Different ways that holidays affect Mental Health
The holiday season often brings unwelcome guests — stress and depression. And it’s no wonder. The holidays affect Mental Health often by presenting a dizzying array of demands — cooking meals, shopping, baking, cleaning, and entertaining, to name just a few. In...
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,...
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...
COVID19 Related Psychiatric Illnesses
This article explores the mental health consequences of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and their treatment. COVID19 Related Psychiatric Illnesses symptoms COVID-19 is a contagious respiratory illness; not surprisingly, its best-known symptoms are respiratory too...
4 Major Skill Sets in managing DBT (dialectical behavior therapy)
Developed by Marsha Linehan, dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) is a psychological intervention used to treat various mental health conditions, including depression, eating disorders, substance abuse, and borderline personality disorder. A primary focus of DBT is...
Covid-19 And The Psychological Costs of Quarantine and Isolation
Many states in the US have taken drastic measures to contain the new viral infection, COVID-19, by banning or restricting all types of social gatherings. Perhaps the most frequent advice given by health officials, aside from washing hands regularly and maintaining...
Omega-3 Fatty Acids for Mood Disorders
Omega-3 fatty acids for mood disorders Omega-3 fatty acids are found primarily in fish oil and are essential to optimal brain functioning. They also play an important role in multiple other organ systems. Most commonly they are recommended for lowering cholesterol,...Contact us
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