Mental Health Matters: Helping Each Other to Help Ourselves
People have the innate desire to feel purposeful and productive. One way that many people feel like they have purpose is through working or volunteering. Feeling like one is giving…
Mental Health Matters: Capital Therapy is a New Place for Help in Tallahassee
Welcome to Mental Health Matters, a regular column in the Tallahassee Grapevine that features stories and tips on issues relating to mental health, from the staff of Apalachee Center. This…
Mental Health Matters: Understanding Trauma
The term “trauma” is commonly used in our world today. In fact, we have witnessed several events recently publicized across news media that have been traumatic for many people in…
Mental Health Matters: Art Therapy Brings Hope To People in Crisis
Almost everyone experiences a crisis at some point in life or knows someone who did. Crises are events like the loss of a loved one or job, a breakup, horrific…
Mental Health Matters: Battling Holiday Depression
Whether you’re prone to depression, grieving a loss or just feeling a bit “bah-hum-bug,” a season focused on joy can be tough. Here are some tips for surviving the holidays:…
Mental Health Matters: Asperger’s Disorder “A Part of the Puzzle
There are many ribbons indicating the bearer’s passion for a specific cause. A yellow ribbon for our soldiers, pink for breast cancer awareness, and red for AIDS awareness are some…
Mental Health Matters: Ten Negative Thoughts that Can Affect Your Mental Health
Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is the intervention of choice for the treatment of a variety of psychiatric disorders, including depression, anxiety, eating disorders, and personality disorders in both inpatient and…
Mental Health Matters: Severe Mental Illness & The Legal System
The National Institutes of Mental Health noted that most violent crimes are committed by people who are not mentally ill, and most mentally ill people do not commit violent crimes.…
Mental Health Matters: Exercise in Mental Health
About 30% of all Americans that go to the doctor are instructed to begin an exercise program. This has increased from 23% from just a few years prior. Approximately one…
Mental Health Matters: An Idea Whose Time Has Come OFFLINE
When people talk about an illness, they usually base their ideas on the symptoms, or signs of that illness. For instance, colds can include stuffy noses, scratchy throats, and lowered…