Why People With Serious Mental Illness Get Undercounted in Community Needs Assessments
Standard disability surveys miss more than half of people with serious mental illness.
Standard disability surveys miss more than half of people with serious mental illness.
People with serious mental illness face triple the mortality risk from respiratory infections.
Peer specialists with lived experience fill a trust gap that clinical providers alone cannot close.
Stress has a trigger; anxiety doesn't—here's how to tell the difference.
Poverty, not cleanliness, determines where bed bug infestations take hold and persist.
Trust, not services, determines whether unsheltered people with mental illness accept help.
Symptom control alone doesn't restore the daily functioning that schizoaffective disorder disrupts.
About half of people with panic disorder experience episodes at night, often without warning.
Environmental design outperforms willpower in reshaping substance use recovery outcomes.
Fever and body aches within hours signal flu, not a cold, making early antiviral treatment possible.
Duration, functional impact, and psychosis are what actually separate mania from hypomania.
Know the sharp pain, pressure, and timing clues that separate these two medical emergencies.