Monthly Archives: October 2014

Typical or Troubled? School Mental Health Education Program

Typical or Troubled? School Mental Health Education Program The American Psychiatric Foundation (APF), the philanthropic and educational arm of the American Psychiatric Association (APA), provides grants to fund the implementation of the Typical or Troubled?™ mental health education program in … Continue reading

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New study throws into question long-held belief about depression

New Study Throws into Question Long-Held Belief About Depression [The following Press Release is from the American Chemical Society ACS News Service Weekly PressPac: Wed Aug 27 2014. Read the original here.] “Mice Genetically Depleted of Brain Serotonin Do Not … Continue reading

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Crisis Intervention Teams and your mental health

Crisis Intervention Teams and your mental health You may or may not be aware of a police function called a “Crisis Intervention Team” (CIT). There is a heavy ongoing push country-wide to train police officers to “handle” difficult situations involving … Continue reading

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The Truth About PTSD

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Pathologizing Tragedy and War to Sell Drugs So-called post-traumatic stress disorder emerged in the aftermath of the Vietnam War, when veterans were having difficulties overcoming the brutal events they had witnessed. Three American psychiatrists coined the … Continue reading

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