Researchers claim to have developed a tool to help identify the risk of violence among mentally ill patients admitted to psychiatric units. As part of National Recovery Month, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has made Sept. 17-23 its second annual National Recovery Week. Positive reinforcement – not stigmatizing
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Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. once said that “faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase.” Kendal M. Tucker, president-elect of the Idaho Counseling Association, a branch of the American Counseling Association, uses faith-based counseling techniques to help her clients do just that. She
Men make up 20 percent of those who struggle with anorexia — and that number is on the rise. Read GQ’s profiles of men who have struggled with the disorder. If you’re having doubts about your upcoming marriage, researchers say it may be more than just cold feet. Taking time
Male stroke survivors are more likely to suffer from depression than females after an episode. The number of patients in England who have been treated in hospitals for stress has risen by seven percent. Taking time away from technology can decrease stress and allow us to better connect with the
On Sept. 10, the National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention (Action Alliance), along with Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Surgeon General Regina Benjamin, revealed the revised version of the National Strategy for Suicide Prevention (NSSP). The strategy, revised after nearly a decade of research, aims to place
(Press Release from SAMHSA) The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) Administrator Pamela S. Hyde announced the award of a minority fellowship grant of up to $1.6 million to expand the behavioral health workforce in order to reduce health disparities and improve health care outcomes for traditionally underserved
A handful of members of the American Counseling Association are answering a call to action from the University of Colorado Denver by providing pro-bono individual and group counseling to the university’s faculty, staff and students in the wake of the Aurora shooting tragedy on July 20. Those who stepped up
This fall, NBC is hoping to prove to viewers that a grief and loss comedy is no oxymoron. But the pilot episode of Go On, a half-hour comedy-drama series featuring funnyman Matthew Perry, has already caused more than a few jaws to drop within the counseling profession. Perry plays Ryan
The VA will cover the cost of service dogs for veterans with impaired vision, hearing or mobility but not for those with mental disabilities, such as PTSD. The autobiographical stories teens tell about themselves vary by gender. Active participation in Alcoholics Anonymous improves recovering alcoholics’ long-term recovery. Investing in a country’s mental
Experts believe that some personality types are addicted to stress. Young women who undergo repeated sexual assaults at a high risk for PTSD. Stress during pregnancy is linked with delivering pre-term babies. The proposed DSM-V changes to the diagnosis for PTSD will not substantially affect the number of people who meet criteria