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Anxiety and Depression:
An Overview of Anxiety and Depression Treatment of Anxiety Disorders Understanding Bipolar Disorder
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MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS NEEDED National Anxiety and Depression Awareness Week To bring awareness and create venues for public education about anxiety and depressive illnesses, Freedom From Fear has created the Campaign on Anxiety and Depression Awareness. Since 1994, the program has been launched during the first week in May as National Anxiety and Depression Awareness Week, May 2 8, 2010. Each year more than 40 million Americans will suffer with an anxiety disorder and over 20 million will suffer from some type of depressive illness. The cost to the economy of these terrible diseases is billions of dollars each year; the cost in human suffering is immeasurable. May is also Mental Health Month. We need your help. Register to be a part of our public education campaign by promoting and sponsoring an event during the month of May as part of the Campaign on Anxiety and Depression Awareness and Mental Health Month. This effort will certainly yield great results in understanding mental illnesses and the treatments that are available. Even if you cannot organize an event, the materials in this kit will be extremely helpful to you in your important work of helping the mentally ill and the families and friends who support them. For the small fee of $25 (to cover the cost of shipping and handling), you will receive the following items normally valued at $125: o Cry for Help DVD, a PBS film which takes an intimate look at the efforts of two high school students to identify adolescents at risk. The film examines the often difficult transition from high school to college through a first-person account of a young woman who has battles mental illness. o Stories of Hope and Courage DVD hosted by the Food Network's Marc Summers, features the inspiring profiles of individuals who overcame the disability and shame of suffering from an anxiety or depressive disorder. Real People, Real Triumphs. o Living with Bipolar Disorder Booklet: A helpful resource guide for patients and their families in addition to a training implement for mental health professionals. o A Pathway for Life Long Mental Health CD-ROM a full guide of information to help with patient, family and education programs. It includes hundreds of factsheets (both in English and Spanish), planning and promotional guides and much more! o Bookmarks which list the signs and symptoms of anxiety and depressive illnesses. Quantities are limited. Please order as soon as possible. Payment can be made through Paypal or by sending a check or money order to: 308 Seaview Avenue Staten Island, NY 10305 Attn: Heather Dont forget to purchase the Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview (M.I.N.I.) from our BOOKSTORE. They are sold in packs of 50 for just $25. This short structured diagnostic interview was developed jointly by psychiatrists and clinicians in the United States, for DSM-IV psychiatric disorders. With an administration time of approximately 15 minutes, it was designed to meet the need for a short but accurate structured psychiatric interview. The need for this tool at every mental health facility is imperative. It is extremely accurate. |
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