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When you’re deep in darkness and struggling with your mental health, sometimes it can be hard to see any light. Amidst the maze of darkness,…
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In an interview with Steve Paikin of The Agenda, physician and author Dr. Gabor Mate discusses his new book The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness…
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The Neighbours’ window tells a story of a mother named Alli who has three children. She has grown frustrated of her relationship with her husband…
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The poem “EPISODE I—CLINICAL DEPRESSION” BY AKIF KICHLOO dives into his struggle with his own diagnosis of depression and the separation as an individual from…
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During the Romantic age, Theodore Gericault created portraits of patients of his friend Dr. Etienne-Jean Georget. In this piece, he painted a “woman addicted to…
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Elyn Saks, a successful mental health lawyer, and professor at the University of Southern California Gould Law School, came forward in 2007 to speak about…
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Explaining a serious illness like cancer to a child is daunting for any parent. How, when, and how much do I tell my child? Parents…