National Mental Health Awareness Month – May 2022
Dr. Gary Osborne

May is National Mental Health Awareness Month and joining me this week is psychotherapist, Dr. Gary Osborne. We know that mental health is very important to our overall health and wellbeing. According to NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, in 2020, 21% of adults in the United States experienced mental illness, that’s one in five or almost 53 million. One out of every six between the ages of 6 and 17 experience a mental health disorder. Mental health and mental illness are frequently underreported. Those who suffer from Mental illness are 40% more likely to have high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and diabetes. Hear how Dr. Osborne helps his patients in rural West Tennessee as the facility where he works practices integrated healthcare.

More About Dr. Osborne:
Gary W. Osborne, DMin, LPC, MHSP, has been in private practice since 1988 as a Mental Health Service Provider Counselor. He has worked exclusively in pediatric and family practice settings. In these settings, he uses health and behavioral procedures/therapies to identify the psychological, behavioral, emotional, cognitive, and social factors important to the intervention, treatment, or management of physical health problems. The focus is on mental health and bio-psychological factors important to physical health problems and treatments. The ultimate goal is to improve patient health and well-being through mental health designated to ameliorate specific disease-related problems. Dr. Osborne works directly with providers consulting on the status of each patient. He has taught as an adjunct professor at Jackson State Community College, Dyersburg State Community College, and in the graduate program at the University of Memphis. He has also been a lecturer for McNeil Pharmaceuticals on the etiology and efficacy of Methylphenidates. Dr. Osborne is a board-certified counselor practicing as a Licensed Professional Counselor in Tennessee.

Websites:


https://www.nami.org/home

https://adaa.org/

https://www.samhsa.gov/programs/mental-health-awareness-month

https://youth.gov/feature-article/may-national-mental-health-month

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2022/05/03/fact-sheet-celebrating-mental-health-awareness-month-2022.html