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How to Tell If You Have Depression: A Clinical Assessment Tool
Mental health professionals use a questionnaire tool to assess levels of depression in patients. The questionnaire, called Hamilton...
Natural Remedies for Depression and Anxiety: Do They Work and Are They Safe?
Natural remedies have been widely used and generally accepted as established treatments of depressive disorders. Numerous researches...
4 Groups of People Hardest Hit by COVID-19 Mental Health Impact
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought adverse impacts on mental health of the general population. Four groups of people are particularly hard...
Stay-At-Home Orders May Help Reduce COVID-19 Anxiety and Suicides
Analyzing over 10 million web search queries in March 2020, researchers found that the stay-at-home orders are associated with a...
Signs of Borderline Personality Disorder [infographic]
Borderline personality disorder (BPD), also known as emotionally unstable personality disorder (EUPD), is characterized by the following...
Dealing with Depression After Job Loss Due to Coronavirus
Involuntary job loss can cause mental health problems, such as symptoms of complicated grief, depression, and anxiety. Self-esteem, just...
What is DBT Therapy? [infographic]
Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) is a type of cognitive-behavioral therapy. It is usually administered in three therapeutic settings...
Advantages of DBT-Informed Music Therapy
In a survey of music therapists working in mental health settings, a researcher reveals a community of music therapists who perceive...
Domestic Violence and Mental Health [infographic]
The most prevalent mental health disorders associated with domestic violence are depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)....
Assessment and Intervention: Domestic Violence Victims’ Mental Health Needs
Psychiatric disorders are found at high rates in victims of domestic violence. Assessment and intervention strategies are needed for...
4 Types of DBT Skills Training [infographic]
Skills training is an important component of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). There are more than 50 skills grouped into four modules,...
Healthy Foods for Mental Health: A Nutritional Psychiatry Diet [infographic]
Researches show that increased consumption of a “healthy” diet is associated with increased happiness and higher levels of mental health...
Try These DBT Skills to Alleviate COVID-19 Distress
In the wake of coronavirus pandemic, one can learn some dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) skills to help dealing with the death of a...
Are We Prepared for Adolescent Substance Use After COVID-19?
Studies show that disaster exposures will result in increased substance use among adolescents, and substance use in turn results in...
Removing Barriers to Mental Health Services for Veterans
Based on a focus group study of 41 veteran participants, researchers suggest that while the Veterans Health Administration (VA) works to...
Researchers Recommend Multi-Component Treatment for PTSD in Veterans
To help veterans with combat-related post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), some researchers recommend a multi-component treatment for...
Mental Health Issues for First Responders: The Risk Factors
First responders include emergency and paramedical teams, search and rescue personnel, police, and firefighters. They are among the first...
Crisis Counseling for COVID-19 Outbreak and Natural Disasters
To help people suffering from severe anxiety or trauma due to natural disasters such as hurricane, or events such as COVID-19 coronavirus...
How to Help Children Cope with Coronavirus Anxiety and Fear
A counseling technique parents can try is to have the kids draw out a “virus” on a piece of paper, then tell kids to “defeat the picture”...
What are Effects of Technology on Children’s Mental Health?
Is too much screen time a risk factor for your children’s mental health? Yes, it is. Do social media affect children’s mental health in...
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