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Meet Three Dancers Fighting Mental Health Stigmas
Since age 11, Pacific Northwest Ballet soloist Steven Loch has struggled with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). "Dance saved my life," he says. "Performing allows me to process my experiences with mental illness through movement. The muscle memory distracts my brain and, for the most part, I'm able to leave my OCD in the wings."OCD is a disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts (obsessions) and behaviors (compulsions) that they feel the urge to repeat over and over. Specialists generally divide OCD…
5 Ways to Love Someone With Mental Illness
The stigma and shame surrounding mental illness takes a toll on family members, making it difficult to find support when someone you love has mental illn...
A Surprising Number Of Teens With Depression Aren't Getting Treatment
More than 1 in 10 teens suffers from major depression.
I Illustrate My Darkest Thoughts To Help People Understand What It’s Like To Suffer From Mental...
I've been living with mental illness for as long as I can remember. And mental illness brings many weird thoughts in my head. So I draw them to make people understand what things can be like in the head of someone suffering with mental illness.
The Way We Care For People With Mental Illness Needs To Change
By: Patrick NelsonMy mother was a passionate advocate for children with mental illness.When she learned of a family coping with mental illness she would reach out to them. Talk. Listen. And bring them...
11 Quotes That Perfectly Sum Up The Stigma Surrounding Mental Illness
The only shameful thing about mental illness is the stigma attached to it. A lack of understanding when it comes to these disorders can leave sufferer...
11 Quotes That Perfectly Sum Up The Stigma Surrounding Mental Illness
The only shameful thing about mental illness is the stigma attached to it. A lack of understanding when it comes to these disorders can leave sufferer...
What I Wish People Knew About Having Severe Social Anxiety
"Everyone assumes that people who suffer from a brain or mental disorder can just get rid of it and make it go away like it's that easy. But it's not."
Why Mental Illness Can Fuel Physical Disease
Scientists say inflammation is the common thread.
Mental Health Week? We Need Mental Illness Week
It's mental health week, but don't we really need a mental illness week in Canada? Here's why mental health week just doesn't make sense.
UMSL show reveals talent, emotions of those with mental illness; others can learn and enjoy
One out of every four people will experience mental illness in any given year. And 100 percent of them can be artists, according to an exhibit at UMSL’s
FREE Webinar: So You Want to be a Mental Illness Blogger?
In this FREE webinar an associate editor for PsychCentral will help you become a mental illness blogger and share your experiences with the world.
Uncovering the biology of mental illness
The human brain is capable of complex processes. The brain senses time and visualizes space. It allows us to communicate through language and create beautiful works of art. But what about when these cognitive abilities go awry? The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) cites serious mental illness (SMI) as a mental, behavioral, or emotional disorder that interferes with or limits one or more major life…
