Journaling is the process of writing down your thoughts, ideas, and feelings. While writing your way out of depression might not be possible, journaling may help lower symptoms of depression. Read more: Is Journaling Good for Mental Health? Article
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Learn to Spot Depression: Symptoms, Warning Signs, Medication
Know when you or someone else is depressed. Get information on depression symptoms, signs, tests, and treatments for many types...
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Mental Health: Where to Get Mental Health Help
When you think of mental health, lying on a couch in a therapist’s office may come to mind. But there are other options, and some...
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Depression Quiz: Signs & Symptoms
Many people do not recognize the symptoms and warning signs of depression and depressive disorders in children and adults. With...
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Panic Attacks (Panic Disorder) Quiz: Test Your Mental Health IQ
Could you suffer a panic attack? Take this Panic Attacks Quiz to learn causes, symptoms, and treatments for panic disorder. Use...
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Mental Health: Signs You're Mentally Exhausted
Are you irritable, tired, and finding it hard to focus? You may be mentally exhausted. Learn the signs and how to feel better.
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Myths and Facts About Therapy
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17 Everyday Ways to Ease Depression
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Healthy Aging: Sneaky Depression Triggers in Pictures
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Mental Health: How Grief Can Affect Your Health
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Foods That Help Fight Depression
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Holiday Depression: 10 Triggers That Cause Holiday Blues
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Depression Myths: Overwork, Recklessness and More in Pictures
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Depression: Visual Guide to Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
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What Color Light Is Best for Depression?
Light therapy, also known as phototherapy, involves the use of artificial bright light or blue light to improve mood and reduce depression symptoms. Research indicates that blue light is superior to other lights in the spectrum for treating depression.
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Depression
Depression is an illness that involves the body, mood, and thoughts and affects the way a person eats and sleeps, the way one feels about oneself, and the way one thinks about things. The principal types of depression are major depression, dysthymia, and bipolar disease (also called manic-depressive disease).
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What Are the Top 10 Mental Health Issues and Illnesses?
Mental illnesses can affect how you think, feel, and understand the world. The top 10 mental health issues and illnesses include anxiety disorders, bipolar affective disorders, depression, dissociative disorders, eating disorders, paranoia, PTSD, psychosis, schizophrenia and OCD.
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How Does Depression Affect a Person's Behavior?
Depression — a serious mood disorder — is the most common mental health disorder. It can interfere with your thoughts, your feelings, and daily activities like sleeping, eating, and working.
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Mental Health
Mental health is an optimal way of thinking, relating to others, and feeling. All of the diagnosable mental disorders fall under the umbrella of mental illness. Depression, anxiety, and substance-abuse disorders are common types of mental illness. Symptoms and signs of mental illness include irritability, moodiness, insomnia, headaches, and sadness. Treatment may involve psychotherapy and medication.
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Teen Depression
Depression in teenagers may be caused by many factors. Symptoms of teen depression include apathy, irresponsible behavior, sadness, sudden drop in grades, withdrawal from friends, and alcohol and drug use. Treatment of depression in adolescents may involve psychotherapy and medications.
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What Is Major Depression Disorder?
The American Psychiatric Association defines major depressive disorder (depression) as a common, but serious, medical illness that negatively affects how one feels, thinks and acts. Depression causes sadness and/or a loss of interest in activities once enjoyed. Depression can lead to a variety of emotional and physical problems and decrease a person’s ability to function at work and home.
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How Does Blue Light Affect Mental Health?
Blue light can affect mental health by interfering with the way our brain regulates mood, emotions and sleep. Excessive blue light can cause sleep and mood disorders, leading to depression.
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What Is the Difference Between Clutter and Hoarding?
Clutter and hoarding are often used interchangeably, but they are very different. Clutter is a less severe form of hoarding, but both should be taken seriously.
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What Is a Nervous Breakdown?
A nervous or mental breakdown is a general term used to describe a period of overwhelming mental distress. This term is usually used to refer to an intense set of emotions a person experiences in a wide variety of mental illnesses, including depression, stress disorder, and anxiety.
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What Are the Root Causes of Anxiety and Depression?
What causes anxiety and depression? Learn about symptoms and potential root causes that may increase your risk of developing mood disorders.
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How Does Pregnancy Affect Mental Health?
Pregnancy can be a time of great joy and happiness. Different women respond to pregnancy differently, but pregnancy can affect some womens' mental health negatively.
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Depression and Suicide
Depression is a psychiatric illness that affects one in six people in the United States. Nearly two-thirds of people with depression do not realize that they have a treatable illness and do not seek treatment. Depression could happen when there is a decrease in the functional balance of the brain chemicals e.g., serotonin and norepinephrine.
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What Are the 9 Causes of Depression?
Depression is caused by a combination of biological, environmental, psychological and genetic factors. Here are the top nine causes of depression.
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Can You Get Yourself Back to Normal After Psychosis?
Psychosis is a condition of the mind that breaks your connection with reality. Detecting psychosis early and getting treatment will help you go back to normal.
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How Can a Man Reduce His Anger?
Anger control for men is important for personal health and satisfaction, but also for your relationships. The key to control is to learn how to be calm and to express your anger rather than shoving it down or being explosive.
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When Should You Tell Someone You Have a Mental Illness?
When you decide to discuss mental illness with anyone in your life, make a plan for what you want to say.
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What Are the 9 Types of Mental Disorders?
Mental disorders like physical disorders have a spectrum ranging from mild to severe.
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What Are General Methods Used to Treat Depression?
While there is no one size fits all solution to treating depression, symptoms may be reduced through medication, therapy, and lifestyle modifications.
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Is Depression a Medically Treatable Disorder?
Depression is a medically treatable disorder because it is caused by chemical imbalances in the brain. Learn about treatment options.
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