Depression is a psychological condition that affects millions of people in the United States each year. The National Center for Health Statistics notes the 7.6 percent of the population over the age of 12 experiences depression in any 2-week period1.… Read More ›
Category: Mental Health
After Treatment For Mental Illness, How Do I Move Forward With My Life
Transitioning back into everyday life is a challenge after being in the routine, safety, and comfort of treatment. If you are doing a step down process, you will have outpatient or aftercare services where you can continue to check in… Read More ›
The Importance of Writing in Mental Health Therapy
Modern treatments for a variety of conditions tend to be more holistic than in the past1. While a physician may be able to prescribe medications to deal with some symptoms of an illness, they will often encourage patients to make… Read More ›
The Role of Family in Treating Mental Illness
In recent decades, the treatment of most patients with mental disorders has generally switched from institutionalized care to outpatient care. Getting the family involved has been shown to lead to better outcomes. Unfortunately, there is still some resistance among mental… Read More ›
Art Therapy Benefits for Mental Illness Treatment
Art is a relaxing and inspiring activity for many people; however, the benefits of artistic expression can extend much further. Art therapy has shown to be a valuable complement to medication and talk therapy for many forms of mental illness,… Read More ›
One-on-One and Group Therapy Both Offer Advantages
Mental health issues affect many people in the United States and worldwide. A variety of conditions may require ongoing mental health treatment, such as clinical depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorders or substance abuse problems. Either one-on-one or group therapy can… Read More ›
Complex PTSD and PTSD: Understanding the Differences
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a term coined during the Vietnam War to describe the long-term effects of traumatic incidents. PTSD is classified as a mental disorder. People with the condition are effectively unable to forget an incident that had… Read More ›
Balancing Opposites: An Introduction to Dialectical Behavior Therapy
At first consideration, the concepts of “acceptance” and “change” seem diametrically opposed. Acceptance implies that something is suitable or satisfactory, whereas the need for change indicates that something is inadequate or lacking in some way. Yet these two opposite components… Read More ›
Distinguishing Bipolar Disorder from Multiple Personality Disorder
Bipolar disorder has become something of a mental health buzzword, and the disorder is even sometimes associated with creativity and charisma. This may be due, at least in part, to the number of celebrities and artists who have been publicly… Read More ›
How Can I Tell If I Have Obsessive Compulsive Disorder?
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) was once thought to be a rare mental disease, but research has revealed it is far more common than previously believed. Statistics indicate that approximately 2.3 percent of the population between ages 18 and 54 suffers from… Read More ›
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