Friday, October 10 is National Depression Screening Day

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

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.”