Mental Health Manual

Your best friend calls you up crying hysterically. You try to ask her what's wrong, but she gets flustered and ends up telling you she ...

This topic will probably cause some controversy, but I'm taking the plunge! Tonight on 20/20 the show aired a segment on a restaurant ow...

I realize this is tomorrow (Monday) morning and I am sorry for the short notice. I just found out about this tonight myself. I hope a lot ...

One of the things I've discovered throughout my psychology and social work education and training is that people do things for reasons. ...

Most people think self-harm is an indication that someone is trying to kill oneself. I have known several colleagues who have even thought ...

The typical self-injurer is female and is in her mid-twenties to her early thirties. Self-injurers typically begin hurting themselves in ad...

March 1st is National Self-Injury Awareness Day. Please wear a red and black ribbon in support of the day. This month I will be posting som...

Individuals with eating disorders often have a difficult time coping with social situations where food is involved, such as the holidays, pa...

Eating Disorder Not Otherwise Specified (ED NOS) is as real as Anorexia Nervosa or Bulimia Nervosa. ED NOS is diagnosed when an individual d...