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5 votes
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Forty-eight male patients say a USC doctor sexually abused them — and the university was warned
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Spot the psychopath: Psychopaths have a reputation for cunning and ruthlessness. But they are more like you and me than we care to admit
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Kids and adults with autism flying easier in Pittsburgh, with airport's help
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Can overdose-prevention sites work in the US?
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Mental health support & discussion thread (August 2019 edition)
after a month sabbatical, we're back. this is pretty straightforward, i think: vent your experiences or things you need to get off your chest/share whatever you've found helps you mentally/etc....
after a month sabbatical, we're back. this is pretty straightforward, i think: vent your experiences or things you need to get off your chest/share whatever you've found helps you mentally/etc.
resources that might also be of some benefit to people:
- there is, as always, the invaluable list of country hotlines maintained by /r/SuicideWatch
- https://findtreatment.samhsa.gov/ ("an online source of information for persons seeking treatment facilities in the United States or U.S. Territories for substance abuse/addiction and/or mental health problems")
- https://therapists.psychologytoday.com/rms/ (probably one of the best resources for finding a therapist)
- https://psychiatrists.psychologytoday.com/rms (ditto, with finding a psychiatrist)
- https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/index.shtml (covers some of the major mental disorders, their symptoms and treatments, and general topics like that)
- https://www.mentalhealth.gov/what-to-look-for (what symptoms to look for for major mental disorders)
- https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/help-yourself/ (US specific, but also covers ways you can help yourself and a bunch of ways to seek treatment or support)
- there's also some stuff over at /r/SWResources that might be worth checking out which is consistently updated.
and here is the june thread if you'd like to reference/update us on something you mentioned there.
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"I don't feel safe anywhere": People express a new kind of anxiety living in America after El Paso and Dayton mass shootings
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New Zealand Abortion law to change in sweeping reform: "Abortion should be treated as a health issue"
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Rural hospitals get a boost with the help of a partnership with Banner Health
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Bendigo mother becomes the first Victorian to use Voluntary Assisted Dying law
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Uganda starts largest trial of experimental Ebola vaccine
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It’s not just for first responders anymore. Health experts want regular Coloradans to have Naloxone on hand
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Weight loss for older people?
My mom is almost 65 and she's pretty heavy. It has got to the point where it's affecting her life quality - she often has joint pain, heart problems, clogged arteries... She has to lose weight,...
My mom is almost 65 and she's pretty heavy. It has got to the point where it's affecting her life quality - she often has joint pain, heart problems, clogged arteries... She has to lose weight, basically. Problem is, I feel like she has no motivation to do so. She never even tried doing it. I researched a bit online, and it seems like older people have it harder to lose weight, not just mentally, but also physically because they have less muscle mass and stuff. Is there anyone more knowledgeable on this topic?
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He’d been kept alive with tubes for nearly seventeen years. Who is he, and is it possible he’s conscious?
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How health officials in pro-life states are quietly dismantling abortion access
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From singing together to being read to in a library – an arts participation scheme is transforming lives in Denmark
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The latest study on trigger warnings finally convinced me they’re not worth it
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The case for legal magic mushrooms
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Isolated and struggling, many seniors are turning to suicide
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Brain-eating amoeba Naegleria fowleri kills again
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'I lost everything': The obscene cost of being a woman with a chronic health problem
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Overly Attached Girlfriend officially quits YouTube
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Seeing yourself (BPD in the media)
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Why the end of smoking is complicated
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No, Lyme disease is not an escaped military bioweapon, despite what conspiracy theorists say
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Dialysis firm cancels $524,600.17 medical bill after journalists investigate
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A doctor shortage is looming, and a Clinton-era policy is partly to blame
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Why a "public option" isn't enough
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The child abuse contrarian: A renowned scientist turned expert witness relies on his own controversial theory to help alleged abusers avoid prison
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Overdosing in Appalachia: Harm reduction strategies have their roots in 1980s HIV activism, but they are starting to spread in rural America in response to the opioid crisis
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The insulin racket
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I can't stop ghosting my therapists
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Oregon will allow students to take “mental health days” just as they would sick days, expanding the reasons for excused school absences to include mental or behavioral health
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Swedish Committee for Afghanistan – Afghan clinics reopening days after Taliban forced closure
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Turning twenty-six is a potential death sentence for people with type 1 diabetes in America
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Vegetarian protein is just as 'complete' as meat, despite what we've been taught
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With recent confirmation that periods have no health benefit, an increasing number of women are using contraception to stop them altogether
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Gym, eat, repeat: the shocking rise of muscle dysmorphia
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Largest US drug companies flooded the country with seventy-six billion opioid pills, DEA data shows
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Prescribing Opioids for a Sprained Ankle? - New research report shows an increase in patients being prescribed opioids after experiencing an ankle sprain
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Twenty-two states considered eliminating the ‘tampon tax’ this year. Here’s what happened
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Media frame: Fentanyl panic is worsening the overdose crisis
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The promise and price of cellular therapies - New “living drugs”—made from a patient’s own cells—can cure once incurable cancers. But can we afford them?
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Rikers Island dilemma: Stop taking addiction meds, or stay behind bars
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Shortages of medicines in Sweden are an increasing problem – other countries in Europe are also being affected
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Seattle faces backlash after easing up on punishing crimes involving mental illness
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What the measles epidemic really says about America: Historical amnesia, declining faith in institutions, and a troubling lack of concern for the public good
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Five insights that big data has gleaned about cannabis
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Why economic equality won’t fix mental health care
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My psychedelic trip out of depression
9 votes