Homelessness and Mental Illness

Homelessness and Mental Illness

According to Tom K.J. Craig, Ph.D., the prevalence of serious mental illness is higher in homeless people compared with those housed, and there are higher rates of personality disorder, self-harm, and attempted suicide. Peter Tarr, Ph.D., answered the following...

How Does Procrastination Affect Mental Health

How Does Procrastination Affect Mental Health

If you tend to fall behind deadlines with big projects, put off important decisions until the very last moment, or feel like those tasks trigger anxiety, boredom, or resentment, chances are you struggle with procrastinating. While it can seem like it isn't such a big...

Children and Mental Health

Children and Mental Health

According to the American Psychological Association (APA), mental health—an essential part of children’s overall health—has a complex interactive relationship with their physical health and their ability to succeed in school, at work, and in society. Both physical and...

How To Overcome Negativity Bias

How To Overcome Negativity Bias

What Is Negativity Bias? Do you often fixate on a negative piece of feedback? Perhaps you can’t stop beating yourself up about a mistake you made. Maybe you tend to expect the worst-case scenario to happen. If yes, you are not alone. All humans have this tendency to...

Dissociative Disorders Symptoms and Treatment

Dissociative Disorders Symptoms and Treatment

Dissociative Disorders According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), dissociative disorders are characterized by an involuntary escape from reality manifested by a disconnection between thoughts, identity, consciousness, and memory. People from all age...

Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)

Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)

What is Seasonal Affective Disorder? According to Johns Hopkins Medicine, Seasonal affective disorder, or SAD, is a type of depression. It happens during certain seasons of the year—most often fall or winter. It is thought that shorter days and less daylight may...

How Mindfulness Can Help Mental Health?

How Mindfulness Can Help Mental Health?

What Is Mindfulness?  So often, we move through our days in a hurry, focused on all the urgent tasks and responsibilities to fulfill. Our minds are either stuck in the past or worried about the future. As a result, we live on autopilot, disconnected from the present...

About Harbor Psychiatry & Mental Health

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