Self Care
Mental health professionals recommend 8 of these to help reduce stress and anxiety
Sleep
50% of people who have committed suicide have suffered from this mental disorder at least once in their life
Depression
Excessive thoughts that lead to repetitive behaviors
Obsessive Compulsive disorder
A person you should talk to
Therapist
Wrote Black National Anthem
James Weldon Johnson
This sweet treat's mixture of caffeine, flavanoids,and theobromine work together to boost alertness and mental skills
Dark chocolate
African Americans represent what percentage of the American Psychological Association
2%
Can cause emotional numbness and lasting or frightening thoughts. Follows terrifying events such as lost of a loved one or physical or sexual assault
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
This aerobic exercise can help to reduce anxiety and depression
Yoga
Poet and author of "Still I Rise"
Maya Angelou
Self care is a song written and performed by now dead rapper
Mac Miller
Between 2-8% of people with this disorder commit suicide
Major depressive disorder
Bipolar disorder, depression, and cyclothymic disorder are examples of what type of mental illness
Mood disorders
Therapy dogs are typically used to treat which mental illness
PTSD
Hold fast to dreams
For if dreams die
Life is a broken winged bird that cannot fly
Langston Hughes
This past time is recommended by mental health professionals as it is known that nurturing has positive mental health benefits
Gardening
Of the African Americans suffering with mental illnesses what percentage seek treatment for their mental health issue
20%
This mood disorder is characterized by mania and depression. It is often confused with another mood disorder with a slightly different name and usually misdiagnosed as depression
Bi Polar 1
Camden's Counseling Center located on Atlantic Avenue
Genesis Counseling Center
West African born, later enslaved in Boston, Massachusetts this poet wrote 'Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral'
Phillis Wheatley
Coupled with dieting this form of self care can have amazing benefits can reduce anxiety, stress, and overall mood and more importantly its free
Exercise
Statistically African Americans have a higher risk factor for PTSD by what percentage compared to their white counterparts
25%
Characterized by loss of touch with reality, false beliefs, and hearing voices
Schizophrenia
A controversial therapeutic process in which patients are shocked, this treatment is used to help mania, severe depression and certain schizophrenic syndromes
Electro Convulsive Therapy
Jamaican born poet, journalist and prominent figure of the Harlem Renaissance this poet's book 'Home to Harlem' was a best seller that won the Harmon Gold Award
Claude McKay