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Mental Health

Mental Health Awareness Month

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Mental health is an essential part of overall health and well-being. Wellness is more than an absence of disease; it involves complete general, mental, and social well-being. Mental illness is common and can affect anyone at anytime. But effective treatment is available and people do recover.  Learn more >

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Coping with Tragedy

The devastating effects of tragedies can have tremendous psychological impact on those directly and indirectly affected. 
People may have various stress reactons that present psychological, as well as physical symptoms. Learn more >

PersonFinder: Boston Marathon Explosions
 

Athletes and Concussions

Athletes and Concussions


American Psychiatric Association Healthy Minds blogger and sports psychiatriy expert Claudia Reardon, M.D., discusses concussions in young athletes.  More on concussions.

Healthy Minds Blog - Autism

In a recent Healthy Minds Blog, Carolyn Chambers talks about her experience as a mother of daughter with autism and provides some tips for parents, such as joining support groups, paying attention to diet, and being wary of "miracle cures." 
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Mental Health Checkup -
Lack of Illness vs Mental Health

We often focus more on how to treat illnesses, both physical and mental, than on how to stay healthy. Many people go through their entire lives never seeking out a mental health professional. But the absence of mental illness does not necessarily mean mental health. Learn more.
 

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