mental health

Dolan had been charged under a Pennsylvania law with "drug delivery resulting in death"

By Dan Rodricks

Jun 20, 2019

The complexity and design of the gut, as well as the important role it plays on the general health of the human body, is a topic that has garnered much interest within the medical community. This has led to a great deal of research being conducted about this vital organ. A number of studies have shown clear links between gut health and autoimmune diseases, the immune system, skin conditions, endocrine disorders, cancer, mood, and mental health. The human gut houses over 100 trillion bacteria and a person is said to have around 300 to 500 species of different bacteria inside ...

So how can people reap the benefits of social media without letting it harm their mental health?

The Klein Family Harford Crisis Center in Bel Air will be Maryland's first 24/7 option for people needing access to behavioral health and addiction services.

By Erika Butler

May 28, 2019

"We want to normalize conversations about mental health issues," says Nikki Highsmith Vernick, Horizon Foundation president and CEO.

As the Kirwan Commission continues its work, it is important to remember the value that mental health and family support services bring to the lives of Baltimore youth. The commission and the Maryland General Assembly must invest more in these services to help our young people thrive.

Mental health and prevention efforts were on the agenda for the Carroll County Board of Commissioners at their Thursday morning meeting, a session that saw the board proclaim May 5 through May 11 Children’s Mental Health Awareness week in Carroll County, and May as Heroin Still Kills Month.

School psychologists are an integral part of a public school system. However, the majority of Maryland counties do not adhere to the National Association of School Psychologists’ recommended ratio of no more than 500 to 700 students per school psychologist.

Generalized anxiety disorder-also referred to as anxiety-is a condition that involves much more than the ordinary stress and worry people experience in their everyday lives. Anxiety is an intense and ongoing mental health condition that makes ordinary tasks appear to be almost impossible. Individuals who are suffering from anxiety may have a fear of social situations, flying on airplanes, advancing in their career, and just about everything else. According to the National Institute for Mental Health (NIMH), anxiety affects about 18.1% of teens and adults to some degree. This makes anxiety one of the most common mental health conditions in ...

Participants at a seminar on the Baltimore City Community College campus learned how trauma can damage the brain and how to acquire coping techniques

By Mary Carole McCauley

Mar 16, 2019

Universal background check for all gun sales - the bipartisan gun violence legislation that is embarrassingly overdue.

An autopsy conducted by the state medical examiner's office determined Anton Black's death was an accident and police force didn't not contribute, but we think this lets law enforcement off way too easily.

Rep. Elijah Cummings and Mayor Catherine Pugh headlined a roundtable with 50 local men at a resources fair with the goal of curbing violence in Baltimore. Dozens of community resources shared information on job training, mental health and substance abuse treatment and employment opportunities.

By Jonathan M. Pitts

Jan 19, 2019

Harford County Executive Barry Glassman discussed how county government finances have improved over four years and highlighted strong homebuilding and job growth as well as improved addiction and mental health services in his State of the County address to the Harford Chamber of Commerce.

By David Anderson

Jan 17, 2019

The question legislators in Annapolis must consider is this: If we understand the mental health implications of solitary confinement on adults, why would we subject the developing minds of Maryland's children to this potentially irreparable torture?

The University of Maryland Medical Center Midtown Campus has overhauled its behavioral health unit so it can see more patients arriving in a crisis at the Baltimore hospital or the nearby downtown campus of the medical center.

By Meredith Cohn

Jan 9, 2019

The Baltimore Child Abuse Center has joined LifeBridge Health.

By Sarah Meehan

Jan 8, 2019

The unit addresses police calls related to mental health crises, suicides, suicide attempts and emergency petitions--instances where people are taken to a hospital by police officers if they pose a risk to themselves or someone else--according to police.

By Jess Nocera

Dec 24, 2018

Frances Jelenko Fitch, a psychotherapist who treated alcoholics and domestic abusers at a time when few others did, died Oct. 1 of kidney failure. A Tuscany-Canterbury resident, she was 83.

By Scott Dance

Dec 2, 2018

Several factors influence whether a traumatic experience,m like the one Christine Blasey Ford recounted to the Senate Judiciary Committee, is remembered or dissociated. The nature and frequency of the traumatic events and the age of the victim seem to be the most important.

