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A Look at Mental Health in the LGBTQIA+ Community During Pride Month 2022

My Brains Not Broken

From the American Psychiatric Association : LGBTQ individuals are more than twice as likely as heterosexual men and women to have a mental health disorder in their lifetime. times more likely to experience depression, anxiety, and substance misuse compared with heterosexual individuals. population. LGBTQ individuals are 2.5

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New Treatments for Bipolar Depression—Options for Treatment Resistance

Nnatasha Tracy

Recently, Psychiatric Times did a comprehensive piece on new or unusual bipolar depression treatments, treatments that may be an option for treatment-resistant bipolar depression. They are thinking outside the standard bipolar depression treatments.

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How the Winter Months Impact Our Mental Health

My Brains Not Broken

I assumed that since I had depression year-round, there’s no reason that it would be worse, right? Not that it needs to be said on this blog, but seasonal depression is real. And it was surprising to learn that during this time of year, some symptoms of depression were triggered more often than usual.

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depression's causes

Clinical Philosophy

What causes depression? But it occurs to me - on reading the newly minted BPS document " Understanding Depression: Why Adults Experience Depression and What Can Help " - that it really isn't. And the thing is, just asking 'what causes depression?' And so too, I suggest, is asking 'what causes depression?'

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A Helpful Guide to KVC’s Mental Health and Child Welfare Services in Kansas and Missouri

KVC

By centralizing critical functions like Accounting and Human Resources, KVC’s local teams can focus on their core competencies such as social work, therapy and inpatient children’s psychiatric treatment. KVC Hospitals – Children’s Psychiatric Treatment. Learn more about admissions here or call (913) 890-7468.

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Staff Retention in Behavioral Health: Your Questions Answered

Relias

According to a report published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the percent of Americans who attributed major depression to neurobiological causes increased by 13% between 1996 and 2006. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) predicts that, by 2025, the U.S.

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Living with Someone Who Has Bipolar Disorder and Learning as You Go: How to Support Someone with Bipolar Disorder; Part 2

Bipolar Bandit

Their severe depressions and highest of manic episodes can ruin relationships. It is when that happens, I don’t listen to reason, get into fights, do things I regret later, hurt the people I love and sometimes even end up in a psychiatric hospital. First, let me say it is not easy living with someone with bipolar disorder.

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