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By webstaff Mental Illness Awareness Week (MIAW) takes place Oct. 3-9. It's an opportunity to learn more about serious mental illnesses such as major [...]

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Yet, myths about mental illness and fear of stigma may prevent people from receiving medical treatment.” Symptoms of depression vary from person to person, [...]

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Nearly half of all inmates in New South Wales have a mental illness, but there is a desperate shortage of beds in prison mental health units and decisions about their care are left in the hands of prison guards with little or no [...]

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Today, Oct. 7, is National Depression Screening Day. It is held annually during Mental Illness Awareness Week, and more than half a million people have been screened each year for depression since 1991. [...]

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An extremely important aspect of treatment is making the person – adult or child – aware that his or her mental disorder is not their fault but it is also not an excuse for inappropriate behavior. The individual is responsible for his [...]

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During the first week of October, mental health advocates around the country will gather to celebrate Mental Illness Awareness Week by shunning the seriously mentally ill. [...]

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Well, according to the DSM, which is basically the encyclopedia of mental illness, they classify disorders into Axes, or categories. Axis I, which are generally acute disorders, also called clinical disorders. [...]

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