Dr. David Shern, president and CEO of Mental Health America (MHA), talked about the national mental health parity law that took effect on January 1, 2010. The Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici ...

The effects your addiction and mental illness have on each other Detoxification, or detox, is often the first step in the process. You may need to stay in a treatment center for a few days.

"Addiction and mental health often go hand in hand because using a substance is a way to self-medicate difficult aspects of mental health," says Wetmore. She notes, "It's common to see participants ...

In the workplace, mental health issues may be driven by many factors, including social separation, feelings of an absence of support, or perceived mistreatment from colleagues or managers.

Mental health and addiction often share a tangled relationship, with each one feeding off and fueling the other. In fact, it’s estimated that nearly 38 percent of adults with substance use ...

Exercise isn't just good for your body — it's crucial for your brain, too. Here are the mental health benefits of exercise and how working out can help with depression, anxiety, ADHD, PTSD, and ...

We've been working together for years to change this. Our 2014 Excellence in Mental Health and Addiction Treatment Act established a demonstration initiative in eight states, now expanded to 10 ...

Motivational speaker and author Rob Ekno knows what it's like to struggle with the mental impact of addiction, he spent years struggling with addiction to alcohol and drugs. Eventually he ended up ...

My son Aaron was 19 years old when he died. His death certificate says the cause of death was asphyxia. The actual cause was meth addiction and mental illness. There was more to Aaron than that ...

With the help of mental health experts, we’ve taken a look at some of the most significant breakthroughs concerning mental health over the last 10 years, as well as where we need to do better ...

Any form of addiction can lead to mental health problems. And, in today's high pressure workplaces, this is almost becoming the norm. The National Mental Health Survey (2016) also found that about ...