Parental Alienation versus Realistic Estrangement
Lisa Zeiderman, Esq., CFL, wrote in Psychology Today that it is not unusual for the children of divorced and divorcing parents to have a “primary parent,” sometimes known as the primary caregiver and sometimes known as the psychological parent. This is the parent with...
Beta-Blockers for Anxiety
People who seek professional help for anxiety have usually prescribed a class of antidepressants known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). However, in some cases, these individuals may benefit from a different type of medication called...
What Is Complex PTSD?
Perhaps you are already familiar with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a psychological disorder associated with trauma exposure. But have you heard of complex post-traumatic stress disorder (C-PTSD)? This is a mental health condition that develops in...
Music and Mental Health
In 2009, archaeologists excavating a cave in southern Germany uncovered a flute carved from a vulture’s wing bone. The delicate artifact is the oldest known musical instrument on earth — indicating that people have been making music for over 40,000 years. Although we...
Effects of divorce on children’s mental health
According to the World Psychiatry, the official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA), an increasing number of children across the world experience family instability due to divorce/separation and the effects of divorce on children’s mental healthof...
Cultural Diversity and Mental Health
According to the Public Health Advocate at UC Berkeley, People often think of mental health as a very personal matter that has to do only with the individual. However, mental illnesses and mental health, in general, are affected by the combination of biological and...
What Is Domestic Abuse?
Does your romantic partner try to control you? For example, does your partner try to control what you wear, how you spend your day, who you make friends with, or where you work if you are even “allowed” to work? And, to control you, does he or she use insults,...
What Is Panic Disorder?
Have you ever felt, all of a sudden, a sense of impending doom—feeling like you were losing control, going crazy, or even dying? If you have a mental health condition called panic disorder, then you are quite familiar with this feeling. So, what is panic disorder? ...
Postpartum Depression
Depression that occurs following childbirth is called postpartum depression. Pregnancy and childbirth are often of excited anticipation and joyous celebration. But for many women, they are also times of stress. Not surprisingly, during this period, new mental health...Contact us
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