psychosis

What Are the Early Warning Signs of Psychosis?

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and though we’ve made exceptional strides in understanding and treating mental health disorders, there remains a stubborn societal stigma around mental illness and the need for people to seek life-changing help. Psychosis is an especially stigmatized condition because it can cause erratic behavior,...


what is mental illness

What Is Mental Illness?

Mental illness is, first and foremost, an illness. Too often, it’s treated as something to be feared or laughed at: Historical trends of opening mental hospitals to public tourism, with little concern for patient privacy or dignityHalloween attractions with “asylum horror” themesTV dramas featuring “insane” serial killersJokes along the lines...