Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a diagnostic label applied to people who have problems regulating emotional mood swings. This emotional instability leaves such individuals vulnerable to emotional upheaval that …
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Meditation Can Help Soldiers Manage PTSD | Psych Central News
A new study suggests regular practice of Transcendental Meditation (TM) helps some active duty service members battle post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Researchers found that practicing TM reduced or even …
Why Do We Fear Mental Illness? | Psychology Today
The instinct to avoid the topic of mental illness prevents many families whose lives have been impacted by it from talking about it.
ICU Patients May Develop PTSD Up to One Year After Discharge …
Approximately one in ten patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) is at risk of having a new case of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) related to their ICU experience up to one year after hospital discharge, …
Analyzing kids' hair may help predict risk of mental illness — RT News
Aussie researchers have found that the number and types of traumatic events experienced by kids earlier in childhood – such as an injury, severe illness and death in the family – correlate with the levels of the “stress …