Tag: psychiatry

#ReadUP: Reckoning with mental illness.

November 13, 2020

This post is published as part of the Association of University Press’s University Press Week blog tour. #ReadUP.   Mindy Greiling was a state legislator for twenty years. She helped found the nation’s first state mental health caucus, and has served on state and national boards of the National Alliance on Mental Illness. Greiling’s son, … More #ReadUP: Reckoning with mental illness.

On caring for a loved one with mental illness during Covid-19.

May 21, 2020

BY MINDY GREILING Many people are seeking mental health support during the sheltering-in-place COVID-19 siege. Social media is fraught with posts about the anxiety and depression it can cause, and the National Institute of Mental Health is researching how stressors related to the virus affect mental health. Our son Jim, who has a mental illness, … More On caring for a loved one with mental illness during Covid-19.