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Is it true that not all people living with a mental health condition require medication? Yes, it is. Some people can manage their conditions without medication. However, there are many who cannot.

The National Alliance on Mental Illness reports that between 70 and 90% of individuals experience symptom relief with a combination of therapy and medication. Complete recovery from a variety of ...

Extended care models for treating individuals with severe mental illness offer hope and lasting change, a stark contrast from ...

Misconceptions can only be corrected by educating yourself about mental health and illness. Dispelling common myths is an essential step toward abating the stigma and diminishing the fears ...

A lot has been written about mental health in the workplace and the risks of sharing a mental illness with coworkers or employers. September is National Suicide Prevention Month--an important time ...

S1: Research on what drives mass shooters and why blaming mental illness is problematic. S2: The broader question of , well , what is motivating a shooter has to come down to more than just mental ...

To break down these misconceptions, we are encouraging those who face mental health challenges to tell your story. Show us your normal with a photo or video and a few sentences about your everyday ...

Ending misconceptions about the mentally ill is a goal of local writer and editor Sheila Wilensky, who recently published a book, “A Certain Slant of Light: Emerging From the Shadows of Mental ...

DAYTON — The pandemic leading to an increase in more, severe eating disorders also exposes misconceptions about groups of people the mental illness impacts, an I-Team investigation revealed ...

5. Myth: Mental illness can be treated by locking people away in isolation. Data demonstrate that solitary confinement itself can lead to psychosis, paranoia, perceptual distortions, and anger.

Over 40 million adults will experience mental illness this year, according to the NAMI, and a bout 2.6% of adults in the United States − like me − live with bipolar disorder.