Archive for the 'mental health' Category

What are Mental Health Jobs?

Now that youve finished your medical degree, its time to find a job.
In hospitals or medical facilities, nothing can be more difficult and demanding as mental health jobs.
That is why we often see a great demand of these jobs when we make job searches in the internet or in advertisements.
Also, the increase [...]

When the Cure Harms

Zoloft is an SSRI (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor); a prescription drug that combats depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), as well as other various problems.
An SSRI works by allowing more serotonin to be released through the brain.
The more seratonin in the brain, the more chance it will be [...]

Alternative Mental Health Care Solutions

A patient of psychological disorder would usually get his treatments through medication and services of a mental health institution or facilities.
However, advocates of Complementary and Alternative Medicine believe that there are less intensive, more holistic approaches that could be rendered to these patients in conjunction to their medical treatments.
While they do not have [...]

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

One thing that is coming up more than ever is the condition called Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
Some were aware of it before this became the common name and remember it as shell shock.
It starts with events that are so traumatic for those suffering, that they can’t deal with it all at once, [...]

World Mental Health Day 2008

Celebrated during the 10th of October, mental health day is an international educational campaign which aims to extend knowledge on mental health to unaware people.
For the first time in 1992, it was observed by the World Federation for Mental Health as an annual activity.
Each celebration of this global event holds a theme that [...]

Men and Depression

Men and women suffer depression almost equally.
Men, however, are taught that any need for help shows weakness.
They are, however, at greater risk for depression-related illnesses and suicide because they hide what is going on from everyone, often even denying it to themselves.
Most men hide their depression by trying to cover their [...]

Alternative Therapies-Part 2

Biofeedback: Learning to control muscle tension and “involuntary” body functioning, such as heart rate and skin temperature, can be a path to mastering one’s fears.
It is used in combination with, or as an alternative to, medication to treat disorders such as anxiety, panic, and phobias.
For example, a person can learn to “retrain” his [...]

Overview of Mental Health Counseling

Mental health counseling or clinical counseling is a practice in psychology that helps relieve psychological disorders or distress by promoting personal development.
It also practices psychotherapy, consultation, forensic investigation specifically forensic testimony, formulation, implementation and evaluation of plans and programs for treatment of psychological dysfunction and research.
Because of the nature of this field, it [...]

Zoloft

Zoloft (Sertraline) is used to treat major depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, premenstrual dysphoric disorder, bipolar disorder, and panic disorder.
Zoloft is one of the few antidepressants that doesn’t pass through the mother’s breast milk, and so it is safe for breastfeeding mothers to take.
However, it can cause fetal defects if taken [...]

Seasonal Affective Disorder or “SAD” is a common type of depression that affects some people during

Exercise has been proven to work for many people.
Really get out there and working up a sweat.
Make certain to stretch your entire body very well before and after you exercise.
This will reduce soreness and also reduce your risk of injury.
Increase the light.
Whether it’s outside for physical activity or turning lights on [...]