Mental Health
Losing Control: How Addiction Transforms the Brain
By Martha McLaughlin The understanding that addiction is associated with changes in the brain was slow to come. For years, researchers were only able to examine brains after people had [...]
Male Friendship: An Investment in Mental Health and Wellbeing
By Melissa Riddle Chalos When it comes to friendship — and maintaining those relationships over time — men are certainly the more disadvantaged of the sexes. Generally speaking, women tend [...]
Five Myths (and Five Facts) About PTSD
By Kathryn Taylor Millán, M.A., LPC/MHSP While all people are susceptible to the effects of trauma, conditions like post-traumatic stress disorder and acute stress disorder are often discussed without clear [...]
How Can Food Affect Your Mood?
By Cindy Coloma It’s a lazy Sunday afternoon, the kind that slips into your winter schedule when you’re not expecting it. This kind of day commands you to lounge around [...]
Finding Help and Hope Through Anxiety or Depression Medication
By Becca Owens For many people, acknowledging that you have an ongoing problem with anxiety or depression can bring both relief — that what you’ve been feeling has a name [...]
Anxiety and Depression: Why Don’t We Want to Take Medication?
By Martha McLaughlin Depression and anxiety are commonly talked about these days, yet many people still hesitate to address it all, let alone take prescription medication for it. It’s not [...]
I’m a Parent, But I’m the One With ADHD: How to Cope
By Pat Matuszak Most new parents suffer from symptoms that could fall under the general guidelines for a diagnosis of ADHD: lack of focus on directions, forgetfulness, disorganization, losing important [...]
The Relationship Between Anxiety and Depression
By Thomas Tjornehoj While anxiety is generally considered a high-energy state and depression a low-energy state, anxiety and depression are more closely related than you might think. A person with [...]
Do Concussions Affect Women Differently Than Men?
By Martha McLaughlin Women’s hormones fluctuate more than men’s do, adding variables to a research equation. Due to this, it has often been the practice of medical researchers to study [...]
