According to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, more than 18 percent of American adults, or about 40 million people, struggle with an anxiety disorder every year. Anxiety disorders include many conditions, such as social anxiety disorder, general anxiety disorder, panic disorder, OCD, PTSD, and phobias. There’s a good chance you or someone you […]
Category Archives: Mental Health
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You often hear people say they’re depressed when they mean they’re sad. You might say you’re depressed after a bad day at work or after arguing with your partner. Sadness is also the primary characteristic most of us think of when we think of depression. To many people, depression is just deep, prolonged sadness. We […]
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At least half of people with substance use disorders have a co-occurring mental health issue. Common dual diagnoses include depression, anxiety disorders, bipolar disorder, PTSD, ADHD, OCD, personality disorders, autism spectrum disorders, and schizophrenia. For many of these, it’s clear that the mental health issue came first. Many have strong genetic components and symptoms of […]
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Sometimes it’s hard to separate the legitimate concerns about social media from the hysteria. For example, there was a mild panic about social media addiction. While it’s true that social media platforms are designed to be as addictive as possible, most experts agree that comparing social media addiction to alcohol or opioid addiction is absurd. […]
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Bipolar disorder is a condition characterized by depressive episodes and manic or hypomanic episodes. It affects about 5.7 million Americans each year. Bipolar disorder is one the most frequently misdiagnosed mental illnesses. A survey by the National Depressive and Manic-depressive association found that 69 percent of patients with bipolar disorder are initially misdiagnosed and of […]
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There is a large overlap between addiction and depression. As many as a third of people with depression have a substance use disorder. Many people with depression use substances to relieve their symptoms but the causality goes the other way as well. Substance use can also lead to depression or make pre-existing depression worse by […]
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According to the National Institute of Mental Health, more than seven percent of American adults had a depressive episode in 2017. That comes to more than 17 million people. The World Health Organization says that depression is the number one cause of disability worldwide. Symptoms of depression include loss of interest in things you used […]
