In an era of intense competition for health-care dollars, psychotherapists often characterize their techniques as scientifically grounded and capable of alleviating specific mental ailments. These ...

Our society is constantly moving so quickly. We rush from here to there trying to accomplish all the things on our to-do lists. There never seems to be enough time to get everything accomplished, and ...

Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a common mental health disorder. Recent data from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) reports that around 8.4% of adults in the United States, ...

The Great Depression taught an entire generation how to live with less, adapt quickly, and make do with what they had. These ...

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Another big cause is life stress. Sad or difficult events—such as losing someone close, going through a divorce, losing a job ...

There is an urgent need for effective depression treatments for the 21 million adults in the US (8 percent) who experience depression each year; the numbers are even higher for females (over 10 ...

During the 1990s, the brief popularity of all-night (and in some cases multiday) raves led to a national panic over club drugs. The federal government staged elaborate crackdowns on ecstasy (known ...

Content creator and author Kristina Kuzmic, 45, feared she might lose her 15-year-old son to suicide. To save him, she says she had to give up her need to be a mom in control Kristina Kuzmic remembers ...

Recently, we celebrated National Doctors' Day in the U.S. March 30 is the date we've designated to honor doctors each year for their commitment to patients and health care. The date was picked in ...

Narcissism and depression, how are they similar? Source: (c) 4774344sean/fotosearch I recently received an email from a reader in response to one of my earlier blog ...

Hear one American's story of expat depression after moving to Italy and realizing that life abroad would not cure her mental health problems. Picture this: A free-spirited woman has just met an ...