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People Say I'm Crazy: the Interview: Ten years ago, after his first psychotic break, artist John Cadigan started filming himself because...
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Persevering with a One-of-a-Kind Child: Part One: We just don't have the adequate staff to meet Kurt's special needs.
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Personal Spiritual Beliefs Help Me Recover: Every day I seek to forgive myself if I feel guilty or ashamed for having gotten sick.
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Picnic for Parity 2004: If a person with diabetes has health insurance, the expenses of living with the disease are...
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PROS Challenges Consumers to Master New Rules: Until now, all consumers were served for free. In the future [with PROS], clients without Medicaid...
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Recovery Involves Having Goals: If the seeds of illness are there when we're born, recovery is our birthright.
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Seeing Miss New York State Talk about Depression: Miss New York, Jessica Lynch, inspired a high school student with her tale of recovery, and she...
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Sisters Who Have Come Out of the Shadow: Sisters Susan Smiley and Tina Kotulski were interviewed individually and on separate occasions, but...
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The Barrier to Success We Keep Quiet: Why are the successful mentally ill invisible except for a few superstars?
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The New York Times and Insanity: Stigma with regards to mental illness and crime seems to be as much a part of our society today as...
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The Trial of Being Who You Are: When the media reinforces a stereotype of women with mental illnesses, how can we know that the...
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There's a Job Out There For You: …I'm living proof that there's a job waiting for you, if you keep an open mind, be patient, and are...
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Ward Stories»
We Must Learn From the Gay and Latino Communities: To say 'I am mentally ill' is oftentimes a curse that stigmatizes and demeans you to the level of a...
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Weight Gain, Diet, and Psychotropic Meds: As I increased my vegetables and fruits, I noticed their antipsychotic effects—they calmed,...
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You're a Lunatic, Freak, Psycho, Crack-up and Mental Case!: But when the symptoms were out of control—the racing thoughts, the hallucinations and the sleepless...
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Celebrating Employment: Clubhouses are supporting thousands of people with mental illness as they play important roles in...
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Children and Mental Illness is Theme of 2004 Ken Book Awards: With all the glad-handing and back-slapping, the 2004 Ken Book Awards had the feeling of a class...
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Creativity and Mental Illness: …the more a profession relies on emotional elements and subjective forms of creative expression,...
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Driving on Parkways: To me, it was amazing that one day—after so much 'lip service'—I came to the realization that my...
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Finding Your Own Way: A Column by Christian Huygen, Ph.D., Director, Rainbow Heights Club: So how do you decide if you are gay?...Listen to your secret thoughts and your desires and your...
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From Bedlam to Community Care: It helps as we do this work to be constantly aware that we serve a population of chronically...
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Great Services Right in Front of Your Nose: For over 20 years, The National Alliance for the Mentally Ill's New York City Metro Chapter has...
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Legislators, the Media and the Public Experience Schizophrenia: One participant remarked after using the machine, 'that was really frightening.' It surely is. That...
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Letters to the Editors»
Long-term Stayers/Chronically Homeless Priority: …a person who is designated as a long-term stayer receives priority for housing interviews,...
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Looking for Self-Help?: The Self-Help Source is a peer-run, state-wide clearinghouse of self-help information on mental...
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Man Finds Solace in Music and Religion: An interview with Philip H. Dolinsky where Mr. Dolinsky talks about his history and shares some...
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Married and Pregnant: I feel one hundred percent ready to be a mom and wife.
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Mental Illness Deserves Understanding: I have been blessed with a remission of my illness.
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MHEP Conference Offers Attendees Big-time Choices: In New York City, we are fortunate that every year MHEP takes its show on the road. This year's...
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National Forum for Change: Every year, the National Mental Health Association (NMHA) has its conference in Washington, DC, a...