Throughout May each year, we celebrate Mental Health Awareness Month (MHAM). Since 1949, Mental Health America (MHA) has been leading the observance of May MHAM. For 2020, MHA will continue… Read More
Dr. Terence Ketter discusses World Bipolar Day and its theme for 2020, stigma. World Bipolar Day emphasizes the international diversity of antibipolar efforts. Dr. Ketter explains how stigma behind psychopharmacological… Read More
The COVID-19 pandemic isn’t affecting physical health only; it has an impact on mental health as well. In this webinar, Paul Gionfriddo, President of Mental Health America, and Christine Moutier, MD,… Read More
Nonadherence to medication is a serious problem in mental health care. In this webinar, Dawn Velligan, PhD, and Craig Chepke, MD, will discuss the current state of adherence and the… Read More
Drs. Rachel Self, Carolyn Tyler, and Heather Davidson provide an understanding of the immune system and neuroinflammation and their impact on mood disorders. Topics covered in part two of this… Read More
The opioid use crisis. Rising suicidality. Greater treatment by antidepressants and other psychotropic medications. An increased utilization of mental health care services. The signs point to a mental health crisis.… Read More
What is the ideal way to provide behavioral health care in a locale where stigma against it runs deep? Integrate behavioral health care into primary care, collocate its delivery with… Read More
In this interview, Dwayne Mayes sits down with PsychU to explain why individuals may engage in self-medication and substance abuse, based on his personal experience as a peer support specialist.… Read More
Residential care settings such as assisted living communities will need to fill more than 1.2 million direct care jobs between 2018 and 2028. This includes filling new jobs, as well… Read More