Mental Health

3 Ways to Help Kids Cope with the Loss of a Pet

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 Disorder: Causes and Treatments

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

What Causes PTSD in Police Officers?

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

How to Treat Depression without Medication

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

4 Symptoms of PTSD [infographic]

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

Is ADHD a Mental Health Illness?

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

Why College Students Are Addicted to Smartphones

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

7 Causes of Depression [infographic]

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

Health Anxiety Treatments: The Cognitive-Behavioral Interventions

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

Why Nature Is Good for Mental Health

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

Who Will Benefit from Dialectical Behavior Therapy?

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

Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Suicidal Thoughts and Attempts

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

How COVID School Closings Affect Children’s Mental Health

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

5 Stages of Grief: How We Responded to COVID

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...

Are There Mental Health Benefits of Owning a Dog?

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

Comparing Two Insomnia Treatment Options: Behavioral and Medication

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

How to Know if You Have Insomnia? The 7 Symptoms [infographic]

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

Can Anxiety or Depression Cause Insomnia in Adolescents?

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

Why Can Amphetamines Be Used to Treat ADHD in Children?

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

How to Know if You Have ADHD? [infographic]

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