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1 in 6 adults and almost 1 in 10 children suffer from a diagnosable mental illness . Yet , for many , the stigma associated with the illness , can be as great a challenge as the disease itself . This is where the misconceptions stop . This is where bias comes to an end . This is where we change lives Because this is where we Bring Change 2 Mind View our PSA St . Vincent's Hospital Westchester is hosting their 56th Annual Luncheon and Fashion Show Honoring Glenn Close on Thursday , November 3, 2011 For tickets and more information , click . HERE 911 in-crisis support 800-273-TALK 8255 411 mental health information and resources 877-726-4727
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WASHINGTON -- The FDA has approved a generic version of the atypical antipsychotic drug olanzapine (Zyprexa) to treat schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.
Home Events Symposium Diamonds in the Rough Other Events Past Events Gala About Us What We Do and Why How We Came to Be Partnership with IMHRO Luminary Awards Resources Local Help Facts Figures Warning Signs Depression Schizophrenia Bipolar Disorder Glossary of Terms Useful Links Get Involved Sunshine Volunteers Become a Donor Sponsors Sunshine Shopping News and Videos Contact 1 in 4 Adults Diagnosed Mental illness is medicine’s darkest and sadly , longest night . It is a fiend that separates parent from child , husband from wife , brother from sister . 160 Its weapons are isolation and a kind of pain that a healthy person simply cannot . understand Leading Cause of Disability Mental illness is medicine’s darkest and sadly , longest night . It is a fiend that separates parent from child ,.jpg)
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Home Events Symposium Diamonds in the Rough Other Events Past Events Gala About Us What We Do and Why How We Came to Be Partnership with IMHRO Luminary Awards Resources Local Help Facts Figures Warning Signs Depression Schizophrenia Bipolar Disorder Glossary of Terms Useful Links Get Involved Sunshine Volunteers Become a Donor Sponsors Sunshine Shopping News and Videos Contact About Us How Sunshine From Darkness Came To Be Lee and Bob Peterson have been involved with NARSAD since its founding in 1986. When their son was diagnosed with schizophrenia as a young man and the recommendation of the medical profession was to hospitalize him , the Petersons said No , we do not and will not settle for that . There must be something better there will be something better . And they set about finding
Home Events Symposium Diamonds in the Rough Other Events Past Events Gala About Us What We Do and Why How We Came to Be Partnership with IMHRO Luminary Awards Resources Local Help Facts Figures Warning Signs Depression Schizophrenia Bipolar Disorder Glossary of Terms Useful Links Get Involved Sunshine Volunteers Become a Donor Sponsors Sunshine Shopping News and Videos Contact About Us Luminary Awards The Luminary Award was created in 2003 to recognize extraordinary contributions to our goal of supporting brain research and reducing the stigma attached to mental illness and brain . disorders 2011 Luminary Award Recipient Dorothy Hamill Olympic Champion Figure Skater In the public's eyes , skater Dorothy Hamill was America's sweetheart . In 1976, she was the perky 19-year-old with the
Home Events Symposium Diamonds in the Rough Other Events Past Events Gala About Us What We Do and Why How We Came to Be Partnership with IMHRO Luminary Awards Resources Local Help Facts Figures Warning Signs Depression Schizophrenia Bipolar Disorder Glossary of Terms Useful Links Get Involved Sunshine Volunteers Become a Donor Sponsors Sunshine Shopping News and Videos Contact Resources Warning Signs Depression Warning Signs of Depression Depression isn’t a brief blue mood or a passing sadness that lifts in a few hours or a few days . Mental health professionals say people who have depression experience at least five of the following symptoms , which must include the first or second , nearly every day , all day , for at least two : weeks Persistent depressed mood , including feelings of
Home Events Symposium Diamonds in the Rough Other Events Past Events Gala About Us What We Do and Why How We Came to Be Partnership with IMHRO Luminary Awards Resources Local Help Facts Figures Warning Signs Depression Schizophrenia Bipolar Disorder Glossary of Terms Useful Links Get Involved Sunshine Volunteers Become a Donor Sponsors Sunshine Shopping News and Videos Contact Resources Warning Signs Schizophrenia Warning Signs of Schizophrenia Schizophrenia , which affects 1 percent of the world's population , is a severe , chronic , and generally disabling brain disease . While the term schizophrenia literally means split mind it should not be confused with a split or multiple , personality . It is more accurately described as a psychosis a type of illness that causes severe mental
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Home Events Symposium Diamonds in the Rough Other Events Past Events Gala About Us What We Do and Why How We Came to Be Partnership with IMHRO Luminary Awards Resources Local Help Facts Figures Warning Signs Depression Schizophrenia Bipolar Disorder Glossary of Terms Useful Links Get Involved Sunshine Volunteers Become a Donor Sponsors Sunshine Shopping News and Videos Contact Get Involved UNDERSTANDING Indiiduals increasing awareness and understanding of mental illness and the research that supports its . cure HOPE Someone you care about lives with a mental illness or brain . disorder STRENGTH Your friend , lover , spouse , mother , father , brother , sister , neighbor , cousin , aunt , uncle , co-worker , teammate . AWARENESS or , maybe it's you . One in five Americans is affected by a
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Image Skip to content Skip to main navigation Skip to first column Skip to second column IMHRO International Mental Health Research Organization International Mental Health Research Organization IMHRO is committed to raising awareness and funding research to find preventions and cures for schizophrenia , depression and bipolar disorder within a . generation Psychiatric diseases can cause much suffering , both for people afflicted and those who love them . Probably , this includes people you know : 1 in 5 people lives with a psychiatric disease . It is the number 1 cause of adult disability in the . world We are families and individuals whose lives have been touched by these brain diseases–and who have seen how far mental health research has come in the last decade . Contributors to IMHRO