Category Archives: Mental Health

A mental health crisis can be a frightening thing to the individual experiencing it as well as to people witnessing it. Those in its throes need help, but all too often get handcuffs. We have seen that scenario play out from the inside and the outside. Continue reading →

There are many things that can put one at higher risk for developing symptoms of a mental illness: genetics, substance abuse, trauma, stress. Continue reading →

(Melanie Wasser, Unsplash) This article was exclusively written forThe European Sting by Ms. Leigh Nathalie da Silva and Ms. Maria Catarina de Cassia Quirino, two medical students at the State University of Londrina (UEL), located in Londrina, Paran, Brazil. Continue reading →

I have long maintained that the significant per-capita increase in child and adolescent mental health problems since the 1960s a 10-fold increase in suicide, for example is due to the collective embrace of a parenting paradigm that has proven itself to be not only dysfunctional but also dangerous ironically, to child and teen mental health. This new paradigm, which I term Postmodern Psychological Parenting, was cut from whole cloth by Americas mental health establishment. I was in graduate school when PPP was cobbled together, given fake scientific bona fides, and set in motion Continue reading →

CHEYENNE Community experts from the Wyoming Department of Health and the University of Wyoming will join Peak Wellness Center for this months installment of the Tuesday Webinar Series. This months webinar topic and the focus of Peaks outreach all month long is Minority Mental Health Awareness Month Continue reading →

The year 2020 has been completely uneventful and has given people nothing to stress out about. OK, so thats a complete lie. However, Mental Health Greensboro has, at least, announced some Wellness Academy summer course offerings both in-person and online that can help keep people mentally grounded in these tough times. Continue reading →

Love Island's Belle Hassan has opened up about her mental health struggles following her recent absence from social media. The reality star, who entered the Casa Amor villa in the 2019 summer series of the ITV dating show, recently took to Instagram to share a heartfelt post, explaining that she's had a "long hard battle" with her mental health Continue reading →

A group of clinicians and researchers at the Swinburne Psychology Clinic have developed a mental health treatment program for youths experiencing distress related to COVID-19. We know from past research that at-risk youths between the ages of 13 and 18 can develop pandemic-related anxiety and depression with symptoms including sleep problems, contamination fears and feeling worried about family members getting sick, says Psychology lecturer, Dr Chris Ludlow. To help these youths, Swinburne will be drawing on its expertise in treating child and adolescent mental health problems using cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) and in delivering online psychological therapies Continue reading →

June 29, 2020 Sleep is incredibly important for both physical and mental health. But many high-powered jobs, which require people to work long hours, operate under the false assumption that people who sacrifice sleep in order to work are more productive and more successful. For people who suffer from anxiety and depression, lack of sleep can also create downward spirals that make those issues worse. Continue reading →

By: Lifestyle Desk | New Delhi | Published: July 5, 2020 11:50:14 am Are you sleeping fine? (Source: Getty Images/Thinkstock) Your brain needs sleep in order to function properly. Continue reading →