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Washington DC Mental Health

What does Thanksgiving mean to you?

Every year on the last thursday in November, we all celebrate Thanksgiving. The first thing that usually comes to mind is a big dinner with family...
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Spa Week October 11th through 18th

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  • October 12, 2010
So it's Spa Week, this means great spa services for up to 50% less than regular prices. Spa week is the time of the year to treat yourself,...
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Coping with bad times is as easy as 1 2 3

Life always throws curve balls, that is just something we have to deal with whether it's good or bad, it happens. Just because life throws a...
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Happiness is achieved through the mind according to The Dalai Lama

The Dalai Lama, His Holiness as he is referred to all over the world, wrote a book alongside Howard Cutler, author and psychologist about the art...
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Upcoming On Our Own of Maryland Summer Conference

Each summer On Our Own of Maryland sponsors a summer conference in June. This year the conference is at Rocky Gap in Western Maryland on Thursday...
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Why psychiatric hospitalizations are decreasing in quantity and duration?

Psychiatric hospitalizations are becoming both shorter and less frequent today than they have been for past generations of individuals with mental...
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Why does McAuliffe House (Fenton House) not accept private insurance?

The question arises, “Why can’t a person with private insurance and Medicade stay at McAuliffe House, of the Montgomery County Crisis...
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On Our Own Of Montgomery County

On Our Own originated as a self-help group of eight ex-psychiatric patients in Montgomery County, Maryland. These eight patients all had been...
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Mood or Affective Disorders

The first broad category of psychological illnesses is the Mood Disorders. There are two general types of Mood Disorders known as Bi-Polar Disorder...
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Uni-Polar Disorder (Depression)

Depression is the most common type of severe mental illness. It is characterized by low moods, outward signs of sadness such as crying, lack of...
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