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During the 20+ years of my clinical experience in acute psychiatric practice, I am often asked about my overall approach to emotional health care. In response, I have attempted to break the process down as simply as possible through what I term the “RATE” process, an acronym that I refer to as “Rapidly Assess, Treat [...]
The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) applauds PBS stations’ airing of When Medicine Got It Wrong, a documentary about the grassroots movement in the 1970s that led to the national alliance that continues to fight for individuals and families affected by serious mental illness. NAMI Executive Director Mike Fitzpatrick notes the documentary, which airs [...]
A series of free webcasts are available next month to help people recognize the signs and symptoms of common mental illnesses and to learn how to connect people in need with professional, peer and self-help resources in their communities. The four webcasts, produced by the National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare (National Council), are available [...]
In recognition of Mental Health Month this May, Tom Kane, San Antonio Recovery International peer-to-peer self-help group leader, invites anyone dealing with stress, anxiety, fatigue, anger management issues or any other mental or behavioral health concerns to join his group, which meets every Tuesday, at 10:00 A.M. in the Garden Room of the Incarnate Word [...]
War. It’s not always waged on a battle field. Nor is it always two countries in conflict. Sometimes, war can take on a different front. About one out of seven military personnel have experienced the affects of posttraumatic stress disorder when returning home from a deployment. A faceless battle that rages from within, PTSD can [...]
Integrative Psychiatrists Richard P. Brown and Patricia Gerbarg Present a Trauma Workshop in Association with The Sexual Assault & Mental Health Project and Marist College in Poughkeepsie, New York, April 23, 2010 New York – Richard P. Brown, MD, and Patricia Gerbarg, MD, will present a one day workshop April 23, 2010 entitled Breath~Body~Mind Trauma [...]
When a 24-year-old in Iowa killed a local coach in June of 2009, psychologists discovered mental illness, specifically schizophrenia, was the cause of the murder. Dr. J. Craig Allen, chief medical officer for Rushford and a psychologist with The National Council of Behavioral Healthcare, emphasizes the importance of mental health awareness and education to prevent [...]
Gary Green, who is a Treatment Director for Woodland Intensive Residential in Minnesota, was recently pondering the thought of a higher power and what that means to an individual in times of need. Between the Bachelor’s Degree he earned in Psychology from St. Cloud State University and his subsequent years of experience in the mental [...]
Teens struggle with different challenges today than in the past. There are challenges with drugs and alcohol, peer pressure, depression, and many other issues and worries. Troubled teens often find themselves looking to their friends for help. Many of their friends are troubled teens themselves and are not qualified or in the right frame of [...]
