Lawyers with Depression

JULY 22, 2024

This is a guest blog by Nicole Roder, LCSW-C, a bilingual DBT therapist in Bethesda, MD , certified by the DBT-Linehan Board of Certification. This relentless pace and pressure can take a significant toll on attorneys’ mental and physical health, making it a profession where the risk of substance abuse is notably high.

Legal 52

Legal Resilience and coping Aging and mental health Group therapy 52

Lightwork

DECEMBER 26, 2024

This stark difference isn’t just a statistical anomalyit reflects complex biological, social, and cultural factors that shape women’s mental health experiences. You’ll discover how biological factors, cultural influences, and age-related challenges contribute to anxiety in women.

Anxiety disorders 52

Anxiety disorders Resilience and coping Aging and mental health Sleep and mental health 52

Mad in America

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

My mother spent the next six months in a private psychiatric hospital in Baltimore where she endured numerous electroconvulsive therapy treatments (ECT), was prescribed even more drugs, and was finally discharged in December of 1959. The Office on Women’s Health emphasizes psychosocial causes as being significant in PPD.

Sleep and mental health 125

Sleep and mental health Nutrition and mood Aging and mental health Insurance 125

Mad in America

JUNE 3, 2025

I n this article I will be proposing an early framework for a mental health intervention called depsychiatrization. Much has been written on the many ways in which psychiatry does harm to individuals seeking help for mental health issues: The medical treatments are far too often more harmful than beneficial, especially in the long run.

Trauma and the brain 132

Trauma and the brain Aging and mental health Self-awareness Bipolar disorder 132