More than two million people within the United States suffer from schizophrenia, a chemical imbalance within the brain.
Schizophrenia has a variety of symptoms that have a direct effect on the ability to relate with others, make decisions, manage emotions, and have clear trains of thought.
If you are one of the many people in [...]
Mental health issues affect nearly 15% of the population.
This data can be alarming, considering that 2/3 of those diagnosed with mental disorder remains untreated.
While mental disorders are sometimes caused by chemical imbalance in the brain, some of these are caused by the experiences that we need to deal with, such as death of [...]
The first signs of autism occur during early infancy and the disorder is usually diagnosed by the age of three.
The autistic symptoms vary from one patient to another, from mild to severe forms.
The first warning sign is an abnormal response to different stimuli such as light or sound.
Noises may appear painful to [...]
Giving unconditional love for bipolar disorder patients is a tough job.
If you do not understand what is happening to your loved one, then you will have difficulty relating to them.
Do not think of the illness as humiliation.
If you will feel ashamed of your loved one because he is inflicted with such [...]
It is a compulsive hair-pulling disorder that can lead to permanent hair loss on the head and can also affect eyebrows and eyelashes.
This can be quite painful for the sufferers who often believe it’s ‘just their fault’.
This condition may be a learned disorder; therefore suggesting it can be unlearned.
The skin itself, or [...]
Almost since the beginning of time, human beings have recognized the connection between intelligence or creativity and mental illness.
Consider the way these individuals are portrayed in movies and books, for instance - the mad scientist working day and night in his laboratory, the hallucinating artist who doesn’t even take time out from his creative [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
