The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) has released the responses of presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama to a detailed questionnaire about mental health care--along with highlights of the Democratic and Republican platforms.
The House and Senate on Tuesday approved compromise mental health parity legislation, but the chambers have not agreed on a funding mechanism, CongressDaily reports. The bill would require health insurers to cover mental illnesses at the same level as physical ailments (Edney, CongressDaily, 9/24). The House voted 376-47 to approve the bill (
How good are you at being unhappy? Need a little help? In his book “The Situation Is Hopeless but Not Serious: The Pursuit of Unhappiness”, psychologist Paul Watzlawick gives you all the advice you need. You can even use it to become happier, if only by smiling at all the crazy little ways humans have to keep misery alive.
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It is the storm damage that people often don't talk about--mental disorders such as depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder that strike in the wake of a catastrophic experience. Post-trauma mental conditions are one of many mental disorders that affect some 57.7 million Americans in any given year, according to the