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07/25/2016

Did You Know?Anxiety disorders are the most common mental illness in the U.S., affecting 40 million adults in the United States age 18 and older, or 18% of the population. (Source: National Institute of Mental Health)Anxiety disorders are highly treatable, yet only about one-third of those suffering...

07/22/2016

Interesting facts about stress, including short- and long-term effects, statistics, and more.

07/18/2016

Understand the facts about depression.

Most people feel anxious or depressed at times. Losing a loved one, getting fired from a job, going through a divorce, and other difficult situations can lead a person to feel sad, lonely, scared, nervous, or anxious. These feelings are normal reactions to life's stressors. But some people experienc...

07/15/2016

A study showing psychotherapists are less likely to offer appointments to working-class people comes as researchers say poor communities and communities of colour grapple with inordinate levels of trauma

07/11/2016

When I first started to experience depression again, in my mid-late 20s, I didn’t know what was happening to my body.

07/08/2016

It’s now clear that much of what therapists do for people suffering from OCD actually worsens the problem. Providing empathic reassurance, rational disputation, and coping skills to manage anxiety only serves to refuel the obsession. So how do you avoid the dead end of co-compulsing with your client...

07/05/2016

Postpartum depression -- a household term since actress Brooke Shields went public in 2005 about her struggle with it -- is indeed serious. But depression that begins before or during pregnancy is often more severe because it lasts longer and usually goes undetected until the doctor screens for it a...

07/01/2016

Adding mindfulness to your routine helps stop depression from returning.

06/27/2016

Marriage rates supposedly are on the decline. While it's an oft-repeated statistic that 50 percent of first marriages end in divorce, that number has remained unchanged for the past 30 years. Divorce rates also vary with the partners' level of education, religious beliefs, and many other factors. Bu...

06/24/2016

In times of turmoil people naturally follow the leader who is unruffled.

06/20/2016

Always look after your kids!

Latest research from a national sample of almost 10,000 US adolescents found psychological trauma, especially abuse and domestic violence before age 11, can increase the likelihood of experimentation with drugs in adolescence, independent of a history of mental illness. This is the first study to do...

06/17/2016

Make your relationship work by following these 5 basic principles