When Corrina left home for college, she was the bright, pretty cheerleader and volunteer. I met her a few years later while I was researching mental illness among youth, and Corrina was in crisis. She nearly died in a hot car before being rescued and hospitalized involuntarily. She had received a terrifying diagnosis of psychosis. […]
Author Archives: Neely Myers
Neely Myers is a professor of anthropology at Southern Methodist University and a professor of psychiatry at UT Southwestern. She is the author of “Breaking Points: Youth Mental Health Crises and How We All Can Help.” She wrote this for InsideSources.com.