Wynn Counseling and Psychological Services

03/29/2018

Excellent article highlighting the story a depressed medical student. I love that he's attempting to reduce stigma around mental health by sharing his own story.

Check out this statistic from the National Institute of Mental Health. [In 2016] an estimated 16.2 million adults in the United States had at least one major depressive episode. This number represented 6.7% of all U.S. adults.

Depression is often caused by a combination of biological, psychological, sociocultural, and environmental factors. Developing a depressive episode or struggling with any other mental health problem is not indicative of personal weakness of any kind. Stories like these continue to provide hope that eventually mental health problems will be viewed with the same respect as physical health problems. Most people experience them, but not all discuss them openly without shame or guilt. Let's continue having these conversations and work toward changing societal views.

http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp1716893

02/05/2018

Psychological stress can too easily interfere with daily living, and decrease you're overall happiness. Here are a few tips for managing stress levels. Please check out this article.

Five healthy techniques that psychological research has shown to help reduce stress in the short- and long-term.

02/02/2018

Excellent resource discussing risk and protective factors for substance use disorders from childhood into early adulthood. This is a great resource for parents, teachers, and all involved in the process of educating and caring for children. The best method for decreasing substance use in teens and young adults is through education.

Research shows that the risk for substance abuse and other adverse behaviors increases as the number of risk factors increases, and that protective factors may reduce the risk of youth engaging in substance use that can lead to substance abuse. This interactive effect of risk and protective factors....