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| FundaMENTAL Matters
May 9, 2016 Issue #78 |
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Because there is no health without Mental Health!
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May is Mental Health Month!
The best prospects for recovery come when we act
#B4Stage4. B4Stage4 means more than burying feelings and refusing to talk about them, and waiting for symptoms to clear up on their own. B4Stage4 means more than wishing that mental health problems aren't real, and hoping that they will never get worse. B4Stage4 means more than thinking that someone on the edge of a crisis will always pull himself or herself back without our help, and praying that someone else will intervene before a crisis occurs.
B4Stage4 means, in part, talking about what mental illnesses feel like, and then acting on that information. It means giving voice to feelings and fears, and to hopes and dreams. It means empowering people as agents of their own recovery. And it means changing the trajectories of our own lives for the better, and helping those we love change theirs.
In honor of Mental Health Month, we invite you to
speak up about your own experiences, spread knowledge, and break the stigma.
Help others who may be struggling to explain what they are going through to figure out if they are showing signs of a mental illness. Share what mental illness feels like for you in words, images or video by tagging your social media posts with
#mentalillnessfeelslike
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 Keep your heart as healthy as possible and you'll likely help your brain, too.
In a recent research study, scientists evaluated the cardiovascular health of adults in their 60's and 70's and repeated tests of memory and mental acuity six years later.
The brain-health domains observed included processing speed, memory, executive function, organizational ability, time management, impulse control and more. Individuals, across all demographic groups who had higher scores on measures of cardiovascular health scored better on brain-health domains and mental acuity years later.
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DID YOU KNOW?
Exposure to
blue space
will boost your mental health.
A New Zealand study found that exposure to blue space, such as lakes, oceans, and rivers enhances mental health. The researchers gathered data for neighborhood socioeconomic status, population density, and crime rates to account for other features of the urban environment that could be important in understanding the relationship between visibility of natural environments and mental health. Despite these features, blue space had a positive effect on all peoples' mental health.
Click
here
to read more about the study.
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Thank you to all who came out for the Silent Auction. The night would not have been such a success without your support. We had a lot of fun and we hope you did, too!
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CLINICAL TRIALS CORNER
Join NIH
Depression Research Studies
Does depression impede your daily life? Are you currently feeling sad and
hopeless, experiencing worthlessness and guilt, and have a lack of
interest in everyday activities you once enjoyed? NIH studies
are
investigating the brain and experimental medications (such as ketamine and diazoxide) to rapidly reduce depressive symptoms. Research includes: depressed adults ages 18 to 70, outpatient visits or inpatient stays of up to 12 weeks at the NIH Clinical Center in Bethesda, MD.
Call 1-877-MIND-NIH TTY: 1-866-411-1010
Click
here for more information.
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