Mental Health
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Mental illness refers to a wide range of mental disorders that affect your mood, thinking and behavior. Examples of mental illness include depression, anxiety disorders, schizophrenia, eating disorders and addictive behaviors.
Many people have mental health concerns from time to time. But a mental health concern becomes a mental illness when ongoing signs and symptoms cause frequent stress and affect your ability to function.
A mental illness can make you miserable and can cause problems in your daily life, such as at school or work or in relationships. In most cases, symptoms can be managed with a combination of medications and talk therapy (psychotherapy). Please call us. We can help you live a better life.
- Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
- Bipolar disorder
- Borderline personality disorder
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Schizophrenia
- Suicide risk and prevention
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Depression in fathers and children linked, regardless of genetic relatedness
July 6, 2022
Adolescent depression and behavior problems are on the rise and paternal depression may be contributing to this increase, regardless of whether the fathers and children are genetically related, according to new research.
Helping teens channel stress, grow in resilience
July 6, 2022
The mental health crisis among teens has prompted an urgent quest for preventive interventions. Researchers believe they have one. As the team explains in a recent study, the 30-minute online training module teaches teenagers to channel their stress responses away from something negative that needs to be feared and tamped down towards recognizing those responses -- sweaty palms, a racing heart, for example -- as a positive driving force.
Safety first: How stigma may impact health
July 6, 2022
Lack of safety, according to a new theory, may have a direct impact on the health of people in marginalized communities, particularly the LGBTQ community. The theory challenges decades of thinking that health disparities in the LGBTQ community are primarily due to encounters with stressful and discriminatory events, a concept called 'minority stress.'
Nervous system workings related to PTSD, other mental health disorders
July 5, 2022
A new study measures changes in the human brain's response to a perceived threat following non-invasive stimulation of the nervous system via the vagus nerve. The results have implications for the development of treatments for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other mental health conditions, as well as for increasing alertness and attention during learning.
Most British COVID-19 mourners suffer PTSD symptoms, survey finds
July 5, 2022
More than eight out of 10 British people who are seeking support for having lost a loved one to COVID-19 reported alarming Post Traumatic Stress Disorder symptoms, new research has found.
New sibling diagnosis for post-traumatic stress disorder
July 1, 2022
The World Health Organization (WHO) recently listed a new sibling diagnosis for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), termed complex post-traumatic stress disorder (CPTSD). An international team has now summarized the symptoms of the long-awaited new diagnosis and issued guidelines for clinical assessment and treatment.
Adolescents more vulnerable to cannabis addiction but not other mental health risks, study finds
July 1, 2022
Adolescents are over three times more vulnerable to developing a cannabis addiction than adults, but may not be at increased risk of other mental health problems related to the drug, according to a new study.
Study reveals the job problems contributing to physician suicide
June 29, 2022
Physical and mental health, substance use, relationships, legal matters and finances all contribute to physician suicide, a new study shows.
Association between children conceived via infertility treatments and education and mental health outcomes
June 28, 2022
Children conceived through medically assisted reproduction (MAR) fare better at school but are more likely to have mental health problems by their late teens, according to a new study.
Researchers uncover brain waves related to social behavior
June 27, 2022
Researchers have discovered electrical brain-wave patterns given off during social interactions in mice. They also observed that mice showing signs of stress, depression, or autism lacked these brain waves. The results reveal more about the mechanics underlying brain activity when socializing.