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American Psychiatric Association Fri, Oct 8, 2021 On Sunday, October 10, World Mental Health Day, the American Psychiatric Association Foundation (APAF) will launch a monthly podcast to engage the public in conversations about the current mental health crisis. Each episode of “Mentally Healthy Nation” will focus on an aspect of mental health that affects people in... read more
American Psychiatric Association Mon Sept 13, 2021 APA has joined 17 other health organizations in supporting the Collaborate in an Orderly and Cohesive Manner (COCM) Act. The COCM Act was introduced by Reps. Lizzie Fletcher (D-Texas) and Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-Wash.) in the House of Representatives on Friday. If enacted, this legislation would improve access to evidence-based... read more
Mardy Fish Can Relate to What Naomi Osaka Is Going Through
The New York Times By Christopher Clarey Sept. 6, 2021 Anxiety forced Fish to withdraw from the 2012 U.S. Open. Now he is open about his mental health and works with the U.S.T.A. to provide more resources for players. The fourth-round singles matches at the U.S. Open were underway on Sunday, and Mardy Fish, the... read more
The New York Times By Reed Abelson Aug. 31, 2021 Health plans for state and local workers can opt out of the federal law requiring them to treat mental health like other medical conditions. One 16-year-old spent 28 days in treatment for substance abuse but was forced to leave once his parents’ insurance coverage ran... read more
American Psychiatric Association Sept 3, 2021 Yesterday APA joined five other leading physician groups in opposing a Texas state law that took effect Wednesday banning abortions, medical counseling, and support related to abortion after six weeks of pregnancy. “Our organizations, which represent nearly 600,000 physicians and medical students, strongly oppose any laws and regulations that... read more
The Washington Post By Katherine EllisonAugust 13, 2021 ADHD — the most common psychiatric disorder of childhood — lasts longer for more people than has been widely assumed, according to new research. “Only 10 percent of people really appear to grow out of ADHD,” says the lead author, psychologist Margaret Sibley, associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences... read more
How Toxic Diet Culture Is Passed From Moms to Daughters
TeenVogue By Deanna Schwartz August 2, 2021 When I was a kid, I thought my mom was the most beautiful woman in the world. She never seemed to think of herself the same way. My mom has been on a diet for almost her entire adult life. She started her first diet, she told me, when she... read more
How to support someone going through a mentally tough time
The Washington Post By Allyson Chiu July 27, 2021 Shortly after news broke that Simone Biles had unexpectedly withdrawn from the women’s gymnastics team final at the Olympics because, as she later put it to reporters, she felt she wasn’t in “the right head space” to continue competing, reactions to the stunning decision poured forth. While many... read more
The New York Times By Kelley Manley July 11, 2021 A mountain climber with bipolar disorder had an episode that thwarted his team’s plan to summit the world’s seventh-highest peak, prompting a debate about mental illness in adventure sports. Cory Richards was about to attempt an unclimbed route up the seventh-highest mountain in the world when... read more
How to Manage Panic Attacks
The New York Times By Julie Halpert April 12, 2020 The sudden, short-lived feeling of anxiety, shortness of breath and disabling fear can be confused with symptoms of coronavirus. Here’s what to do about it. Anna Daniels, a 27-year-old living in Chagrin Falls, Ohio, was scheduled to start a new job as a nanny on... read more