Category,
ANXIETY AND STRESS
Natural Remedies for Anxiety
Alternatives to the mainstream are increasing as patients seek different approaches.
Category,
ADDICTION
Job Stress and Substance Abuse
People cope different ways, but many aren’t healthy or safe.
Category,
SMOKING
The Effects of Secondhand Smoke Linger in Your Car and Home
It might seem okay to smoke in your house or car when your family and pets aren’t around. But a compound left behind could harm them through their skin.
Category,
ANXIETY AND STRESS
How to Stop Negative Thinking
Learning how to stop negative thinking could go a long way to improving your health, relationships, and ability to set and reach goals. You’ll feel better, too!
Category,
DEPRESSION
Botox for Depression
Can Botox treat depression? Your facial muscles can affect your mood; Botox can paralyze those muscles so they don’t clench. You may then look and feel happier.
Category,
VETERANS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
Symptoms of PTSD and Drinking in Women Veterans
Even one combat experience puts female veterans at risk for behavioral health problems.
Category,
SCHIZOPHRENIA
Intense Early Intervention for Schizophrenia
Team-based treatment for psychotic episodes when they first occur dramatically improves this troublesome condition.
Category,
ADHD AND ADD
Teaching Empathy to Children with Autism
Children on the autism spectrum are often described as lacking empathy. If that’s true, how can they understand how others are feeling? The answer isn’t simple.
Category,
MENTAL HEALTH
Mental Health Stigma
A movement’s afoot to stop the discrimination of mental health stigma.
Category,
ANXIETY AND STRESS
How to Relieve Stress
Stress is an inescapable part of modern life. Though you might not be able to rid yourself of it, you can learn how to manage or even relieve stress.
Category,
BIPOLAR DISORDER
When You (or Someone You Love) Is Bipolar
These self-help books and memoirs can guide you.
Understanding Your Response to Stress
Take the AssessmentAny change in your life can lead to stress. This includes even pleasurable activities, such as vacations or new forms of recreation. You can also be in a stressful situation such as a difficult job or a long-term illness of a spouse. If you think you might be experiencing stress, this assessment may help you identify its effects on you.