This year, Friday October 10 will be National Depression Screening Day. Fifteen years ago this month, the medical school that I was attending at the time was one of the screening sites for National Depression Screening Day. I went for kicks. I mean, I already knew that I was depressed for most of my life,… Continue reading Friday, October 10 is National Depression Screening Day
Category: Mental Health Resources
Mental Health Parity Call-in Day 12/07/2007
I love the USA and am proud to be an American, but mental health care here sucks. As far as health insurance goes, even though psychiatry is a medical specialty, benefits pertaining to mental health are in a separate section of the policy and are NOT the same as those pertaining to other medical specialties.… Continue reading Mental Health Parity Call-in Day 12/07/2007
Piles
I’m finally getting through Michele Novotni‘s book What Does Everybody Else Know That I Don’t?: Social Skills Help for Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. In her chapter on disorganization, she relates a story about a woman who was getting a divorce. Now, this woman knew that the marriage was over, but she was hesitant about… Continue reading Piles
“Your destiny can’t be ruined by the decisions of others.”
I have been known to blast the radio when I am in the driver’s seat of a car. When driving alone, I will belt out Life After Love right along with Cher. But I don’t always listen to music. I often switch to talk radio, just to change things up a bit. Thursday, September 27,… Continue reading “Your destiny can’t be ruined by the decisions of others.”
From Jokester to Jailbird
I found the link to this article in a post on a blog about the television show Saturday Night Live. The article beautifully explains the plight of this brilliant, talented, mentally ill man caught up in the Canadian justice system. The United States has similar problems dealing with mental illness within its prison systems, as… Continue reading From Jokester to Jailbird
Caregivers need love, too
My dearest and bestest friend from college called me the other day. It really brightened my day! We used to haunt the nooks and crannies of the Berkeley campus to study in peace. We lost touch several years ago, but she took the time to search out my family to get in touch with me.… Continue reading Caregivers need love, too
The high cost of medications
I saw my therapist yesterday. I’m in a bind with medications, and he is trying to help me as best he can. It’s not his fault that I have no health insurance and can’t afford the medications that I need. Anyway, he filled out the paperwork to get meds from the drug company, but I… Continue reading The high cost of medications