As the Covid-19 pandemic lumbers on, an epidemic of mental health disorders is growing in its wake. As the Covid-19 pandemic lumbers on, an epidemic of mental health disorders is growing in its wake. As noted by the WHO, it’s not just fear of contracting the virus...
If you are someone who struggles with depression or anxiety, no doubt you’ve had well-meaning folks remind you of all the good in your life, hoping that a little bit of gratitude will go far in raising your spirits. You might have even had armchair mental-health...
Depression is so prevalent in today’s society. It’s the most common mental health illness in the U.S. and the leading cause of disability worldwide. Traditional treatments include a combination of pharmaceutical antidepressants and talk therapy-based approaches....
As adults, it can be easy to forget just how difficult adolescence can be. The human memory is designed to muffle the echo of life’s more painful experiences. In fact, if our brains were unable to forget—if each of life’s losses were as vivid today as they were the...
It’s not hard to find a plethora of articles describing the desperate need for new depression treatments. As depression continues to plague more people around the world, the lackluster results of serotonin-based antidepressants and talk therapy is more problematic...
The concept of comorbidity, as far as psychiatry is concerned, refers to the presence of two disorders occurring in one person at the same time. In mental health, the most common instance of comorbidity is that of depression and anxiety. While depression is often...
