidemic of suicide among adolescents in our society today. It seems as though just about every time you turn on the …
By: Luis Gay Edited by: Juliana Zhu, Esq. Cake is usually present during the most joyous days of our lives such as birthdays, weddings, and parties. This is why Depressed Cake Shops have been so successful in their mission to …
Is embracing change one of your strong suits? Don’t worry if you answered “no” to that question. Many of us are not comfortable embracing change – even when that change will lead us to a more positive, healthy place in …
By: Kristine AlarconOn April 21st, the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA)’s Dream Resource Center (DRC) released a study called “Pol(ICE) in My Head.” The study focused on the mental health of undocumented and uninsured youths revealing that there …
Different explanations have been given for the increased number of people suffering from mental illness. Some have claimed the increase is the result of ever-expanding diagnostic criteria and syndromes that risk medicalizing normal emotional reactions. Others argue the increase is …
By far, one of the largest and most profound obstacles faced by those with mental illness, especially serious and persistent mental illness, is the associated stigma.
Written by Nooreen Akhtar, University of Aberdeen While the world mourns the lives lost in the devastating Germanwings plane crash, media speculation over what happened has intensified. The French prosecutor earlier concluded that co-pilot Andreas Lubitz had sealed himself in the …
Understandably, but sometimes incorrectly, families of mentally ill patients think that because serious medical conditions are best treated at a hospital, serious mental health issues are also best treated in the same fashion, at residential facilities or in an out-patient …
As I write this, it’s early in the morning of Christmas eve and while the anticipation of Christmas morning just 24 hours or less awaits, Anticipation itself is felt before job interviews, while awaiting calls to offer you employment or …
