“Mental health” is a tricky phrase. It often carries implications of weakness, or being ‘less than,’ and trails behind it decades of undeserved stigma. In actuality, mental health is something that exists within all of us. Sometimes life – and thus our everyday thoughts and emotions – is smooth sailing, and sometimes it’s not so wonderful. From depression and anxiety to PTSD and bipolar disorder, postpartum depression, and more, there are many common clinical mental health conditions. Individuals who …
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American Medical ID is proud and honored to be one of the corporate volunteer groups that participated in the 25th Houston Stand Down event. This initiative has been supporting our …
Guest post by PTSDWifey June is PTSD awareness month and it is the goal of many organizations to increase awareness of PTSD while minimizing the stigma about this medical condition. …
There are nearly 23 million veterans in the US today and many of them face different health issues as a result of their military service. The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) …
In the United States, more than 43 million adults live with mental illness. That’s about one in every five. The percentages dramatically increase in certain social demographics such as the …