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With proper treatment, people can realize their full potential, cope with the stresses of life, work productively and meaningfully contribute to the world. Without mental health we cannot be fully healthy.
DNA Tests For Psychiatric Drugs Are Controversial But Some Insurers Are Covering Them..
As a teenager, Katie Gruman was prescribed one mental health drug after another. None seemed to help her manage symptoms of anxiety and bipolar disorder, so she self-medicated with alcohol and illicit drugs. It would take five years, and trying more than 15 different...
Health officials pursue limiting suicide threats
Measures to stem self-harm in San Mateo Medical Center’s psych unit. In an effort to reduce the risk of suicide in the San Mateo Medical Center’s psychiatry unit, health officials in the coming months are joining other hospitals providing psychiatric services to...
San Francisco supervisors introduce plan to help with city’s mental health crisis.
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Two San Francisco Supervisors announced a new vision for mental health care in hopes that it will expand the city's current mental health system. After two months of weekly meetings with the office of the mayor and the Department of Public...