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Maternal Mental Health Matters: A Neglected but Vital Issue

Relias

Maternal mental health disorders can have serious consequences, such as impaired mother-infant bonding, poor child development, and increased risk of death from suicide or other causes. Healthcare professionals play a key role in screening, referring, treating, and following up with mothers who are struggling with their mental health.

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NASW Recognizes October 6th as National Depression Screening Day

Social Work Blog

In fact, those with other health conditions such as cancer, heart disease, diabetes, and substance use disorder are also at greater risk of developing depression [1]. Most people see improvements in their depressive symptoms with psychotherapy. They may also take medication or do a combination of the two.

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High Functioning Anxiety: Symptoms, Causes & Treatment 2023

Blurt It Out

Consulting a healthcare professional, such as a psychologist or psychiatrist, can provide the necessary guidance and support to manage your anxiety effectively. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders [2] , which is the standard classification of mental health conditions, does not specifically include this term.

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Am I Crazy? Anxiety Symptoms, Causes, Treatment

Stop Abuse Campaign

Almost an epidemic, it is one of the most common mental disorders that significantly affects the quality of people’s lives. Different types of anxiety disorders, such as generalized, social, and separation anxiety, have their own causes and symptoms that can hurt your mental and physical well-being via a specific set of symptoms.

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Addressing Access in Ethnoracially Diverse Populations: Lessons from a University-Based Community Mental Health Center

Society of Clinical Psychology

BARRIERS TO CARE Prior research has identified three main categories of barriers to mental healthcare for people of color (POC): Access, Retention, and Effectiveness. The literature is more mixed on ethnoracial disparities in mental healthcare retention and effectiveness. 2014; Walker et al., 2020; Lipson et al., 2017; Hayes et al.,

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Is travel good for your mental health?

MQ Mental Health

Whether it is a challenge or a positive experience apparently relies upon the individual and their healthcare practitioner both having a strong understanding of how travel might impact their illness, and how their illness might impact their travelling. It was not my choice to experience hallucinations or suicidal ideation.

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Knowledge about adult development and aging for psychologists

Society of Clinical Psychology

Black and Latino/a older adults are most likely to report unmet healthcare needs, as compared to White older adults (Berridge & Mor, 2018). Gerodiversity competencies are discussed in the Multicultural Aging Resource Guide , available online through APA with up-to-date resources for psychologists (APA, 2018a). References Cited.