It's well-documented that obesity and poor diet can worsen and create mental health symptoms such as depression. Avoiding worsening depression, however, isn't the same as creating a mentally fit mind that is content and resilient. [...]
Meditation is one of the healthiest activities to relieve anxiety, depression, stress, and pain. This practice involves focusing on your breathing, the way your body moves when you breathe, and your surroundings. All you have [...]
Detox is short for detoxification, meaning that your body is purging itself of toxins. There are two different methods to detox from heroin. One way is by cutting down heroin usage and enduring withdrawal symptoms. [...]
There are multiple levels of care in substance abuse and mental health treatment, starting at residential treatment programs that require 24-hour care. However, some people choose to participate in Intensive Outpatient Programs (IOP). These programs [...]
Within the domain of personality disorders, there are three distinct clusters into which symptoms and similar disorder characteristics are grouped together. In each of these clusters, an over-arching theme ties them together. People with these [...]
Having two or more disorders at the same time is known as having co-occurring disorders. Often, a person's struggle to cope with their primary mental health disorder will lead to the development of a secondary [...]
Adolescents have been going through a confusing time in their lives because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Kids have not been able to attend school or socialize like they used to. When the pandemic took away [...]
Has there ever been an accurate portrayal of schizophrenia in media? Not only are there far too many evil schizophrenic characters, but they are entirely inaccurate portrayals of symptom sets that blend with other disorders [...]
When you are not thinking clearly, you may commit actions that you will later regret. A type of yoga called Yoga Nidra can help you eliminate unhealthy behavior patterns by putting you in a calmer [...]
Emotional lability is a term used to describe rapid, often extreme, fluctuations in mood. High emotional lability can be seen in those with borderline personality disorder and bipolar disorder, in which you experience a variety [...]
