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Stress
Stress occurs when forces from the outside world impinge on the individual. Stress is a normal part of life. However, over-stress, can be harmful. There is speculation, as well as some evidence, that points to the abnormal stress responses as being involved in causing various diseases or conditions.
Happiness Quiz: Test Your Emotional Intelligence Quotient (EQ)
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ADHD in Adults Pictures Slideshow
Most people think of children when they hear the term attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). But 30%-70% of kids with ADHD continue having symptoms when they grow up. Watch this slideshow to get an overview of ADHD in adults.
Anxiety
Read about anxiety (generalized anxiety disorder, GAD) causes, signs, medications, and treatment. Learn about symptoms (worry, fear) and other types of anxiety disorders.
Concentration Killers
Watch this slideshow to learn the truth about multitasking, email overload, nagging thoughts, hunger, and other brain drains of modern life. Find quick solutions to help concentration.
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What is posttraumatic stress disorder? Who gets PTSD? What are the causes, symptoms and treatments? Test your knowledge.
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13 Tips for Parenting a Teen With ADHD
Parenting a teenager who has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) can be challenging. Parents can use specific...
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A Therapist's List of Top Ten Phobias
A phobia is a strong, irrational fear of something that poses little or no actual danger. It is also a type of anxiety disorder....
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Abuse, Trauma, and Mental Health
Suffering abuse and trauma can put one at higher risk of developing PTSD, anxiety, and depression. Signs and symptoms of abuse or...
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ADHD Diagnosis
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Adult ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder)
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ADHD: Your Guide to Childhood ADHD
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Adult ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder)
About 2%-6% of adults have ADHD, a common behavioral problem. Symptoms include impulsivity, hyperactivity, and inattention....
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Agoraphobia
Agoraphobia is a fear of being outside or of being in a situation from which escape would be impossible. Symptoms include...
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Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse
Alcoholism is a disease that includes alcohol craving and continued drinking despite repeated alcohol-related problems, such as...
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Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
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Steroid Abuse
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Anorexia
Anorexia is an eating disorder characterized by markedly reduced appetite or total aversion to food. Anorexia is a serious...
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What's the Difference Between Anorexia and Anorexia Nervosa?
The word "anorexia" by itself simply describes the symptom of not being able or willing to eat. This can be caused by mental...
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Antisocial Personality Disorder
Antisocial personality disorder (ASPD) has many symptoms, signs, and causes. Therapy is one treatment option for antisocial...
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Anxiety
Anxiety is a feeling of apprehension and fear characterized by symptoms such as trouble concentrating, headaches, sleep problems,...
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Anxiety
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Asperger's Syndrome (Asperger Syndrome, Asperger Disorder)
Asperger's syndrome (AS, Asperger syndrome, Asperger disorder) is an autism spectrum disorder. Asperger's syndrome is...
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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in Teens
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in teens is a disruption of neurocognitive functioning. Genetics contribute to...
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Bath Salts
Ingredients of the drug bath salts include mephedrone, methylone, MDPV, or MDPK. Feeling high and sexually stimulated are...
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Bereavement, Loss, and Grief
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What Are the Best Treatments for Schizophrenia? Can It Be Treated Naturally?
Learn what medical treatments and natural treatments can ease your schizophrenia symptoms and help you manage this mental health...
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Binge Eating Disorder
Characteristics of binge eating disorder include eating more quickly than usual, eating until uncomfortably full, eating a lot of...
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Binge Eating Disorder
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Bipolar Disorder
Bipolar disorder (or manic depression) is a mental illness characterized by depression, mania, and severe mood swings. Treatment...
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Bipolar Disorder
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Bipolar Disorder in Children and Teens
Bipolar disorder, or manic-depressive illness, is a disorder that causes unusual and extreme mood changes. Symptoms of bipolar...
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Bipolar Disorder vs. Schizophrenia
Bipolar disorder and schizophrenia are mental illnesses that share some risk factors and treatments. Symptoms of bipolar disorder...
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Bipolar II Disorder
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Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD)
Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) is an illness where a person is overly preoccupied with some minor or imaginary flaw. People with...
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Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)
Borderline personality disorder is a serious mental illness characterized by pervasive instability in moods, interpersonal...
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Borderline Personality Disorder
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Brief Psychotic Disorder
Brief psychotic disorder is a short-term mental illness that features psychotic symptoms. There are three forms of brief...
