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University of Utah researchers publish article posing powerful moral conflict between physician aid-in-dying and suicide prevention

October 10, 2019 sarah Jonas 0 Comments Mental Illness, Philosophy, Psychiatry, Suicide, Suicide Prevention

Researchers at the University of Utah have published an article in the October edition of the American Journal of Bioethics posing the powerful moral conflict between physician aid-in-dying and suicide prevention. In the article, Brent Kious, assistant professor of psychiatry, and Margaret Battin, distinguished professor of philosophy, ask the question, if the practice of PAD for terminal illness is permissible, then should it be justifiable for those who suffer from psychiatric illness, since the suffering can be equally severe?

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From one student to another: How to navigate college while dealing with anxiety

August 20, 2019 sarah Jonas 0 Comments Anxiety, Mental Illness, Public Speaking

The new school year is here. I’ll hold for your applause. All joking aside, the beginning of a new semester can be scary. For many students, including me, that fear manifests itself as anxiety, the most common mental illness in the U.S.

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Mental Illness Does Not Cause Racism, Society’s Ills

August 9, 2019 sarah Jonas 0 Comments El Paso, Mental Health, Mental Illness

Paul Carrola, Ph.D., an assistant professor in The University of Texas at El Paso’s Department of Educational Psychology and Special Services, comments on the recent El Paso, Texas shooting He is a licensed professional counselor, national certified counselor and certified clinical mental health counselor. He coordinates UTEP’s Mental Health Counseling Program. His research interests include correctional counseling, counselor burnout and secondary trauma, and border related mental health issues.