by Michelle Meltzer | Mar 7, 2018 |
About Complicated Bereavement Disorder However, for some people, acute grief can gain a foothold and become a chronic, debilitating mental health condition that worsens over time, rather than gets better. This is called complicated grief (CG). Pre-existing mental...
by Michelle Meltzer | Mar 7, 2018 |
Suicide Warning Signs: What to Watch for and Do Every year, some 42,000 Americans die by suicide. More than a million others attempt it, and 9 million people think about it. Among teenagers and adults under 35, suicide ranks behind only accidents as the top cause of...
by Michelle Meltzer | Mar 7, 2018 |
Loss of a Spouse Can Cause Depression, Even Two Years Later The recent loss of a spouse is a significant risk factor for depression in elderly patients, according to a study published in the October issue of the American Journal of Psychiatry. Some people can...
by Michelle Meltzer | Mar 7, 2018 |
TED Talk: I got 99 problems … palsy is just one “I have cerebral palsy. I shake all the time,” Maysoon Zayid announces at the beginning of this exhilarating, hilarious talk. (Really, it’s hilarious.) “I’m like Shakira meets Muhammad...
by Michelle Meltzer | Mar 7, 2018 |
I Wasn’t Ready to Say Goodbye: Surviving, Coping and Healing After the Sudden Death of a Loved One Each year about eight million Americans suffer the death of someone close to them. Now for thse who face the challenges of sudden death, there is a hand to hold,...
