What Is Complex PTSD?

What Is Complex PTSD?

Anxiety

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

Music and Mental Health

General

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...
Cultural Diversity and Mental Health

Cultural Diversity and Mental Health

General

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?

What Is Domestic Abuse?

Anxiety, Depression, General, Psychologist

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,...