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Mental Health
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WCMU Public Media recently sat down with psychiatrist Dr. Nunn.
WCMU Public Media recently sat down with Dr. Nunn, a psychiatrist with Central Michigan University's College of Medicine, to learn why taking care of your mental well-being is absolutely critical — and how people can find the help they need.
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Ask The Specialists
Mental Health
Special | 3mVideo has Closed Captions
WCMU Public Media recently sat down with Dr. Nunn, a psychiatrist with Central Michigan University's College of Medicine, to learn why taking care of your mental well-being is absolutely critical — and how people can find the help they need.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship♪ >> OUT OF A COUNTRY OF APPROXIMATELY 330 MILLION PEOPLE, I WOULD SAY PROBABLY A THIRD OF THE COUNTRY HAS SOME SORT OF MENTAL ILLNESS.
KIDS AND TEENAGERS SUFFER FROM MOST OF THE SAME MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS THAT ADULTS DO.
YOUR STANDARD ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, ADHD ARE ALSO PRESENCE IN ADOLESCENCE AND ADULTS.
IF YOU ARE ABLE TO WAKE UP, KEEP YOUR HOUSE RELATIVELY IN ORDER, GO TO WORK, GO TO SCHOOL, MANAGE THAT REASONABLY, THAT'S PROBABLY GOOD MENTAL HEALTH.
IF YOU FIND IT HARD TO FUNCTION, HARD TO MANAGE THINGS ON A DAY-TO-DAY BASIS, THAT WOULD BE YOUR RED FLAG.
MENTAL HEALTH CAN HAVE SIGNIFICANT CONSEQUENCES.
ELEVATED ANXIETY IS LINKED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE PRESSURE OR ULCERS.
IF YOUR DEPRESSION IS VERY BAD, WE SEE SUICIDES, AND SOME VERY CONCERNING THINGS HAPPENING TO PEOPLE THAT DON'T MANAGE IT OR TAKE IT SERIOUSLY.
MY FIRST ADVICE WOULD BE TO SEE YOUR PRIMARY CARE DOCTOR.
IF YOU DON'T HAVE A PRIMARY CARE DOCTOR, COMMUNITY HEALTH IS ALSO VERY GOOD.
THEY HAVE A LOT OF RESOURCES AS WELL.
THE FIRST OPTION IS PSYCHO PSYCHOTHERAPY WHICH IS VERY GOOD FOR ANXIETY OR DEPRESSION.
PEOPLE TRYING TO WORK THROUGH STRESSORS OR GOING TO WEEKLY OR BI-WEEKLY PSYCHOTHERAPY.
A THERAPIST WILL WORK WITH THE PATIENT TO LEARN HOW TO MANAGE STRESS BETTER, AND THEN IF THAT DOESN'T WORK, CONSIDERING MEDICATIONS TO HELP AT THAT POINT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE.
AS A PROFESSION, AND AS A SOCIETY, WE ARE A LOT MORE ACCEPTING OF MENTAL HEALTH, AND REALIZE THAT IT IS NOT NECESSARILY A PROBLEM, OR SOMETHING THAT YOU DID TO YOURSELF OR A WEAKNESS, SO I THINK THERE'S A LOT MORE ACCEPTNESS FOR A WEAKNESS.
AND WE HAVE A VARIETY OF EFFECTIVE AND EASY TREATMENTS THAT PEOPLE CAN DO.
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