by Austin Rode | May 24, 2022 | Mental Health, Stories
The potential for video games in treatment for depression is a very overlooked and under-studied field. For decades, popular media has played up the narrative that video games are bad for children and developing youth. Whether it was behavioral problems, lack of...
by Hegel Ordaz | Jun 18, 2021 | Mental Health, Personal Stories
The words loco and loca, meaning crazy, are broadly used in my community back home to describe people mostly in a favorable way. These are people who are naturally funny and think outside the box. Members of my community who are virtuous and full of life always seem...
by Mary Abzug | Oct 23, 2020 | Mental Health, Personal Stories, Women's Day
Blackness in Mental Health Today The 2020 Black Lives Matter protests that have followed the killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, have shed a heavy light on the problem of racial inequality in America. While racial inequality is by no means a new issue...
by Mhtadmin | Feb 21, 2020 | Blog, Mental Health
The American Psychological Association states that depression is one of the most common mental disorders. According to Healthline, although we think of depression as being a mental and emotional disorder, it can have various effects on our physical well-being....
by Lulu The Green Fairy | Feb 5, 2020 | Blog, Mental Health, Personal Stories
Recently, whilst walking through town, I became temporarily dissociated. My physical presence felt detached from my surroundings and my senses shut down to the point of numbness. Nothing beyond my self felt real, and even the self felt curiously alien. WebMD describes...
by Roz Hedayatian | Sep 28, 2019 | Blog, Lifestyle, Mental Health, News
As it turns out, our little furbabies are more than just cute and loyal companions; they improve our mental health too! Have you ever come home from a bad day and instantly felt better after seeing your pet? If so, you’re not alone. A Survey conducted on the...
