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Mental Health

A collection of mental health news and resources.

Anxiety: When do you ride it out and when do you seek help?

Anxiety is the most common mental health concern in the United States. Dr. Kaz Nelson, a psychiatrist at the University of Minnesota, discusses when to seek help for it in our weekly medical chat.
by Tom Crann

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What are you afraid of?

About 1 in 10 Americans has a phobia – some of the more common ones are an intense fear of heights, small spaces, or spiders.. A Mayo Clinic psychologist and someone who has a fear of contamination joined the program to discuss how phobias can impact the way you live and share ways to cope.
by Angela Davis and Karen Zamora

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National Geographic’s Cory Richards on climbing Mount Everest, photography and mental health

National Geographic’s Cory Richards on climbing Mount Everest, photography and mental health

MPR News host Kerri Miller speaks with National Geographic photographer Cory Richards about climbing Mount Everest, his thirst for adventure and living with mental illness.
by Kerri Miller, Sam Choo and Jeffrey Bissoy

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Veterinarians are dying of suicide at high rates, and the U is addressing it

Veterinarians are dying of suicide at high rates, and the U is addressing it

Female vets are more than three times as likely to die of suicide than the general population, and male vets are twice as likely. The industry is trying to address it.
by Alisa Roth

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Minneapolis and St. Paul move toward ban on ‘conversion therapy’

Minneapolis and St. Paul move toward ban on ‘conversion therapy’

The two cities are proposing ordinances that would prohibit the controversial practice, which claims to change people’s sexual orientation or identity.
by Alisa Roth

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In Minnesota, 4 out of 5 gun deaths are suicides

In Minnesota, 4 out of 5 gun deaths are suicides

A close call in one Minneapolis family illustrates the challenge of keeping guns away from people who shouldn’t have one.
by Alisa Roth

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Gathering marks first observance of Veterans Suicide Prevention and Awareness Day in Minnesota

Gathering marks first observance of Veterans Suicide Prevention and Awareness Day in Minnesota

State leaders and relatives of veterans who died by suicide were among those who gathered Saturday in North St. Paul for the inaugural observance of Veterans Suicide Prevention and Awareness Day in Minnesota.
by Matt Sepic

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