The woman who fatally shot three co-workers at a Rite Aid distribution center was diagnosed with a mental illness in 2016, the Harford County sheriff said Friday. But that’s not enough to disqualify a person under Maryland law from buying a handgun.

By Jeff Barker

Sep 21, 2018

Harford County law enforcement released the identities of the victims in the shooting at the Rite Aid distribution center and more information about the timeline of events that left four dead and three injured Thursday.

About one in four people experience a mental health issue each year, according to the World Health Organization.

Suicide is a preventable death and we have to let those struggling with depression or mental illness know that they aren’t alone, and we’re there to talk to them if they need it, no matter how difficult that conversation may be to have.

David Katz's history of mental health troubles, from stints at Sheppard Pratt, prescribed anti-psychotic medication, fall below a legal threshold that would have prohibited him from buying a gun in Maryland.

By Tim Prudente

Aug 28, 2018

The gamer from Baltimore had a history of mental illness - could his dangerous behavior been predicted or prevented?

David Katz, who police said fatally shot two others before killing himself at a Madden tournament in Jacksonville, Fla., had been hospitalized for psychiatric treatment and struggled at the University of Maryland.

A shooting is still the rarest of events for a school, but attacks last spring in Maryland and Florida have prompted school districts across the state to take more steps to prevent such a tragedy.

Just like 911, a national, three-digit suicide prevention number could save lives.

Dr. Janelle C. Cooper, an obstetrician and gynecologist at Mercy Medical Center talks about postpartum depression, a mental disorder that catches many new moms, including tennis great Serena Williams, by surprise.

By Andrea K. McDaniels

Aug 16, 2018

The separation of body and mind that humanity has created is artificial. We as a society should not continue to tolerate a medical system that treats the body but fails to acknowledge and prevent the negative health effects of social injustice, poverty and trauma.

For almost two decades, Athar Khan — the “Columbia Bike Guy” — has been cycling Columbia streets every day in all kinds of weather, cleaning trash, clearing drains and helping wildlife.

We rarely talk about suicide. Why? Because there is a strong sense of shame, guilt and stigma associated with it mental health challenges and suicide. People are afraid to initiate conversations, as if talking about it will increase the incidence of suicide. Nothing can be further from truth.

Childhood trauma is one of the most significant public health issues of our time, and schools in Maryland and the nation are not ready to address the problem.

Annapolis shooting: Easy access to mental health care is only part of the solution, restricting access to guns is needed, too.

Hospital emergency rooms in Maryland are being overwhelmed by a big jump in patients with mental health and substance-use issues.

Dr. Walter Weintraub, a longtime professor of psychiatry at the University of Maryland whose analysis of speech patterns revealed an individual's state of mind, died March 12 in his sleep at his home at Oak Crest Village in Parkville. He was 92.

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

Mar 30, 2018

Harford County is offering a series of free classes on mental health and safety to raise awareness in the community and empower citizens to help others in crisis.

We should not be surprised that an increasingly narcissistic, isolated culture produces a mental health movement — mindfulness — that encourages us to look inward. Nor should we be surprised if such self-focused tendencies make matters worse.

Suboxone is not enough.

While gun control arguments and mental health reform often rise immediately to the surface after a school shooting, an often underutilized resource can, if given the opportunity, make a significant difference. I’m referring to the highly skilled and well-trained professional school counselor.

County Executive Barry Glassman looks back on his first three years and ahead to what could be almost five more leading Harford County government.

Schools might be safer if they had an adequate number of counselors on staff.

At auditions for "This is My Brave," a show aimed at ending the stigma associated with mental illness, people used poetry, music or storytelling skills to communicate their experiences coping with mental illness.

By Jonathan M. Pitts

Feb 24, 2018

As a psychiatrist I know linking mental illness to gun control causes more harm than good. In the public imagination mental illness becomes conflated with criminality, mass violence and other tragic events, and a psychiatric diagnosis becomes a cause for concern rather than support.

Here we are again… another school shooting.

First line of defense against mass shooters is to keep guns out of their homes.

Emphasis on interpersonal violence in news coverage of mental illness is concerning given that most people with mental illness are never violent and only about 4 percent of interpersonal violence in the United States is attributable to mental illness.

In Howard County, coordinator of school psychology Cynthia Schulmeyer said mental health concerns are growing among students.

By Kate Magill

Feb 15, 2018

Medicaid rules should not keep addicts out of drug counseling.