Receiving a diagnosis of cancer is a common fear, often considered a worst-case-scenario when a patient goes to the doctor for a check-up. Despite the improvement in care strategies in recent decades, patients are still fearful of undergoing treatments and the uncertainty of the outcome when cancer is diagnosed. A recent study conducted by researchers …
Breast Cancer Diagnoses Leads to PTSD in 25% of Women Read More »
Mood disorders are heavily influenced by not only genetic factors, but also family history and other environmental influences. The patterns of mood regulation that are learned in a family can have an impact on how a child or adolescent processes the emotions they experience. A recent study conducted by UCLA and Stanford researchers provides evidence …
Family Focused Therapy Highly Effective For Youths With Mood Swings Read More »
Aloof, indifferent, unable to experience pleasure, seemingly incapable of interacting socially – these are some of the indicators of schizoid personality disorder. When a woman is diagnosed with schizoid personality disorder, she may not want treatment, preferring to be left alone. While developing a warm, productive therapeutic relationship may seem impossible, women with schizoid personality …
Relationships and addiction make for a tumultuous mix. You may have had a husband or a boyfriend during your addiction, but your disease likely damaged that relationship beyond repair. If you were single throughout your addiction, it was probably difficult for you to form any meaningful relationships. Addiction tends to dominate your life and force …
Physicians are increasingly being called upon to include aspects of mental health screenings into their regular exams. A physician who prescribes medication for pain, for example, may screen a patient for a history of substance abuse before prescribing a pain medication known to have addictive qualities. Following a recent study conducted by researchers at the …
Physical wounds are often easy to see or sense. A broken arm shows an obvious cast. A broken foot comes with a limp. What about a broken psyche? That’s often harder to spot, but social media could be a valuable window into the mental health of individuals who need help. College campuses have become swamped …
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Is your teen what you would call a “worry wart?” Does she experience panic attacks? Does she avoid social situations? Does she seem anxious even when you can’t see anything to be worried about? If you can describe your teen with any of the above statements, it is possible that she suffers from an anxiety …
If you are a heavy social drinker on the weekends, and maybe some weeknights, you are probably accustomed to waking to the feelings of a hangover – the dry mouth, the aching head, the spinning room. Does this mean that you have a problem? How do you know if you have crossed the line from …
Are You a Harmless Binger or a Functional Alcoholic? Read More »
Researchers from Oxford University in England carefully compared and analyzed data collected in 12 large-scale epidemiological studies on mental illness carried out in the United States, England, Australia, New Zealand and Europe from the 1990s through the 2000s. Led by Oxford clinical psychologist Daniel Freeman, this team of medical scientists sought confirmation for the widely …
Women 40 Percent More Likely to Develop Mental Illness, Study Finds Read More »
Stroke is the medical name for a life-threatening situation that occurs when the flow of blood to the brain gets blocked or when one of the brain’s arteries bursts open or springs a leak. People who experience a stroke—or a related event called a transient ischemic attack (TIA)—have significantly heightened risks for developing the mental …