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Bulimia
People with bulimia nervosa, an eating disorder that involves episodes of bingeing and purging, experience symptoms and signs...
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Can Stress Cause Hair Loss and Will It Grow Back?
What is stress related hair loss? Will the hair grow back? Learn about the relationship between stress and hair loss and what to...
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Caregiving
Most often, caregivers take care of other adults who are ill or disabled. Less often, caregivers are grandparents raising their...
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Causes of ADHD
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Club Drugs
Ecstasy (MDMA), Rohypnol, ketamine and GHB are a few of the different types of drugs abused at bars, raves and parties. Rohypnol...
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Cocaine and Crack Addiction
Cocaine is an addictive stimulant that is smoked, snorted, and injected. Crack is cocaine that comes in a rock crystal that is...
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Cocaine and Crack Abuse
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What Is Compulsive Overeating vs. Binge Eating Disorder?
Compulsive overeating is eating more than needed. Binge eating disorder involves recurrent episodes of compulsive eating, even...
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Date Rape Drugs
Date rape drugs such as GHB, rohypnol, and ketamine are sometimes used to assist in a sexual assault. Symptoms and signs of...
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What's the Difference Between Anorexia and Anorexia Nervosa?
The difference between anorexia and anorexia nervosa mostly comes down to how the term 'anorexia' is used....
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What Is the Difference Between a Panic Attack and an Anxiety Attack?
What is the difference between a panic attack and an anxiety attack? Learn about the differences between these common occurrences....
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What Is the Difference Between Psychosis and Schizophrenia?
Learn the difference between psychosis and schizophrenia. Read more about these two conditions and how they can affect your...
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Dissociative Identity Disorder
Dissociative identity disorder (formerly known as multiple personality disorder or split personality disorder) is a mental...
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Do Hypochondriacs Feel Real Symptoms?
Hypochondriasis is common, but misunderstood. Learn about how hypochondriacs experience symptoms and what separates hypochondria...
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Domestic Violence
Domestic violence, or intimate partner abuse, is when one person in an intimate relationship uses any means to control the other...
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Drug Abuse
Drug addiction is a chronic disease that causes drug-seeking behavior and drug use despite negative consequences to the user and...
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Drug Abuse
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Duck Syndrome
Duck syndrome is a situation initially coined at Stanford University whereby a college student may seem to be calm on the surface...
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Factitious Disorders
Factitious disorders are conditions in which people pretend to have physical or mental illnesses when they aren't sick. These...
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Flakka
Flakka (also known as "bath salts" or a number of other slang names) is a dangerous synthetic or "designer" drug. Users take it...
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Fragile X Syndrome
Fragile X syndrome is the most common inherited form of mental retardation. It's caused by a mutation on the X chromosome. People...
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Gambling Addiction
Compulsive gambling is a disorder that affects millions in the U.S. Symptoms and signs include a preoccupation with gambling,...
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How Do Adults Deal With Overbearing Parents?
An overbearing parent is someone who wants control over their kid’s life and choices. Adults can deal with overbearing parents by...
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How Do You Feel When You Have Anorexia?
Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder that affects millions of people in the U.S. Learn about the signs of anorexia, what the...
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How Do You Instantly Relieve Stress?
Managing stress leads to a state of “well-being and contentment.” Maintaining a stress-free life takes work and time. One can...
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How Do You Know if You Have Body Dysmorphia?
Body dysmorphia or body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) is a type of mental health problem. In this disease, you are always preoccupied...
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How Do You Treat Agoraphobia?
Learn what medical treatments can help ease your agoraphobia symptoms and help you manage this condition....
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How Does Emotion Affect Cognition?
Your emotions play a definite role in your cognition. Emotion affects cognition because the regions of the brain are interlinked...
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How Many Types of Factitious Disorders Are There?
Factitious disorder is a psychological condition in which a person acts as if he or she has a physical or mental illness. In this...
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ICU Psychosis
ICU psychosis is a disorder (also a form of delirium or acute brain failure) in which patients in an intensive care unit or a...
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Is Bipolar 1 or 2 Worse?
What is the difference between bipolar 1 and 2? Which is worse? What are the different symptoms?...
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Is Melancholy the Same as Depression?
