Stressed AF: How we can support our high schoolers as they apply for collegeBy Jordan LeeEvery year, high school students across America frantically prepare their college applications. This typically includes...Read OnJordan Lee 0 027Mar
How To Keep Calm And QuarantineBy Roz HedayatianAs the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to create global shutdowns, Mayor Garcetti orders a “Safer...Read OnRoz Hedayatian 0 024Mar
Influence of Nature on Mental WellnessBy Nga CaoAccording to researcher, Craig Claquist, “Ecotherapy is an umbrella term for a gathering of techniques and practices t...Read OnNga Cao 0 022Feb
5 Ways Depression Can Affect Your Physical HealthBy Rachel McCallumThe American Psychological Association states that depression is one of the most common mental disorders. According to H...Read OnRachel McCallum 0 021Feb
The Reality of Living with both Anxiety and Depression!By Jocelyn CervantesThe reality of living with Anxiety and Depression, is that it’s not easy. However, if you are able to work on iden...Read OnJocelyn Cervantes 0 016Feb
When Depression Leaves You DesperateBy Tequila MockingbirdWe experience a lot of different thoughts, feelings, and emotions in the midst of a depressive episode. Depression makes...Read OnTequila Mockingbird 0 006Feb
DissociationBy Lulu The Green FairyRecently, whilst walking through town, I became temporarily dissociated. My physical presence felt detached from my surr...Read OnLulu The Green Fairy 0 005Feb
Green Thumb: Gardening and Mental HealthBy David IsraelianDo you like to spend your time planting flowers, herbs, and vegetables? Or what about landscaping and creating beautiful...Read OnDavid Israelian 0 024Jan
How is Time Management important for your Mental Health?By Jocelyn CervantesSome may not know how important Time Management is for your Mental Health. Do you ever feel as if there is just not enou...Read OnJocelyn Cervantes 0 022Jan
THE IMPORTANCE OF SLEEP IN ACHIEVING OPTIMAL HEALTHBy Sharon VincuillaSleep disturbances are the most frequently reported psychiatric symptom in the general population and are commonly asso...Read OnSharon Vincuilla 0 013Jan
Addiction Survivors Share the Ways They’ve Learned to Cope without Drugs or AlcoholBy Cecelia Johnson The idea of giving up drugs and alcohol completely can be overwhelming for anyone with an addiction. Even if you’re...Read OnCecelia Johnson 0 003Jan
The Bright Black Light (The Other Color of Depression, part two)By Dave LeonThere is little doubt that African-American men in particular have their own unique approach to things a society dominat...Read OnDave Leon 0 026Dec
Songwriting in Music Therapy for Mental HealthBy Michael Scarn** The interventions described in this article are to be facilitated by board-certified music therapists (MT-BC) only. T...Read OnMichael Scarn 0 020Dec
Ketamine for treatment-resistant depression: recent developments and clinical applications. By Matthew PermuyApproximately one-third of patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) do not respond to existing antidepressants and...Read OnMatthew Permuy 0 013Dec
5 Ways A Good Night’s Sleep Supported by Napping Can Better Your LifeBy Rachel McCallumThere’s some stigma out there about napping. For example, naps are for small children, the sick and the elderly. Outsi...Read OnRachel McCallum 0 006Dec
The Best Apps for Guided MeditationsBy Kate DellaferaIf you’ve ever started your day with a few minutes of meditation, you know the amazing benefits that a little time in...Read OnKate Dellafera 0 030Nov
The link between inflammation and depressionBy Matthew PermuyUnderstanding the immunological basis of disease has revolutionized the treatment of cancer and autoimmune and inflammat...Read OnMatthew Permuy 0 023Nov
Everything You Wanted To Know About SchizophreniaBy Roz HedayatianSchizophrenia is a chronic and complex mental illness that impacts the way one feels, behaves, and interprets reality. I...Read OnRoz Hedayatian 0 009Nov
The Foods That Combat Depression and AnxietyBy Matthew PermuyThere is not a specific food that can cure depression and/or anxiety, per say. However, there are certain foods and fo...Read OnMatthew Permuy 0 002Nov
Mental Illness Is Not a Crime: Use The Justice System To Help Not Hinder ThemBy Matthew PermuyWe see a lot of people, homeless or not, that wind up in the prison system for committing crimes due to their mental ill...Read OnMatthew Permuy 0 026Oct
Antidepressants alone will not solve the suicide epidemic, here’s whyBy Matthew PermuyThe documented efficacy and long-term benefit of antidepressants in patients with recurrent forms of severe anxiety or d...Read OnMatthew Permuy 0 019Oct
The Opposite Of Workplace Depression Is PlayBy Roz HedayatianThe statistics of depression amongst full time U.S. workers and the consequent economic damages alone should lead us to...Read OnRoz Hedayatian 0 013Oct
The Natural Antidepressant: Your DogBy Roz HedayatianAs it turns out, our little furbabies are more than just cute and loyal companions; they improve our mental health too!...Read OnRoz Hedayatian 0 028Sep
Sure warning signs you are suffering from DepressionBy Roz HedayatianFeeling down from time to time is a normal part of life, but when emotions such as hopelessness and despair take hold an...Read OnRoz Hedayatian 0 022Sep
Talking Therapy : A Personal AssessmentBy Lulu The Green FairyHere in the UK we have a system called IAPT – Improved Access to Psychological Therapies. The waiting list is quite lo...Read OnLulu The Green Fairy 0 017Sep
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