The fall months signal a change in the weather, the coming holidays, and an end to yet another year. This time can be especially difficult for many people though. There’s the stress and expectation of family gatherings, or feelings of isolation brought about by a […]
Suicide Prevention Week – September 6 to 12, 2020. The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) declared this year’s Suicide Prevention Week theme “The Power of Connection.” Sadly, suicide is the tenth leading cause of death in the United States, and according to the […]
Medical science takes a backseat to no other field when it comes to the density of its “inside baseball” jargon. Exhibit A for this argument is the fact that two of the most respected medical manuals in the world (DSM-5 and ICD-11), both of which […]
For the last twenty years or so, it’s gotten harder to deny society’s cell phone addiction to the small “super-computers” everyone carries in their pockets, purses, backpacks, or in holsters hooked to their belt. More often than not, people have their smartphones out, eyes glued […]
One of the most important power-players in mental health and wellbeing is the neurotransmitter serotonin. It allows the body and mind to manage mood, regulate sleep, and appetite, and even reduce physical pain. What might come as a surprise to anyone that’s not a nutritional […]
Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day is Thursday, May 6, 2020 The second week of May – May 2 thru May, 2021 – is dedicated to Children’s Mental Health Awareness. Bringing attention to the difficult and painful symptoms that younger Americans, who might not have the […]
Bouts of mental pain and sorrow are a common part of even the healthiest person’s life. These situations are often brought on by external factors – personal, professional or family worries – and while they might not be dire emergencies, having the opportunity to talk […]
It’s challenging to overstate mental health’s importance, especially for children who are often unable to articulate symptoms of depression, anxiety, or other mental health conditions. In a lot of cases, their actions, which may be the result of an underlying disorder, are mistaken for rebellion, […]
There’s still a public squeamishness about major depression. The stigma, in fact, is part of the mental disorder itself. Feelings of shame, guilt and hopelessness are not generally subjects people want to talk about in personal social circles, much less at work or some other […]
As the grip of post-holiday wintertime clamps down on North America, it’s all too common to allow the shorter days, frigid temperatures and stress of getting back to work push us into isolation, both physically and mentally. In Denmark, where the average temperature in January […]
