The teenage years are some of the most intense developmental years of the brain. This period is when the majority of mental illnesses develop, as [...]

In the fields of clinical mental health and psychology, treatments and techniques are constantly being evaluated and reevaluated for the sake of the patients. When [...]

If you’re the parent of a teenager, you’ve probably wondered whether your teen is displaying signs of a mental health disorder or whether the behaviors [...]

Mood swings and other symptoms are often dismissed as typical behavior for teenagers, so it’s easy to miss signs of underlying mental health disorders in [...]

Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) or seasonal depression as it’s most commonly known, doesn’t only affect adults, it can also affect children and teens. As the [...]

According to Mayo Clinic, OCD (obsessive-compulsive disorder) “features a pattern of unwanted thoughts and fears (obsessions) that lead you to do repetitive behaviors (compulsions). These [...]

Although everyone’s mood fluctuates from day to day, for some individuals it prevents them from living their everyday lives. This article is a quick reference [...]

We all have days when life feels like a roller coaster. The highs and lows of ordinary life can feel dramatic at times, but for [...]

Everyone feels anxious at some point. A little anxiety can even be helpful, like when nervousness about a test spurs you to study. However, not [...]

Eating disorders are all too common. In the United States, about nine percent of people will be affected at some point in their lifetime according [...]

The American Psychological Association conducts a study on stress in the United States every year and focuses on both the emotional and physical symptoms that [...]

As with many mental health conditions, we have a general concept of what they entail and what their symptoms most often look like. But, too [...]

According to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, in the year 2020, over 14 thousand people died as a result of suicide in the United [...]

We've all been told by well-meaning loved ones at some point that something we did or said was unreasonable. We often make mistakes, act out [...]

We all experiences emotional highs and lows in life. Sometimes we have periods of longer lows or lows that seem more difficult, but if your [...]

Addiction affects people mentally and physically and may coexist with mental illness. Learn the benefits of psychiatric therapy in addiction treatment.