Tips on Taking Care of Mental Health
Mental health issues affect nearly 15% of the population. This data can be alarming, considering that 2/3 of those diagnosed with mental disorder remains untreated. While mental disorders are sometimes...
Taking Control of Mental Illness
We are told that mental illnesses occur because of our genes, our upbringing, our personality, our temperament, our lifestyle and we can do nothing about them. Stress or no stress,...
Overview of Mental Health Counseling
Mental health counseling or clinical counseling is a practice in psychology that helps relieve psychological disorders or distress by promoting personal development. It also practices psychotherapy, consultation, forensic investigation specifically...
Loving Someone with Bipolar Disorder
Giving unconditional love for bipolar disorder patients is a tough job. If you do not understand what is happening to your loved one, then you will have difficulty relating to...
Herbs That Help With Anxiety
Anxiety disorders are the most common of all mental health disorders. Fortunately, anxiety disorder is highly treatable, and with professional help, it can often be completely overcome. Many times, successful...
Elgin Mental Health Center – More Than Just a Psychiatric Facility
If a friend or someone in the family is to be treated in a mental facility, we try to find the best facility for them. After all, the goal is...
Exposure Therapy: The End To All Anxiety?
Exposure therapy is nothing revolutionary, but it is now being recognized as an effective method of conquering people’s fears and anxieties. It is now regularly included in a program of...
The Benefits of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
It may seem like a bit of a mouthful, but Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (known as CBT) is one of the foremost treatments for anxiety and panic disorders – and also...
Anxiety Disorders & Medications
We live in a fix-all society, where we are all programmed to think that problems can be fixed quickly and easily. This “have it all, now” mentally extends throughout our...
When Anxiety Strikes
Panic attacks can be the bane of your existence, and can make being out and about in the world extremely daunting. Never knowing when – or why – an attack...