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Cyclones Are Worrisome for Mental Health, Not Simply Structures

Climate change and what it brings has broader implications than we knew, and now we are realizing how extensive mental health issues can be.

Anxiety Disorders, Recognizing the Symptoms

People with anxiety disorders respond to certain objects or situations with fear and dread. They have physical reactions to those objects, such as a rapid heartbeat and sweating.

Senseless Murder Mandates Prison or a Psychiatric Hospital Admission?

Mental illness presents us with many challenges in diagnosis and effective treatment. But the most serious of these issues surround the question of incarceration in...

Christmas in a Psychiatric Hospital

The end of the year is now in sight and several holidays are nearing. Thoughts turn to presents, celebrations, and reunions with family and friends. What happens when the holidays are celebrated in a psychiatric hospital?