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September 1st, 2020 September is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. Suicide has been identified as the second leading cause of death among adolescents 15 to 19 years old and the eleventh leading cause of death for Americans of all ages.

March 6, 2020 As most kids in the Clark Country Public School System are 2 months from finishing the semester it’s a great time to be thinking about mental health struggles in the classroom. This is a good article on this issues.

With the seeing non-stop tragedies in America and around the world, there have been questions asked about post-traumatic stress disorder, PTSD is known as an anxiety disorder and can affect anyone who has seen or experienced a traumatic event.

According to mental health professionals, post-traumatic stress disorder (or PTSD) is a mental condition that results in a series of emotional and physical reactions in individuals who have either witnessed or experienced a traumatic event.

Meditation is a simple practice available to all, which can reduce stress, increase calmness and clarity and promote happiness. Learning how to meditate is straightforward, and the benefits can come quickly.

September is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. Suicide is commonly the result of mental health conditions that impact people when they are most vulnerable, and can affect anybody regardless of age, gender, or background.

You wouldn’t give your child a syringe full of heroin, of course. But you might as well do that when you let him play Minecraft for hours on end, according to Dr. Nicholas Kardaras.

Did you know that half of all mental disorders first manifest before the age of 14? Diet may be an important risk factor that can be modified to help prevent mental health problems.

HOW THE FOOD YOU EAT AFFECTS YOUR BRAIN. When it comes to what you bite, chew and swallow, your choices have a direct and long-lasting effect on the most powerful organ in your body: your brain.

Fighting Caregiver Burnout

In a recent post, I listed the first 10 of my personal list of 20 top US-based mental health organizations. Now, let’s go over the other 10 organizations comprising the rest of the list.

Welcome to the 1st week of posts at Nevada Family Psychiatry! We are honored to have you visiting. We have our brand new web site up and running (www.NevadaFamilyPsychiatry.com) and hope your enjoy all the new resources, Videos, articles, pictures,...

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