The New Jersey Governor’s Council on Mental Health Stigma made the statement that stigma hurts everyone living with mental illness, along with their families, friends, colleagues and the communities in which they live. The statement was bold, because it comes to the heart of the damage ...

We’ve all heard about some of the habits that promote good mental health: enough sleep, nutritious foods, exercise. Those are important, but there are others, too. At a Mental Health Awareness Month program last week, Brian Rendel discussed 10 Habits of Healthy Brains. Rendel is a licensed ...

The incidence of obesity has risen remarkably over the last century. The obesity epidemic began in the US in the mid-70’s, eventually spreading across the industrialized nations, all having adopted the Western diet of fast foods, ultra-processed foods, and sweetened foods. In lockstep with ...

[This is the second part of a series that explores the relationship between mental illnesses and substance abuse a means of self-medicating the illness.} The theory that some people with mental health issues use substances for the purpose of finding relief from those issues is not new. An ...

[This is the first part of a series that explores the relationship between mental illnesses and substance abuse a means of self-medicating the illness.} As a means of raising public awareness of mental illness in the United States, several research organizations have assembled statistics, ...

The difference between a mental illness and a disorder is a matter of legal definition, according to the Citizens Advice Bureau. That is not as always as simple as it sounds. According to the CAB, mental illness is defined as ongoing symptoms that cause frequent distress and affect a ...