NAMI Erie County Ohio News & Blog

By nami.org staff — Rest Up Week — For the fourth consecutive year, the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) is providing its employees a paid “Rest Up Week” from … Read more

A new UCLA Health study has found that resilient people exhibit neural activity in the brain regions associated with improved cognition and regulating of emotions, and were more mindful and … Read more

By Michael Timmes, Forbes.com –. Workplace Mental Health Matters to Employees — Last month was National Mental Health Awareness Month, but these days, discussions of mental health and well-being have been … Read more

Service Dog Study Shows Reduced PTSD — By Staff at https://www.nih.gov/ — For military members and veterans who have been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), adding a service dog … Read more

By Kelly Swing, Rolling Stone Magazine — Some People May Not Have Access to a Counselor — But They Do Need a Haircut. That’s Where Salon Professionals Can Step In. … Read more

By Linda M. Richmond, from Psychiatry News — 2 Studies Tie Marijuana Use to Cortical Changes Two recent studies tied cannabis use to structural brain changes that remain visible on … Read more

By Ellen Barry, from the New York Times. — The annual gathering of the American Psychiatric Association is a dignified and collegial affair, full of scholarly exchanges, polite laughter and polite … Read more

By Lizzie Hyman and Ingrid Vasquez from people.com — Demi Lovato found the “light” again after starting to work on herself. The 31-year-old singer got candid about how her relationship … Read more

By Katy Otto, from nami.org — (Note: EMDR – Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing  – is a nontraditional type of psychotherapy used for treating PTSD). “You’ve been doing it all … Read more

From Mass General Brigham — Experts: Menopause does not uniformly elevate the risk of depression and other mental health conditions A new review paper from authors at Brigham and Women’s … Read more

By Jess Berthold, from ucsf.edu. — New study may support heat-based treatment to stimulate self-cooling as new treatment for depression. — People with depression have higher body temperatures, suggesting there … Read more