A few years ago, a loved one received a diagnosis that changed everything. It wasn’t just the medical jargon or the looming physical challenges that kept us up at night; it was... Read more »
After five years of recovery, getting more adept at managing my anxiety and bipolar disorder, I had a nice, tidy job as a receptionist at a small graphic design company. But over... Read more »
Living with chronic illness often means living in a body that hurts. The pain can be searing or dull; intermittent or constant; affecting the body as a whole or specific body parts.... Read more »
Just as every country is protected by a tightly sealed border, so too is the brain. Breaches in the brain’s border wall cause many neurological dysfunctions, but a leaky brain border can... Read more »
On the campaign trail, Donald Trump spoke viciously about putting people with serious mental illness in “institutions where they belong.” I am one of those people. Twenty-one years ago, at age 13,... Read more »
The summer before starting college is a big time—it is natural and healthy for matriculating college students to hold out hope of a fresh start, amongst many other heightened dreams and expectations.... Read more »
Gjøde, I. C. T., Müller, A. D., Hjorthøj, C., Hemager, N., Ingversen, S., Moszkowicz, M., Christensen, S. H., Mikkelsen, L. J., Nielsen, S. S., Melau, M., Forman, J., Nordentoft, M., & Thorup,... Read more »
Lee YJ, Coleman M, Nakaziba KS, Terfloth N, Coley C, Epparla A, Corbitt N, Kazungu R, Basiimwa J, Lafferty C, Cole K, Agwang G, Kathawala E, Nkolo T, Wogali W, Richard EB,... Read more »
It is hard to understand why some people develop serious mental health conditions while others do not. Research conducted across many decades has revealed that there is a genetic link to mental... Read more »
The insights of people living with serious mental illness (SMI) in recovery can be invaluable to caregivers, but they are a largely untapped resource. Too often our insights are diminished, dismissed, and... Read more »