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Behind the Smiles: Mental Health in South Korea’s High-Pressure Society

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A Silent Crisis Despite rising awareness, mental health is still a taboo topic in many Korean families. of Koreans reported experiencing at least one mental health issue in the past year, such as chronic stress, anxiety, or depressive symptoms. Ive also been one of them. Psychotherapy is rarely suggested.

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Medical Health Treatment vs. Mental Health Treatment

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All I could understand at that age was I got hurt, I was in the hospital and everyone wanted to help. Through a series of events that took place in my late 20s and early 30s, I began to live with depression. It opened my eyes to be in the hospital for mental health challenges rather than a physical injury.

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The Roots of Emotional Illness: Emotional Conditioning

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The National Institutes for Mental Health find a 21.4% He observed that his dogs made mental associations between the people who fed them and their being hungry and producing saliva. It was an association between two events taking place closely in timethe feeders coming into the room and the dogs getting fed.

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Intellectual Developmental Disorder and Mental Health

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Research shows that children with intellectual developmental disorder have a higher incidence of mental health problems than other kids, but they are less likely to be diagnosed and treated for them. Why are kids with IDD more at risk for mental health disorders?

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Antidepressants Overprescribed to Post-Menopausal Women Despite Risks

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A recent study published in the Journal of Affective Disorders raises alarm about the widespread prescription of antidepressants for post-menopausal women between the ages of 45 and 64. We found that MHT was prescribed for 2.94 % of women aged 45–54 years old who had a record of CMHD. Current MIA supporters can log in below.(If

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Mad Camp Europe: My Journey from Ward Violence to Healing and Community

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And yet I choose to become a mental health nurse. I became a mental health nurse at a psychiatric clinic for children and young adults. Is this really someone who is going to tell us a different story, or is it just going to be the same mental health, biomedical b t again? My parents are psych survivors.

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A Call for Comfort Brought the Police Instead. Now the Solution Is in Danger

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From KFF Health News: “ Overcome by worries, Lynette Isbell dialed a mental health hotline in April 2022. She wanted to talk to someone about her midlife troubles: divorce, an empty nest, and the demands of caring for aging parents with dementia. Frustrated, she hung up.