Articles tagged: mental health
Ann Arbor psychoanalysts pilot new program for treating social anxiety
Posted: Apr 22, 2013A pilot program to treat individuals with social anxiety has started in a partnership between the Ann Arbor offices of the Michigan Psychoanalytic Institute and the Andrew Kukes Foundation for Social Anxiety. Read more »
Washtenaw County moves to hire 39 mental health workers to accommodate growing demand
Posted: Apr 04, 2013Responding to a growing local need for mental health services, Washtenaw County is moving to hire 39 new employees this month. Read more »
County to move adult mental health services to its Annex building in downtown Ann Arbor
Posted: Mar 22, 2013To allow the majority of its growing patient population better access, Washtenaw County's Community Support and Treatment Services is planning to move its adult mental health services to the county's Annex building at 110 North Fourth St. in downtown Ann Arbor. Read more »
Facebook, Twitter and Reddit growing as outlets for depression, experts say
Posted: Feb 28, 2013Social media sites like Facebook, Twitter and Reddit are growing outlets for individuals in their late teens and early 20s to communicate signs of depression, experts say. Read more »
U-M experts: Brain development, stress put college students at higher risk for depression
Posted: Feb 27, 2013An important stage in brain development in teens hits just as many individual move away from home to college -- which has more mental health ramifications than students may know when it comes to depression. Read more »
U-M conference tackles stigma of depression among college students
Posted: Feb 25, 2013In a proactive approach to addressing depression issues among college students, the University of Michigan will be hosting about 450 researchers, professors, school counselors and students from across the country in two-day seminar this week. Read more »
Ann Arbor Veterans Affairs to hire more mental health staff for Michigan services
Posted: Jun 18, 2012As a part of a nationwide strategy to bolster mental health services for veterans, the Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor Healthcare System will be hiring 21 clinicians over the next six months. Read more »
parenting: Ozone House's WorkZone program addresses high rate of youth unemployment
Posted: Apr 12, 2012One of the greatest challenges facing Michigan today is the high rate of youth unemployment. While the unemployment rate for adults in Michigan and across the U.S. remains sluggish, for youth it is even more ... Read more »
OPINION: Autism health insurance bills should be expanded to include all mental health disorders
Posted: Apr 07, 2012Michigan Senate Bills 414 and 415, which will improve private insurance coverage for autism spectrum disorders, will only be helping a small sector of residents. A broader mental health parity law will finally end health ... Read more »
health: Memo to baby boomers re: spring cleaning
Posted: Mar 25, 2012When my mother was in her mid-sixties, I found her new habit of giving away possessions morbid. She had plenty of life left, I asserted to my siblings. What was the rush? Now at the ... Read more »
health: Meditate to better handle life's dramas
Posted: Jan 22, 2012You don’t have to be a drama queen (or king) to be tripped up by life's ups and downs. We all have disturbing things happen to us — from the irritation of losing one's keys ... Read more »
health: Meditate on what you want for Christmas for deeper satisfaction
Posted: Dec 18, 2011I suppose some readers may think "meditate on what you want for Christmas" is an oxymoron. After all, we usually associate meditation with peace and health, not with the material wants of the holidays. But ... Read more »
health: A meditation on giving and receiving
Posted: Nov 27, 2011Whether the sun is rising or setting, it paints the sky in breath-taking hues. Likewise, when we give or receive a gift our heart radiates warmth. Can you think of a time you gave a ... Read more »
health: To rest your mind, try daydreaming as a meditation
Posted: Oct 16, 2011Yesterday I watched a Youtube presentation about using 2 to 5 seconds of non-focus to relax your mind. As the presenter spoke, I felt myself going into a trance. It got me thinking about some ... Read more »
health: Compassionate meditation can help difficult relationships
Posted: Oct 02, 2011Have you ever been stung by how someone spoke to you? And then worried about getting stung again? This seems to me to be a fairly common concern within organizations, friendships and families. Perhaps you ... Read more »
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