Tag Archives: depression

Self-care for People with Seasonal Affective Disorder

Posted on October 5, 2021 by cgraves34

‘Tis the season for all things autumn – pumpkins, fall foliage, and cooler days and colder nights with fewer daylight hours. It also a time of year where individuals living in the northern United States may notice changes in their … Continue reading →

Posted in Organization, Project, Publications, Uncategorized | Tagged depression, integrated health and mental health tools, mental health, mental health disorders, mental well being, NIDILRR Resources, NIDILRR-funded research, physical well-being, psychiatric disabilities, REHABDATA search, RRTC on Integrated Health Care and Self-Directed Recovery, SAD, seasonal affective disorder, self-care, Temple University Collaborative on Community Inclusion for Individuals with Psychiatric Disabilities, tips for SAD, Tools, TU Collaborative on Community Inclusion | Leave a comment

Answered Questions: Monthly News for the Disability Community for September 2019

Posted on September 26, 2019 by mpgarcia

Answered Questions is a monthly resource for the Spanish language Disability Community that fills an information need. This month’s question is: I am a service provider that would like to assist Latinx/Hispanic people with disabilities to live independently in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Respuestas a las Preguntas | Tagged #HispanicHeirtageMonth, #HispanicHeritageMonth2019, ADA, Americans with Disabilities Act, ASD, autism spectrum disorder, children with disabilities, collaborative care, depression, education, employment, families, Hispanic, hispanic youth, Latin@, Latinx, latinx youth, mental health, NIDILRR, NIDILRR funded projects, parents, parents with disabiliites, service providers, social programs, technology, technology and employment, transition services, youth | Leave a comment

NAMI and Mental Health in the Latinx/Hispanic Community

Posted on September 10, 2019 by mpgarcia

For Suicide Prevention Awareness Week, we are highlighting a mental health organization in the US that also provides information, resources, and assistance to the Latinx/Hispanic community: The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) is the largest grassroots mental health organization … Continue reading →

Posted in Organization, Spanish | Tagged anxiety, bipolar disorder, depression, Disabilities, disability, Hispanics, Latinos, Latinx, mental health, NAMI, people with disabilities, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, prevention, schizophrenia, suicide, suicide prevention | Leave a comment

What are neuropsychiatric disorders?

Posted on September 5, 2019 by mpgarcia

According to the Oxford Textbook of Medicine, neuropsychiatric disorders are “disorders of affect, cognition, and behavior that arise from overt disorder in cerebral function, or from indirect effects of extra-cerebral disease.” In other words, they are typically attributed to diseases … Continue reading →

Posted in Answer Queue | Tagged depression, Disabilities, disability, narcolepsy, neuropsychiatric disorders, people with disabilities, schizophrenia | Leave a comment

Answered Questions: Monthly News for the Disability Community for December 2017

Posted on December 21, 2017 by mpgarcia

Answered Questions is a monthly resource for the Spanish language Disability Community that fills an information need. This month’s we tackle two questions: (1) what are psychiatric disabilities, and what research, information, and resources are available for people with psychiatric … Continue reading →

Posted in Publications, Respuestas a las Preguntas | Tagged Answered Questions, barriers to services, bipolar disorder, children, depression, education, employment, men, mental health, minorities, NIDILRR, NIDILRR Research, psychiatric disabilities, recovery, teens, transition, women | Leave a comment

World Mental Health Day – Managing Stress in the Workplace

Posted on October 10, 2017 by cgraves34

October 10th is World Mental Health Day and this year’s theme is mental health in the workplace. According to the World Health Organization, more than 300 million people globally live with depression, a leading cause of disability; and more than … Continue reading →

Posted in Event, Guide, Organization, Publications, Uncategorized | Tagged #WorldMentalHealthDay, accommodations, anxiety, Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA), depression, eating disorders, Employees, Employers, guides, human resource professionals, Job Accommodation Network (JAN), Mental Health America (MHA), mental health disorders, National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), obsesssive-compulsive disorder (OCD), psychiatric disabilities, Resources, RRTC on Community Living and Participation of Individuals with Psychiatric Disabilities, self care, workplace, World Health Organization (WHO), World Mental Health Day | Leave a comment

Depression: Do you know the signs?

Posted on October 6, 2016 by mpgarcia

Depression is a common mood disorder that can cause severe symptoms that affect how you feel, think, and handle daily activities such as sleeping, eating, or working. As many as 15 million adults in the US experienced a depressive episode … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged depression, MSKTC, NIDILRR, NIDILRR funded projects, psychiatric disabilities, signs and symptoms, suicide, suicide prevention, Transitions RTC, TU Collaborative on Community Inclusion | Leave a comment

Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, February 8 to Friday, February 12

Posted on February 12, 2016 by mpgarcia

Aquí puede leer este artículo en español. Advocacy: Minnesota man’s fight for a promotion spurs disability rights debate, galvanizes coworkers (Star Tribune, Minneapolis, MN) In 2013, a large disability services organization, Opportunity Partners, offered Bradford Teslow a position at a … Continue reading →

Posted in Weekly News Roundup | Tagged accidente cerebrovascular, advoocacy, brain injury, depresión, depression, empleo, employment, ictus, investigacion, kids with disabilities, lesión cerebral, mental health, niños con discapacidades, política, policy, rehabilitacion, rehabilitation, research, salud mental, stroke | Leave a comment

Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, January 18 to Friday, January 22

Posted on January 22, 2016 by bchaiken2014

Aquí puede leer este artículo en español. Human Interest: Around the world in a wheelchair (Disability Scoop) Cory Lee Woodard’s muscular dystrophy put him in a wheelchair at age 4, but it has not kept him from swimming in Iceland’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized, Weekly News Roundup | Tagged APL prosthetic arm, Applied Physics Laboratory at Johns Hopkins, Cory Lee Woodard, dementia, Dementia Risk Score, depression, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, DSM, GyroGlove, Imperial College London, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Parkinson's Disease, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, SAD, seasonal affective disorder, Soldiers with PTSD, stroke rehabilitation, tinnitus, upper limb prosthetic, Wheelchair travel | Leave a comment

Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, October 5 to Friday, October 9

Posted on October 9, 2015 by bchaiken2014

Aquí puede leer este artículo en español. Research: Theater training may boost skills in kids with autism (Disability Scoop) Children with autism can see big gains in socialization, communication, and other skills by learning to perform on stage, according to … Continue reading →

Posted in Weekly News Roundup | Tagged anxiety disorders, autism, children's upper limb prostheses, chronic fatigue syndrome, comfort animals, depression, hearing aids, hearing loss, ME/CFS, myalgic encephalomyelitis, Open Bionics, PTSD, robotic finger, theater training and autism, wearable biosensors, women army veterans | Leave a comment