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How to Recognize a Mood Disorder
Mood disorders disrupt everyday life, yet they often go undiagnosed and untreated. Fortunately, people who understand mood disorders can quickly recognize the warning signs of a mood disorder and take steps to treat their symptoms….
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Conquering Mental Health Struggles with Holistic Treatments
Holistic care refers to a form of treatment that focuses on the whole person. A holistic treatment emphasizes an individual’s body, mind, and spirit, and it may be used for mental health therapy. In fact,…
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5 New Year’s Resolutions for Depression
A New Year’s resolution brings hope and excitement. Yet for people who are coping with depression, creating the right New Year’s resolution and following through on it is sometimes challenging. And in some cases, a…
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What to Do If You Have Holiday Depression
The holiday season is a joyous time of year, filled with celebrations that men, women, and children worldwide can enjoy. For some people, however, the holiday season brings depression symptoms that can be difficult to…
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What Does Anxiety Look Like in the Brain? [Infographic]
Anxiety refers to the body’s natural response to stress. If persistent anxiety goes unaddressed, it may interfere with a person’s everyday life. What Is Anxiety? Anxiety triggers worry or fear of potential harm. It causes…
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The Ethics of Genetic Testing
Genetic testing helps people identify changes in chromosomes, genes, and proteins. It is commonly used to evaluate a number of variations in genetic code, associated with everything from cancer risk to drug metabolism. In other…
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How Healthy Eating Can Improve Your Mental Health
Research indicates that healthy eating affects mood-related body chemicals. In one study published in Nutrients, researchers evaluated the relationship between diet and mental health in 1,956 college students. Researchers reviewed the number of depressed and…
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Mental Health Treatments: Know Your Options
Mental illnesses affect a person’s behaviors, thoughts, and feelings, yet it frequently goes undiagnosed and untreated. The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) reports 47.6 million U.S. adults experienced a mental illness in 2018. Among…
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How Holistic Treatment Is Used to Treat PTSD
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) refers to a mental health condition that affects people after an accident, physical abuse, sexual assault, or any other traumatic event. There is no telling how long PTSD lasts or when…