Depression is a mood disorder marked by feelings of sadness and a loss of interest in things you usually enjoy doing. You might also have a hard time thinking or getting things done,…
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Anxiety is a feeling of unease, worry, or nervousness, usually about a particular event or situation with an unknown outcome. It is common for everyone to feel anxiety occasionally. Debilitating...
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To say that the past year has been challenging is an understatement. The pandemic completely uprooted people’s lives and left many grappling with more fear and uncertainty than ever before—bringing…
What to do when your worries are keeping you from sleep It’s bedtime, and not a creature is stirring…except for your racing mind, that is. Why is it that even…
To grieve is to encounter a paradox. Loss is an inescapable human experience; most people—and certainly most adults—have endured the death of a loved one. And yet, loss can feel…
Marla Genova had resigned herself to a career in dry cleaning. The then-teenager couldn’t imagine doing anything less isolating or mundane than what she did at that post-high school job:…
If you were to take a look at the desk where I am writing this, you would see sheets of paper spread out with no organization, random textbooks from past…
More than 20 million antidepressants were prescribed between October and December 2020 — a 6% increase compared to the same three months in 2019 — according to statistics reported by the…
Over the past year, many of us have struggled through feelings of isolation and loneliness because of COVID-19 restrictions and enforced physical distancing to prevent virus transmission. This has resulted…
As the Pandemic drags on and pre-COVID life continues to evade us, mental health is more important than ever to consider. COVID has hit everyone in one way or another….
As the number of COVID-19 cases in the United States rockets past 21 million, causing widespread pain in lives lost and economic devastation, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ)…
The first doses of a COVID-19 vaccine are now being handed out across the country, but for LGBTQ people, it’s going to take more than just medication to recover from…
A change of seasons often prompts a short-lived change in mood or behavior, such as feeling active with the onset of warm weather or tired when the first frost hits….
The physical distancing, economic strain and housing instability fueled by Covid-19 are exacerbating the disproportionate mental health needs of LGBTQ people. Sydney Duncan, 44, an attorney in Alabama, has been…
The more chaotic things get, the harder it is for people with clinical anxiety and/or depression to make sound decisions and to learn from their mistakes. On a positive note,…
In another worrying set of findings for the long-term impact of Covid-19, a new peer reviewed study has confirmed reported links between psychiatric illness and Covid-19, with nearly one in...
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Sleep deprivation is a common complaint and presenting problem for many individuals seeking treatment. The newly created DSM V (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders) Category of Sleep Wake Disorders includes…
Did you know it’s common to be Anxious, dissatisfied or frustrated with your sex life? We live in a world where we are bombarded with images of people who appear to…
