July 2019 By Madeline Strong Diehl Editor’s note: Madeline Strong Diehl is an award-winning poet and playwright who lives in Ann Arbor with her husband. Her therapeutic writing programs are designed as peer-to-peer workshops, integrating her knowledge and skills from more than three decades as an essayist and professional magazine writer and editor, along withContinue reading Therapeutic Writing: Using the Power of Storytelling to Practice Mindfulness, Heal, and Recover Our Dreams
Free NAMI eBook Available Now
FEBRUARY 2019 Imagine this situation: A family member is suddenly experiencing a mental health crisis and you need to know how to help that person right away. NAMI has a Family-to-Family course but the next class is several weeks away. Where can you turn for the immediate assistance you need? A new program coming toContinue reading Free NAMI eBook Available Now
Is Romance in the Offing? NAMI Offers Advice
FEBRUARY 2019 Note: Our thanks to NAMI for allowing us to republish this article from the NAMI website: nami.org/find-support/living-with-a-mental-health-condition/romantic-relationships. When you’re living with a mental health condition, you may wonder whether or not to talk about it with your significant other. And if you’re single, you may wonder if having a mental health condition rulesContinue reading Is Romance in the Offing? NAMI Offers Advice
Internet Resources for Mental Health
DECEMBER 2018 BY LOIS MAHARG Looking for assistance with a mental health condition? If you’ve got access to the internet, resources are close at hand. While not recommended as a substitute for professional help, said Dr. Sagar V. Parikh, a physician with the University of Michigan Depression Center, resources from the internet can supplement therapy.Continue reading Internet Resources for Mental Health
Mental Illness on the Job: Conceal It or Reveal It?
DECEMBER 2018 BY LOIS MAHARG Years ago I worked as a reporter on a small town newspaper, and one day at the water cooler a colleague suggested taking a mental health day. “A mental health day?” the editor called out from his office in a sarcastic tone of voice. “What’s that?” I vowed then neverContinue reading Mental Illness on the Job: Conceal It or Reveal It?
Research Spotlight: Treatments for Youth “at Risk” for Psychosis
June 2018 By Cynthia Z. Burton, Unger Research Fellow, University of Michigan In recent years, there has been a growing effort among mental health researchers and clinicians to recognize and even provide treatment for adolescents and young adults considered “at risk” for developing psychosis. But how are these youth identified? And what treatments are theyContinue reading Research Spotlight: Treatments for Youth “at Risk” for Psychosis
Depression Responds to Bright Light Therapy
April 2018 By Lois Maharg If you live with depression, chances are you’re taking an antidepressant and/or undergoing some type of psychotherapy. Pills and talk have been the mainstays of depression treatment for four decades: neither is always effective but both are backed by studies that allow them to qualify as research based. A reviewContinue reading Depression Responds to Bright Light Therapy
Why You Need a Psychiatric Advance Directive
By Lois Maharg March 2018 No one likes to contemplate losing the ability to make rational decisions about healthcare. Yet this situation may arise during a mental health crisis. When it does, other people end up making treatment decisions for you—unless you have a Psychiatric Advance Directive (PAD). An “instructive” PAD gives instructions about specificContinue reading Why You Need a Psychiatric Advance Directive