SIOUX CITY (KTIV) - May is Mental Health Awareness Month but how do you define mental health? Several organizations are coming together to find a solution. Mental health is sometimes hard to talk ...
A recent study calculated that mental disorders topped the most costly conditions tied to health in the U.S., with total spending in 2013 reaching $201 billion. Published last month in Health Affairs, ...
Most of us can discern signs of mental illness when we observe them. Mental illnesses manifest in behaviors that do not appear normal, and which can sometimes cause a risk of harm to self or others.
Over time, Gabriella Thomas has noticed a trend: Resources to help college students like her navigate the stressors of school are cropping up everywhere. "They're not something you really have to go ...
When residents witness a mental health crisis — be it threats of suicide, a psychotic episode, or erratic violence — the common response is to call 911. But what happens between that call and the ...
Those of us who agree with Szasz that “mental illness” is a myth will often put quotes around the term to bring attention to its problematic nature. Should we also be bringing attention to the ...