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Seasonal Affective Disorder - The Basics
First published on February 05, 2006. [More]
It’s a disease
Recent high profile deaths have put suicide and mental health in the headlines. Society stills struggles to understand that depression and bipolar affective disorder along with other mental health disorders are diseases just like cancer or heart disease.
Understanding the Mental Health Effects of Indirect Exposure to Mass Trauma Through the Media [Commentary]
Exposure to mass trauma is common. In the United States, 15% of women and 19% of men have reported lifetime exposure to natural disasters alone. 1 Since the advent of 24-hour television news, exposure to mass violence and natural disasters through the med
New Study Shows Reciprocal Pain and Depression Links
A new study in The Journal of Pain, published by the American Pain Society, www.ampainsoc.org, shows that changes in pain severity can predict subsequent depression severity and, likewise, a worsening change in depression is an equally strong predictor of
Clark College 's 'Mental Health Mondays' return Oct. 3
Clark College’s “Mental Health Mondays” series returns Oct. 3 when Bill Dehen discusses “Coping with Change.” The series will continue throughout the fall, covering a wide array of social issues.