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My Search for a Psychiatric Bed in an Overburdened Health System
8+ hour, 49+ min ago (1024+ words) If you or someone you know may be experiencing a mental health crisis, contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by dialing or texting "988." Eight days before my 33rd birthday in April, a social worker at a crisis clinic near Denver determined I…...
Marijuana Doesn't Help Mental Health Conditions, Analyses Find
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (226+ words) CNN: Scientists Say Marijuana Doesn't Ease Anxiety Or Other Mental Health Conditions" Using medical or recreational marijuana to ease symptoms of numerous mental health conditions doesn't work, according to two new analyses of existing gold-standard research. (La Motte, 3/16) More about…...
Psychiatrists" Use of Biomarkers Could Open a New Window Into Mental Health Diagnoses
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (987+ words) Amanda Miller was 30 and pregnant with her second child in Hershey, Pennsylvania, when she developed depression. After she gave birth, her depression worsened. It was joined by a slew of unexplained health problems. This story also ran on USA Today....