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Indulge in the benefits of nostalgia

I've had quite a bit of time on my hands since the summer started.

Tempe firefighters work to combat hoarding issues

Tempe Fire Department Capt. Michael Kuehl was preparing to fight a fire in March at a Tempe home when there was an explosion from the attic.

Video games are a critical part of my PTSD treatment regimen

I returned from my second tour in Iraq in September 2005, and my mind wasn’t right. Nightmares kept me awake all night, I was always watching people and assessing their threat potential and anything that sounded like incoming rockets or mortar rounds caused me to jump high enough to make Superman envious.

Discriminating against mental illness

Last week, Catherine Zeta-Jones shocked the entertainment industry by announcing that she was entering a mental health clinic for treatment for bipolar II disorder, Meredith Melnick of Time reported on Apr. 13.

Erase the stigma associated with depression

According to the World Health Organization, there are 121 million people in the world suffering from depression. I am one of them.

Baristas: socially acceptable drug dealers

It has become virtually impossible to walk around campus or drive through town without passing a Starbucks, Dutch Bros. or another local java hotspot.

Editorial: Interactive solutions

Every once in a while, a solution seems so simple that we wonder why we didn’t think of it sooner (and sometimes we did).

Inmates find self-discovery through art

In the largest room of the Phoenix Estrella Jail, about 20 plastic chairs waited to be filled for an upcoming performance.

New mental health club launches at Downtown campus

What started out as a class assignment for 10 nursing seniors is now a new chapter of Active Minds at ASU, a student organization at the Phoenix campus that intends to increase awareness of mental health issues.

The price of convenience

In a world where cheeseburgers are cheaper than vegetables, it is no mystery why unhealthy eating habits are so common. Fast food chains clutter every street, soda is consumed like water and the term “locally grown” rarely applies.

Threet’s retirement sets an example

Steven Threet made a wise decision to give up football.

HEALTHY PARTNERSHIP: The College of Nursing and Health Innovation on the Downtown ASU campus was chosen to participate with 55 other health programs as an outreach partner with the National Institute of Mental Health. (Photo by Lisa Bartoli)

ASU nursing college to participate in mental health program

Mental health has become a prevalent concern in the realm of medicine, and now ASU nursing students are at the forefront of change.

The dangers behind emotional abuse

A woman got ready to attend a work meeting with her husband. She put her hair up in a neat bun and dressed up in a pantsuit. Soon after the meeting her husband told her he was embarrassed because she looked awful. He said that she needed to go home and change immediately.

Crisis Control

In the wake of the Jan. 8 shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and others by Jared Loughner, news media has focused its 24-hour lens on how college campuses handle mentally disturbed students.

Arizona’s lack of priorities

As the new state legislative session is underway, Arizona residents hope that our lawmakers will discuss the budget deficit, education reform and health care coverage.

The Betrayal: funding prisons over education

The Arizona Legislature values many things. The public welfare is not one of them.

Healthcare in the Wild West: ‘Medicrazy’

Last year wasn’t a great year for Arizona in the news. Although most of the previous year’s headlines dealt with Senate Bill 1070, a law that encouraged racial profiling, it really shouldn’t come as any grand surprise that in 2011, Gov. Jan Brewer and AZ lawmakers signed a law that will allow Arizona to ask the federal government permission to drop 280,000 people from the state Medicaid program.

Tucson tragedy highlights importance of mental health

A look at the ASU mental health resources following the Tucson tragedy.

Gymnastics faces rivalry early in season

Rivalries aren’t often renewed at the beginning of the year, but the ASU gymnastics squad will head down to Tucson on Friday for its Pac-10 opener against the Wildcats.