Nurse Practitioners are Advanced Practice Registered Nurses and are expert clinicians who assess, diagnose, and treat medical and psychiatric conditions. Nurse Practitioners prescribe medication and provide you with Treatment Plan. The philosophy...
Read moreSeptember is Suicide Awareness & Prevention Month
September is Suicide Prevention & Awareness Month. We raise awareness to decrease stigma on this topic. We spread love, hope, and empathy for those who are affected by suicide. MSICS MENSSANA wants to ensure that everyone has access to the...
Read moreWhat to expect after a military deployment
Military service members and their families go through different stages after deployment. This is a stage where one feels happy, excited but is also a stressful time for both the service member and family members: It is normal for you to go...
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Resources Websites for health-related information for veterans and their families Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center https://dvbic.dcoe.mil Veterans Crisis Line/National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1-800-273-8255...
Read moreVeterans and Mental Health
For those of us who served or are currently serving, we are emotionally affected by the deaths of our service members who died recently in Afghanistan. 13 service members, 90 Afghans died and 150 were wounded due to a suicide bomber in...
Read moreMy Safety Plan
Safety Plan is a concrete list of what you will do during a crisis. This list will help you plan for safety. These are techniques to help you get through feelings of being overwhelmed. This list also helps make your immediate environment safer. A...
Read moreSteps To Take To Help The Afghanistan Refugees
Steps You Can Take To Help Afghanistan Refugees In the current news, we see the Taliban forces taking control of Afghanistan‘s capital of Kabul where thousands are trying to flee the country. The United Nations says this is a humanitarian...
Read moreStress and Anxiety
What is Stress and Anxiety? Everyone can experience anxiety. It is an unpleasant feeling, accompanied by physical symptoms such as headaches tightness in the chest, stomach discomfort, restlessness increased heart rate. Some may experience...
Read moreEducation: Mental Health Awareness & Alcoholism
I am honored to speak to the Georgia Indian Nurses Association (GINA) in collaboration with the Indian American Nurses Association of North Carolina and Indian Nurses Association of South Florida at the Mental Health & Alcoholism Awareness on...
Read morePTSD: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
PTSD Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder may occur from exposure to real or threatened serious physical and mental injury such as childhood trauma, natural disasters, motor vehicle accidents, intimate partner violence, domestic violence, exposure to...
Read moreTrauma-Informed Care
What is Trauma-Informed Care? As a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner, I am aware of neuroscience, genetics, epidemiology, and other risk factors that can put someone at higher risk for mental illness. Physical, emotional, sexual abuse...
Read moreDance and Mental Wellness
Dance and Mental Health Researchers from Sweden had studied 100 teenage girls who had issues with depression and anxiety. Half of the females attended dance classes weekly while the other half did not. Those who attended weekly dance sessions...
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