Parents and adults can use some counseling techniques to help children and adolescents cope with the loss of a pet. Picture books and...

Compulsive buying is defined as chronic repetitive purchasing that becomes a response to negative events or feelings, and it may become...

Critical incidents are an important cause of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in police officers, but routine work environment...

Psychotherapy and medication each has its pros and cons in treating depression; then, will a combined treatment work better? How...

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs lists four types of PTSD symptoms on their website, and stresses that the symptoms may not be...

Research studies generally support attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) as a valid mental disorder, but there are also...

Smartphone addiction may be a coping mechanism by college students to relieve negative emotions and experiences in daily life. What Is...

Depression is a mood disorder that results from a myriad of events and factors.

Research has shown that there are effective methods for treating health anxiety disorders. However, it is a major challenge to make...

Besides proven treatment results, nature can also make us happy and bring family closer. Nature-Based Interventions Improve Mental Health...

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is one of the most successful and effective treatments for depression, bulimia, binge-eating,...

The dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) may not stop people from thinking about suicide, but it works to prevent people from attempting...

A CDC report suggests that virtual instruction might present mental health risks to school-aged children. In a March 2021 report, the...

An expert on the popular "5 stages of grief" model applied the five stages to responses to the COVID-19 virus, saying, "it's not a map...

Despite a commonly held belief that companion animal (e.g., dogs) ownership contributes to improved psychological well-being, research...

Although behavioral intervention is the recommended first-line treatment for insomnia, high rates of medication (e.g., sedative-hypnotic)...

Symptoms of insomnia include not just difficulty falling and/or staying asleep, but also daytime impairments that result from poor sleep...

Researchers found that anxiety may cause insomnia, but depression may not. Instead, insomnia turns out to be a cause for depression....

The efficacy of amphetamine in reducing ADHD symptoms and improving functional outcomes has been shown in clinical studies. How...

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) may have the following...