Author Martin Kantor explains a common, painful truth of avoidant personality disorder (APD) in his book titled “Distancing: Avoidant Personality Disorder” by stating, “Some [people with avoidant personality disorder] are isolated individuals, who, unmindful of the pathological nature of their… Read More ›
Tag: mental health
The Scientific Reason for Why Your Stress Keeps You Up at Night
Stress can negatively affect many areas of our lives – our relationships may suffer, our work performance and productivity may decrease, and our lives may spin out of control; there’s no doubt that sleep can also be negatively affected, but… Read More ›
How Can Alcohol Make an Individual’s Personality Change?
You may have noticed that your significant other, friend, or family member tends to act a bit differently when they’ve been drinking. For example, they may typically be shy and reserved sober, but after they’ve been drinking, they become the… Read More ›
How is Emotion Regulation Experienced by Those with Borderline Personality Disorder?
More than 4 million people in the United States have borderline personality disorder (BPD), a disorder characterized by intense emotions experienced for extended periods of time. BPD makes it difficult for a person to achieve stability after an emotionally triggering… Read More ›
The Aftermath of Trauma: Compassion in Treatment is Needed
Traumatic events such as rape, domestic violence, natural disasters, severe illness or injury, the death of a loved one, witnessing an act of violence and more can have a lasting impact on one’s physical, mental, and/or emotional stability. Many people… Read More ›
What Does It Mean to Experience Self-Stigma?
There’s no doubt that many people with mental illness experienced discrimination or stereotyping on a daily basis. Nearly one in five Americans experience a mental health disorder each year, yet only 25% of people with a psychological condition feel that… Read More ›
How Can Psychiatry Improve the Physical Health of Those with Mental Illness?
Much research has shown that mental and physical health are linked; this is why your muscles may tense or you may experience a prolonged headache because you’re feeling stressed. A 2018 review of the literature published in Psychiatric Services denoted… Read More ›
How does the Sanctuary Model Promote Forward Thinking?
In any treatment center or organization for social welfare and advocacy, optimal treatment for all people should be the focus. Although the Sanctuary Model could benefit many other types of organizations, these organizations in particular utilize this model because their… Read More ›
What are the Different Types of Depression?
Perhaps you’ve been feeling a lot of anxiety, guilt, and general hopelessness lately. One day it may have seemed like you suddenly lost interest in everything you used to enjoy – you no longer want to go out with friends,… Read More ›
What You Didn’t Know About Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is an evidence-based, time-sensitive, structured, present-oriented psychotherapy that assists clients in solving problems and developing skills to help modify dysfunctional ways of thinking and doing. CBT has been shown to treat a variety of disorders, including… Read More ›
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