Segal Trials 
Hello, my name is Alma Felix. I currently work in the call center at Segal Trials, an institute dedicated to researching potential new medications for mental illness and women’s health. I am a wife, mother of five children, as well as a grandmother to two beautiful girls. I was born and raised in Racine, Wisconsin …
Bipolar disorder is a psychiatric condition which can cause severe shifts in mood. People with bipolar disorder can “cycle” from high moods (called mania and hypomania) to extremely low moods (depression). These mood shifts, along with other symptoms of bipolar disorder, can create a unique set of challenges in someone’s personal and social life. Bipolar disorder and other mental health …
Just last month, FKA Twigs revealed to her Instagram followers the decision to remove six fibroid tumours from her uterus last year. In serious cases, the tumours grow up to the size of “2 cooking apples 🍎 🍎, 3 kiwis 🥝 🥝 🥝 and a couple of 🍓🍓 [strawberries]”, FKA Twigs shared. “A fruit bowl of pain everyday,” she wrote in her Instagram post. “The nurse …
Two months after releasing his latest solo album YE, on which he confirmed he is bipolar, calling it his “superpower,” Kanye West spoke candidly about how the condition affects his life. While discussing his music during Thursday’s wide-ranging Jimmy Kimmel Live interview, the 41-year-old rapper opened up about his mental health, and the importance of facilitating “open conversations” about it. “I …
It’s always interesting, and sometimes infuriating, to see the conversations that take place following a suicide. There’s a confusion, an unwillingness to believe that someone would end their own life, that permeates the discussion. Anthony Bourdain, a hugely successful chef and author, has died and it appears that he committed suicide. While many people are completely stunned today, …
The Crisis in Mental Health Services The dramatic increase in the prevalence of autism spectrum conditions among children over the past decade indicates that a correspondingly large number of youth will be transitioning to adulthood in the coming years. It is estimated that more than 50,000 adolescents with autism will turn 18 years old this …
I have a secret, and I am not alone. I am a mother, an actor and an activist — and like over 40 million Americans, I live with a mental illness. This Mental Health Awareness Month, I am joining the people nationwide who are standing up, sharing their stories and demanding that lawmakers defend our access to health …
Over the past few weeks the Young Witness has featured stories on Austism Spectrum Disorder, what it is, caring for a child on the spectrum and a story on a local Facebook group set up for parents and carers. In the final of our four part series we look at what to do if you suspect your …
April is Autism Awareness Month, and while I’d love to share all the clinical information and research findings available on autism, that feels akin to trying to summarize the entire encyclopedia in one page. Instead, I offer 10 things I wish everyone knew about autism. I’m a developmental and behavioral pediatrician specializing in autism spectrum …
Many people don’t realize that clinical research is a viable care option — Jennifer Byrne is on a mission to change that. By Lawrence Lloyd | Posted September 01 2017 View Original Article Here Ed. note: Jennifer Byrne is an advocate for clinical research as a care option. Byrne, former CEO of PMG Research, shares how several experiences shaped …
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