Chronic Illness / Disability

It is said that there are two things we can count on: death and taxes. I’d like to add to that list stress. Stress affects all of us, and it is believed to cause many of the other medical ... Read More

Chronic illnesses present a host of issues for individuals, families, communities, and society. They require lengthy and costly treatment regimens and can be physically and emotionally ... Read More

Early in my career, I had the pleasure of working with Mary. She was a young lady who, due to a stroke at birth, was severely cognitively and physically disabled. She was wheelchair-bound ... Read More

The number of U.S. military suicides reached an all-time high in 2012, with the 349 self-inflicted deaths—nearly one per day—far exceeding the number of combat deaths during the same ... Read More

Royce White has drawn increasing attention to legal issues surrounding mental illness since he joined the National Basketball Association’s Houston Rockets as a first-round draft pick ... Read More

In my work with couples who live with chronic illness and/or disability, upward of 90% report that communication is their primary issue. While the consequences of communication problems ... Read More

There are a number of services available to community members who have mental health issues. Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) is one such resource that provides invaluable assistance ... Read More

Kaethe Weingarten of the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School recently published a paper describing her experience with four clients who experienced chronic sorrow. The clients, ... Read More

A large number of people with HIV have experienced numerous stressful or traumatic events in their lifetimes. These factors have been shown to lead to negative treatment outcomes for HIV, ... Read More

Community psychological services address a range of emotional and behavioral needs. For the elderly, these services are especially critical because geriatric inpatient mental health care ... Read More

Living with a chronic illness or disability often creates uncertainty and a lack of predictability. While most of us enjoy autonomy and independence, we also rely on a certain amount of ... Read More

Raising a child is one of the most rewarding journeys in life. But for parents of children with disabilities, it can be one of the most challenging. Many studies have suggested that parents ... Read More