Bipolar disorder is a complex and chronic illness. It produces major shifts in mood and energy. It impairs all areas of a person’s life, including work, relationships and daily functioning. Fortunately, however, effective treatment exists, and you can get better.
A new study from the University of Montana found that gay soldiers who continue to remain closeted while serving are much more vulnerable to mental health challenges.
A charity is helping children cope with the death of a parent and express grief through writing and playing songs
These days, I get a lot of grief about grief. I am part of the work group that changed some of the ways that grief and clinical depression are described and differentiated in the new Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, typically referred to as DSM-5. That has led to a lot of conversations with colleagues who are upset about bereavement.
Updating and browsing your Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr and Instagram accounts probably makes up a huge chunk of the time you spend online — and let’s be honest, it can sometimes be a major source of stress and anxiety. Not to mention, Facebook use has even been linked to lead to depression, jealousy and social isolation.
A new research article published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, addresses the way that couples together process the grief of losing a child.
What do all these powerful women have in common? They each took the courageous step of seeking treatment for their trauma. And if that’s not an act of love to be remembered I don’t know what is.
My name is Dese’Rae L. Stage. I’m a photographer based in Brooklyn. I’m a suicide attempt survivor.
Overall happiness and satisfaction with life tend to increase with age, but a person’s well-being depends on when he or she was born, U.S. researchers say.
A lot of people get so identified with what happened that they stay there, always identified by what happened and in many cases use that identification as an excuse not to grow.