In this powerful TED Talk, mental-health advocate Vikram Patel discusses the prevalence of mental illness and the lack of psychological support for affected individuals, especially…
The song “Otherside” by Macklemore and Ryan Lewis narrates a story about drug use and the descent into addiction. As a young man, Macklemore struggled…
This series of in-depth interviews covers the difficulties that homeless men and women face with mental illness and drug abuse. A man named Cameron from…
After two tours of duty in Iraq, Sergeant Eric James of the United States Army returned home to Colorado where he began experiencing symptoms of…
In March 2016, legislative bodies in Maine put a bill forward to combat the state’s rising opioid addiction problem. New restrictions on opioids for chronic…
Student Laura Bain lives with bipolar disorder and describes her condition in this thought-provoking TEDx Talk. She illustrates the turmoil of what life is like…
Individuals open up in a short film about their early experiences with therapy: first feeling trepidation or reluctance, and then feeling relief or catharsis. In…
In his poem, ‘Alone’, Edgar Allen Poe explores his feelings of solitude and isolation. Edgar Allen Poe has been known to suffer from feelings of…
Rachel McKibbens writes a personal essay on her experience with bipolar disorder and that by denying that she had a problem, her mental condition worsened…
The effects of schizophrenia are profound. Characterized by delusions, hallucinations, and social withdrawal, the disorder has no known cure. The introduction of antipsychotic medications in…
