Panic Attack Symptoms Less Commonly Discussed
If you've ever suffered from panic attacks, you know what they feel like, but those who haven't may not realize the full spectrum of symptoms someone in the throes of a panic attack might be experiencing. We though it would be worthwhile to share an excerpt from an article published on The Mighty that addresses…
Handle teenage depression carefully
This article from the Las Vegas Review-Journal makes an important point about teenage depression: there are aspects of being a teen (moodiness, acting out) that are likely to emerge periodically regardless of any other factors, so catching the situations where those aspects tip towards something more requires a keen eye and a delicate touch. Here's…
Cara Delevingne on depression and her mother’s heroin use
We've talked a lot on this blog about the heroin epidemic in Ohio, and in particular about how it's affected groups of people who transcend the traditional idea of what heroin users look like. In a recent interview with Esquire, actress/model Cara Delevingne shared that her struggle with depression dates back to her childhood and the…
Personality Changes In Alzheimer’s Disease: New Checklist
A group of researchers who recently presented at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference in Toronto have developed a new checklist that focuses on detecting personality changes as an indicator of dementia and helps diagnose "Mild Behavioral Impairment (MBI)," which may be a predictor of the disease. The excerpt below is from an article on the checklist from Medical Daily, and we hope you'll read it and…
New York Promotes Mental Health First Aid
New York City is partnering with the National Council for Behavioral Health to promote mental health first aid training, and we wanted to share Yes! magazine's story on it to raise awareness for this valuable training and the applications it has for clergy, police officers and others in a position to help. Here's an excerpt…
Anxiety and the Brain
Unworthy published an article about anxiety that touches on what happens in your brain when you feel anxiety and anxiety's relationship to PTSD, and we thought it was worth sharing here. Please read the excerpt below, and if you live in northeastern Ohio and recognize yourself or someone else and would like to be evaluated,…
Suicide Survivors and PTSD
The Establishment ran a valuable piece on the trauma suicide survivors experience, and we thought it was with sharing here. If you're a suicide survivor, or if you know someone who is, and if you recognize the symptoms described in the excerpt below or the full article you can click through to, we hope you'll…
June 27 is PTSD Awareness Day
June 27 is PTSD Awareness Day. We found an interview with a retired Air Force Colonel we wanted to share that offers one man's experience with this affliction. We hope you'll watch the video linked below, and if you're in the greater Cleveland area and recognize yourself or someone you love, we hope you'll give…
Mental health stigmas and the workplace
One of the valid points in Geoff McDonald's article about the importance to businesses of being aware of their employees' mental health is that the stigmas attached to mental health issues are enough to make some people hide what their experiencing instead of seeking treatment. Here's an excerpt from Geoff's article, and there's a link below…
