Category: Anxiety

The Neurobiology of Suicide

From time to time, the news media report on a suicide. The public often assume that the deceased was confronted and overwhelmed by some significant major life event. Most then move on. But loved ones and friends may face additional stress and questions. Some might hold themselves responsible for not doing more to prevent the […]

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Why Is Everyone So Angry? Covid-19 Revisited

Read or watch any news source and there find daily examples of angry people. Reports of shootings, petty thefts, property damage, domestic violence, road rage, assaults on store employees and flight attendants, and abused children. Many citizens appear to be taking out their anger on others. What has become of us? Why have so many […]

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In Memory of Dr. Eric J. Green

The directors of The American Mental Health Foundation mourn the loss of Eric J. Green, PhD, LPC-S, RPT-S: award-winning—in 2013, the Mary Smith Arnold Anti-oppression Award from the Counselors for Social Justice at the American Counseling Association Annual Convention, in honor of sustained efforts in advocacy for child-trauma survivors—Jungian play therapist; distinguished author; and, for […]

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The Eleventh Annual Report of The American Mental Health Foundation

Annual Report of AMHF November 1, 2022, to October 31, 2023. As of November 1, 2023, The American Mental Health Foundation has done outstanding work for 100 years. This is the Eleventh Annual Report of The American Mental Health Foundation, an association formed in 1924, incorporated in New York State in 1954. AMHF celebrates eleven decades […]

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Enduring Values in an Age of Change?

Ours is a turbulent and challenging age with many major cultural shifts seemingly happening all at once. A few examples: world powers jockey for dominance, civil rights and other rights’ advocates compete to be heard, major social shifts occurred in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic with its many impacts isolating persons from each other, […]

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PTSD and Public-works Employees

I remember Uncle Harry in my younger days as a happy, hard-working husband and father of two. Outgoing and gregarious, he was always upbeat and helpful. He enjoyed his public-works job as a way to help his community, he idolized his family, and he would do anything to help others. But it changed. It changed […]

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