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Redefining Remission in Mental Health April 24, 2013 . 5 Comments
When a psychiatric client is in remission, it usually means that he or she is no longer experiencing clinical levels of symptoms related to the original issue. For instance, people with ... Read More
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Positive Life Events Increase Depressive Symptoms April 15, 2013 . 12 Comments
Negative and positive affect have been studied at length with respect to depression and anxiety. Although negative affect presents similarly in people with both mood states, positive affect ... Read More
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How Does Family Burden Affect Psychological Well-Being of Caregivers? April 12, 2013 . 9 Comments
Family burden is a term that encompasses all of the challenges that may exist for an individual who lives with someone who has experienced a significant illness, particularly a long-term ... Read More
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Chaotic Family Environments Increase Depression and Aggression in Children April 9, 2013 . 9 Comments
Children are a product of their environments. Just as children who are brought up in loving, supportive, and caring environments are more likely to behavior that way as adults, children ... Read More
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Exploring the Psychological Benefits of Massage April 1, 2013 . 9 Comments
Most people get a massage in order to relax, perhaps a pleasurable way to unwind after a long work week. Others go to address some physical discomfort or injury. Maybe your lower back ... Read More
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Does Hypnosis Work for Mental Health Issues? February 16, 2013 . 37 Comments
Hypnosis has long been fodder for television shows and stand-up acts, and most people are familiar with hypnotists who claim to be able to make anyone do anything while under hypnosis. ... Read More
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Grief Mythology: Mourning Can Create Alternate Realities February 5, 2013 . 7 Comments
It is not unusual for someone who experiences a loss to romanticize the person, identity, or object they are grieving. This can occur even when what is lost was not just imperfect, but ... Read More
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Good Grief: Why the DSM-V Is Wrong About Bereavement and Depression February 4, 2013 . 16 Comments
Imagine losing someone very close to you; perhaps your partner dies. How might you feel and behave in the weeks following this death? You might feel a sense of sadness and emptiness so ... Read More
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What It’s Like Inside a Depressed Person’s Head January 10, 2013 . 492 Comments
While not everyone’s experience is the same, when people have a major depressive episode, generally the world looks, feels, and is understood completely differently than before and after ... Read More
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Is There a Solution for Chronic Sorrow? January 8, 2013 . 12 Comments
Kaethe Weingarten of the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School recently published a paper describing her experience with four clients who experienced chronic sorrow. The clients, ... Read More
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How Sleep Apnea Can Affect Mental Health December 15, 2012 . 18 Comments
Sleep apnea is an issue that causes pauses in breathing throughout the sleep cycle. This issue can cause people to awaken frequently, snore loudly, and experience disturbances in their ... Read More
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Anger, Depression, and Disability: Adapting to a New Reality December 10, 2012 . 47 Comments
The uninvited house guest often stays on well beyond the point of “wearing out his or her welcome.” Likewise, for many people, chronic illness/disability is not a short-term inconvenience ... Read More