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Depression and Alcoholism: Co-Occurring Disorders

Addiction, Alcohol, Depression, Mental Health

There are many reasons why individuals suffer from alcoholism, and genetics, environmental factors and mental health issues are just a few explanations. Co-occurring disorders occur when an individual suffers from both a mental health issue…

Take Control: Making the Decision to Get Treatment

Treatment

When people make the choice to get addiction treatment, they should remember that getting help is not an admission of failure. People don't need to feel bad about their choice not to fight this battle alone—that's what treatment is for. Choosing…

How Alcohol Affects the Brain

Alcohol

Alcohol has a powerful physical effect on the body. It alters more than just mood, though—alcohol abuse is capable of physically changing how the brain functions. If exposed to alcohol repeatedly, the brain will rewire itself, altering how…

5 Tips for OCD and Coronavirus

Coronavirus, Mental Health, OCD

For people who struggle with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) the coronavirus is the perfect storm. While many Americans are striving to practice better hand-washing technique and are judiciously wiping down potential virus contamination…

The Positive Effects of Antidepressants

Antidepressants, Anxiety, Depression, Mental Health, Treatment

One of the most significant medical developments in the past thirty years has been the emergence of antidepressant drug therapy. Antidepressants were the breakthrough intervention for the treatment of depression since the 1980s, and have been…

The Role of Environment in Addiction

Addiction

Drug and alcohol addiction impacts 23.5 million Americans each year. The sad truth is, though, that only around 11.2 percent of those people seek professional treatment. There are numerous factors that can contribute to addiction—trauma, mental…

Is Addiction a Disease or a Choice?

Addiction, Mental Health

Is addiction a disease or a choice? That question has fueled countless debates over the years. Though there is solid evidence supporting both sides, the scientific and biological proof that drives the concept of addiction as a disease is paramount. What…

Am I Having a Manic Episode

Bipolar, Mental Health, Treatment

Feeling a rush of uncontainable energy, you may find yourself racing around the web placing one order after another of items you don’t even really need. Or maybe you feel a wave of adrenaline that causes you to launch a dozen home projects…

Sleeping Too Much Due to Depression

Behavior, Depression, Mental Health

When you feel sad all the time, sleeping becomes an opportunity for relief. Depression depletes your energy anyway, only adding to the desire to lie down and drift off to sleep. When your depressive state leads to sleeping too much, this condition…

Warning Signs of a Bipolar Meltdown

Bipolar, Mental Health, Treatment

Bipolar disorder is a complex and destabilizing mental health disorder that requires specialized interventions and psychiatric expertise to adequately manage. Those individuals living with bipolar disorder struggle daily with the challenges…

I Feel Hopeless Living with Depression

Depression, Mental Health, Treatment

It feels like a weight on your chest, depression does. That heavy feeling that zaps your energy and motivation, and stealing your quality of life. When battling depression, you struggle to find something, anything, to be grateful for, but usually…

How to Cope with Holiday Stress

Anxiety, Mental Health, Stress

We might enter the holiday season feeling nostalgic. We remember beautiful memories of holidays past, and have lots of ideas to make this year an amazing season. No matter how sincere our intentions are to be festive and jolly at Christmastime,…

What Are the Early Warning Signs of Psychosis?

Mental Health, Psychosis, Treatment

If you or a loved one is experiencing the signs of a psychotic episode it can be an extremely frightening experience. Psychosis refers to a loss of contact with reality, when perceptions are altered to the point that it is difficult to know…

ADD and Alcohol Addiction

ADD, Addiction, Alcohol

When we hear the term attention deficiency disorder (ADD) the first thing that usually comes to mind is a hyperactive 6-year-old boy struggling to focus on his schoolwork. ADD has been on the radar since the 1980s when formal diagnosis and the…

How to Ask for Help With Depression

Depression, Mental Health

I’m fine, how are you?” This reflexive response to the routine “How are you” question is many times a bold-faced lie. How much easier it seems in the moment to just lie about how we really are rather than deal with our own personal…

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Take Control: Making the Decision to Get Treatment

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The Role of Environment in Addiction

Is Addiction a Disease or a Choice?

Am I Having a Manic Episode

Sleeping Too Much Due to Depression

Warning Signs of a Bipolar Meltdown

I Feel Hopeless Living with Depression

How to Cope with Holiday Stress

What Are the Early Warning Signs of Psychosis?

ADD and Alcohol Addiction

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