As college students, we know what it’s like to be overworked. We know what it’s like to sit with our head in our hands wondering when the deluge of assignments is going to slow down. My friends and I have bee […]

Transgendered Americans historically have been among the most marginalized and persecuted among us, and they still are. Yet, slowly, the country is waking up to the existence of transgendered (TG) people and […]

(RFE/RL – rferl.org – Brian Whitmore – October 21, 2015). Separatist leaders in Georgia's breakaway South Ossetia region announce they plan to hold a referendum on joining Russia. Kremlin-backed parties lead […]

WASHINGTON, DC – Nearly one in three U.S. adolescents are affected by bullying, placing them at risk for health problems including attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, anxiety, depression and self-harm. […]

Although I have blogged infrequently over the last nine months, looking back through the posts I can see what I already know — it’s been an up-and-down all-out battle. After months of ECT and hos […]

I get asked a lot about what it feels like to be bipolar. I explain that there are two sides – mania and depression. Depending on the person, they probably already have some personal connotation concerning t […]

So how does this apply to living with Bipolar Disorder? I think it does directly. If you're like me then you've probably had any number of people telling you how to manage your BP and what you need to do to […]

Hofmann: What needs to happen is that people should face their anxiety. What we do is called cognitive behavioral therapy, a non-medication option which is more effective in the long term than medication […]

There are multiple approaches that counselors may take when working with patients who have addiction issues. Many commonly used counseling techniques are forms of cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT. CBT is […]

The former names of psychopath or sociopath are much more understandable and create a more immediate comprehension. Since APDs (Antisocial Personality Disorder) tend not to care too much about what other […]

This is somewhat difficult for me to talk about… normally when I try to talk about it I end up writing a book… as in using too many words… and usually end up deleting and not posting at all…. Not only that… b […]

There are basically three laws governing mental health care in the Netherlands. First is the Long-Term Care Act. The Long-Term Care Act covers institutional care that is essentially deemed lifelong. Examples […]

ideas for performance art pieces: -scream for 10 minutes nonstop -curl up on the floor and have a panic attack, right there in front of everyone, and title the piece “what it feels like to do performance a […]

People devote tons of cash and time annually attempting to get a much better night’s sleep. We invest cash on new mattresses, nights in sleep treatment facilities, and attempt out all manner of old wives t […]

Lana Del Rey graces Billboard's latest cover, where she opens up about her tendency to get panic attacks, and how she's dealt with them over the years. According to Del Rey, she's always been anxiety-prone, […]

I never really figured out how intense my social anxiety is. At times when I am in the comforting clutches of my home, I think to myself that there is absolutely nothing wrong with my functioning. I am how […]

The feeling I most clearly remember is fear. An overwhelming wave of fear going through my body. My breath, wrestling against the suffocating force of a heavy weight on my chest. I was gasping. There was a […]

Data from Mental Health’s Institute show up to 40-million adult Americans suffer within any year from some kind of anxiety condition. A place of the brain called the amygdala and a pivotal role play in evoking […]

With new research coming out of NYU, PTSD can be added to the list of disorders that can be treated with medical marijuana.

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Can Cannabis Treat PTSD? Yes! | Greenito

College Park, MD (The Diamondback) — The burst of happiness one might get when looking at a picture of a puppy isn't uncommon. Looking at pictures of dogs is biologically proven to reduce stress, as the h […]