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Screening for mental illness? Yes, there's an app for that

Mental Health A-Z

(USA Today) There are numbers to track cholesterol and numbers to assess blood pressure, body temperature and weight. But can a number give an accurate read on your mental health?

The medical team behind a screening tool called Whats MyM3 says it can — and it can tell if you're at increased risk for depression, anxiety disorder, bipolar disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
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Helpful Hints about Schizophrenia for Family Members and Others

Schizophrenia

(Psych Central) People with schizophrenia often encounter challenges when it comes to their friends and family. Family often try and cope with someone who has schizophrenia for a period of time, but can become frustrated by their seeming lack of progress in treatment or staying in treatment altogether. A family’s emotional support may wane, and some families cut off all contact with their schizophrenic son, daughter or sibling. Continue.

Wounded war veterans find brotherhood in softball

Health & Wellness

(Reuters) - When Saul Bosquez, a 27-year-old U.S. Army veteran who lost part of his left leg in Iraq, stepped up to the plate during a softball game this Memorial Day weekend, he knew he needed a big hit. Continue.

 

Want to help vets with PTSD? Treat families too

Depression

(Stars & Stripes) WASHINGTON — Spouses of veterans suffering mental health war wounds know the stresses those illnesses can bring to the entire family. Now, a new study from University of Missouri (highlighted by Syracuse’s Institute for Veterans and Military Families this week) suggests that treating that “secondary traumatization” can be an important step in helping cure the veterans’ issues. Continue.

The Art of Hope

Mental Health A-Z

(Far From Paradise) “Trust even the bleak times. When you reach the end of the tunnel, then you will know why this all had to be.” – Melody Beattie, Journey to the Heart

Lately, I have spent quite a bit of time thinking about hope; wondering what hope is, what it means to hope and how hope is different than expectation. I have had challenges trusting that being hopeful through the bleak times is really worth the effort.

I have been trying to understand how one can be hopeful but yet not have expectations that things will turn out a certain way. Especially in the moments when I truly feel hopeless and those expectations feel like a life-vest, keeping me afloat.Continue.