Author Archives: SiteMGR

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…

Mental Health Matters: When you have a child with severe mental illness

As a psychiatrist treating patients hospitalized with mental illness, I go through this scene quite often: anxious parents (who sometimes fly in from out of town) meeting with the treatment…

Mental Health Matters: What Are Personality Disorders

You probably have heard of mental illnesses such as depression or eating disorders. It is likely that you or someone close to you have experienced one of these disorders. You…

Mental Health Matters: Mental Health of Children: Pinwheels Around Tallahassee

While en route during your normal routine, you may have noticed that there are several large groups of pinwheels throughout the city. These are placed as part of a national…