James Middleton shares his mental health journey
James Middleton, brother of Kate Middleton, has written a piece for the Daily Mail about his struggles with anxiety, depression, ADD and dyslexia. We always appreciate when public figures help alleviate the stigmas around mental illness by sharing their personal experiences. Here is an excerpt from his frank and revealing article. We hope you'll click…
Kids are overwhelmed with anxiety. Why?
Kids today are overwhelmed with anxiety, and one man believes he has some insight into why. John Thornton Jr. writes for Vox that he's spent the past year gaining insight into the stressors affecting the sixth- to 12th-grade students he ministers to at a mainline Baptist church in North Carolina. He's noticed some significant trends, which…
Teen girls at higher risk of social media-linked depression, study
AJC.com distilled some interesting results from a study conducted by researchers in the United Kingdom. According to their data, girls are more likely to suffer depression linked to their social media use than boys, but the tendency to be affected by social media use is present in both boys and girls. We felt it was…
How Can You Help Loved Ones With Depression At Christmas?
Where the holidays introduce a number of heightened stressors that can trigger episodes of depression and anxiety, they also tend to offer more sources of comfort and support. Family and friends can be immeasurably helpful at this time of year, and we thought it worthwhile to share an excerpt from an article in the South China…
Christmas and Mental Health: Some Surprising Conclusions
There's a dominant belief that Christmas triggers mental health episodes, depression and suicide at a higher intensity than the rest of the year. Shockingly, the data doesn't support that belief. Where there's definitely a spike in mental health related issues at this time of year, studies show that during the week of Christmas there are…
Older Adults’ Abstract Reasoning Skills May Predict Later Depression
Wondering if there's a way to know in advance what someone's risk of depression is? A new study in Scotland suggests that declining abstract reasoning skills may be an indicator. The excerpt below is from a PsychCentral article on the topic, which we thought may be of special interest to aging adults and/or caregivers for…
Dealing With Holiday Depression? You Don’t Have To Suffer Alone
We're in the thick of Holiday Season, and for many of us that means less joy and jollity and more stress and sadness. If you find yourself or someone you love struggling with holiday-related depression, it's important to remember that you aren't alone and that there are tools available to help. The excerpt below is…
Anxiety, Depression And Tech Addiction at Work
The pressures we feel at and about work have always been factors in mental health, and today there are more dimensions to what we're dealing with than ever before. Forbes highlighted some of these, anxiety, depression and tech addiction, in a recent article that we thought was worth sharing here. An excerpt is below, and…
Jon Hamm Defends Therapy as Necessary Medical Attention
We always appreciate it when public figures use their platforms to contribute to the destigmatization of mental health issues and treatment. Jon Hamm has done so in multiple interviews, most recently on “In Depth With Graham Bensinger." Watch the video below to hear his first-hand account of experiencing the benefits of therapy for the first time…
