Mental Health

Deciding whether or not to take medication for our mental illness has got to be the most difficult decision one...

There are tons of compulsive behaviors that people now refer to has addictions such as sex, gambling, shopping, internet, video...

Parents want their child to have good self esteem. However, self-esteem doesn’t come naturally to children. It is something that...

The U.S. House of Representatives declared July National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month in 2008. Being that minorities are already...

"You can't help others until you first help yourself". "Don't burn your candle from both ends". I used to hate...

We often excuse a person’s behaviors when drinking alcohol as, “he normally doesn’t get belligerent like that, it’s just he...

As we go through life and the environment changes, our brain and its functions also change. Likewise, a person’s genetic...

Recently, three people have died by suicide in downtown Greensboro, North Carolina in less than a year by jumping off the...

Those of us with mental illnesses often face this confounding question at some point in our lives:  Is this illness...

Social isolation, discrimination, and labeling are a part of the everyday struggles faced by the mentally ill. 1 in 4...

We’re not talking about the old Playboy or Penthouse from years ago. That stuff of yore is tame in comparison...

by Daniel Jacob, MSW Our individual capacity for compassion is often uniquely different. However, have you ever thought about what...

If you are in a relationship and are seeking to separate or divorce from an abusive partner, your safety may...

Among the 500,000 mental health professionals in the US who will use the DSM 5, the 250,000 social workers (Center...

by Gary Direnfeld, MSW, RSW   No H8 Campaignwww.noh8campaign.com Learning that one’s child is homosexual, lesbian, bisexual or transsexual can...

Approximately a week ago, I wrote an article asking Will Clinical Social Workers Embrace the New DSM 5 in light of...

Update Follow Up Interview with Dr. Allen Frances Professor emeritus at Duke University, Dr. Allen Frances, penned an article in Psychology Today...

Social Work Helper caught up with acclaimed author, life coach,  and host of CBS radio A Moment of Change, Sherry Gaba...

by Deona Hooper, MSW The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) is the book psychiatrist, clinical social workers, and other mental...

Dear Social Workers, My name is Niki Schomas, and I am a special education teacher and parent of a child...