Feelings are a big part of depression. The sadness and hopelessness of depression can be very overwhelming. But there are many signs of depression beyond how a person feels. Do…
Addiction does not only affect the individual who is abusing substances. It touches everyone around them. When the person experiencing addiction is a parent, children are also affected. According to…
Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has been around for a long time even though the name for it has not. The name PTSD was officially given to the diagnosis in…
If you feel like suicide has become more prevalent in recent years, you are not mistaken. As recently as 2012 there were 400,000 deaths from suicide. That figure represents more…
The sad deaths of several high-profile personalities in 2014 turned a spotlight onto an illness that is affecting more people today – depression. From Hollywood elites to elite college athletes…
The intricate interplay between the mind and body is a phenomenon scientists are still unraveling. The fact that emotional health and physical health are tightly connected has been demonstrated countless…
Over 2,200 people each year are lost to an alcohol-related death – not because they were involved in a car wreck – but because they over-consumed alcohol. Deaths due to…
As the baby boomer generation heads into retirement, the country will be populated by a larger than ever demographic of older (over 55) citizens. The truth is that not all…
Bipolar disorder is an illness that touches everyone around the person with the condition. When someone close to you is living with bipolar disorder it can be tough to know…
Anxiety is a form of fear that many people deal with at some point in life. However, rather than direct fear of an immediate, in-the-moment situation, anxiety is more comparable…