mental health monday

MENTAL HEALTH MONDAY: DrBev is it Ugly, Sick, and Wrong to Break-up on Facebook, Twitter or MySpace

Leslie checked her Facebook profile late one day and discovered that she was suddenly single. Her now ex-boyfriend had met someone new and she learned this through the ubiquitous news feed that presented her personal rejection like a breaking news story.  When he changed his Facebook profile, he also changed hers as well — they…

MENTAL HEALTH MONDAY…Army Misdiagnoses Hundreds with Personality Disorders Instead of PTSD

A new Associated Press article suggests that the U.S. Army may have misdiagnosed hundreds of soldiers with a personality disorder, rather than with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Soldiers who carry a diagnosis of a personality disorder often face being discharged, and find that their access to military and health benefits cut at the same time….