Melancholy or melancholia is a severe form of depression and it is now termed "melancholic depression." The word “melancholia” is...
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Is Pseudotumor Cerebri Serious?
Pseudotumor cerebri is a medical condition that causes increased pressure inside the skull (intracranial pressure). This is due...
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Is Sympathy Better Than Empathy?
Being sympathetic is about saying, “I hear you. I understand and value what you’re feeling.” It is mainly about observation and...
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Is Valerian Root Good for Anxiety?
Valerian is an herb that has been used for many centuries to help relieve anxiety and as a sleep aid in traditional medicine. The...
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Khat
Khat (Abyssinian tea, African salad, oat, kat, chat, and catha) is a flowering evergreen shrub native to East Africa and the...
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Learning Disabilities
Learning disabilities can cause an individual to have trouble learning and using skills such as reading, listening, writing,...
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Grief: Loss of a Loved One
Grief is the feeling one experiences after a loss (of a friendship, death of loved one, job). Complicated grief refers to grief...
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Mania vs. Hypomania
Mania is an episode of irritable or euphoric mood and heightened energy that typically lasts a week and severely affects the...
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Marijuana (Cannabis)
Get the latest marijuana statistics and information. Learn its effects and how this drug, also known as pot, affects the brain....
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Marijuana
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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...
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Mental Illness
Mental illness is any disease or condition affecting the brain that influence the way a person thinks, feels, behaves, and/or...
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Mental Illness in Children
About 5 million children and adolescents in the U.S. suffer from a serious mental illness such as eating disorders, anxiety...
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Misophonia
Misophonia is defined as the hatred of sound. Symptoms of this condition include a negative emotional response to certain trigger...
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Morgellons Disease
Morgellons disease is a rare condition causing delusions the sufferer has parasites under his or her skin. The disease has a...
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Munchausen Syndrome
Munchausen syndrome is a factitious disorder and attention-seeking syndrome in which an individual pretends to have physical or...
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Factitious Disorders by Proxy (Munchausen Syndrome)
Factitious disorders are a mental illness (Munchausen syndrome) in which a caregiver secretly abuses a child by faking symptoms...
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Narcissistic Personality Disorder
Narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) is a dramatic personality disorder that is characterized by a distorted self-image,...
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Nature vs. Nurture Theory (Genes vs. Environment)
In the nature vs. nurture debate, "nature" represents our genetic makeup. These are the genes you have inherited from...
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Nightmares
Nightmares are dreams that cause high anxiety or terror. Nightmares may be a part of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and...
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Nonstimulant Therapy (Strattera) and Other ADHD Drugs
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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is an anxiety disorder that causes a person to suffer repeated obsessions and compulsions....
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Panic Attacks
Panic attacks are sudden feelings of terror that strike without warning. These episodes can occur at any time, even during sleep....
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Phobias
Phobias are unrelenting fears of activities (social phobias), situations (agoraphobia), and specific items (arachnophobia). There...
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What Are the Physical and Emotional Signs of Stress?
What effect does stress have in the body and mind? Learn about stress and its symptoms, signs, causes, and treatments....
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Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a psychiatric condition, can develop after any catastrophic life event. Symptoms include...
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Psychotic Disorders
Psychotic disorders are a group of serious illnesses that affect the mind. Different types of psychotic disorders include...
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Rape (Sexual Assault)
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Rape
There are many forms of sexual assault, including rape, attempted rape, child molestation, sexual intercourse that you say no to,...
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Schizoaffective Disorder
Schizoaffective disorder is a mental illness that features schizophrenia and a mood disorder, either major depression or bipolar...
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Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia is a disabling brain disorder that may cause hallucinations and delusions and affect a person's ability to...
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Schizophrenia
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Schizophrenia Symptoms and Coping Tips
Schizophrenia is a type of mental illness in which the affected person cannot distinguish between real and imaginary things or...
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Schizotypal Personality Disorder
Schizotypal personality disorder is characterized by odd behaviors, feelings, perceptions, and ways of relating to others that...
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Separation Anxiety
Separation anxiety disorder is a common childhood anxiety disorder that has many causes. Infants, children, older kids and adults...
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What Are the Signs, Symptoms, and Triggers of Agoraphobia?
What is agoraphobia? Learn the signs of agoraphobia, how agoraphobia is diagnosed, when to see a doctor, and how to treat...
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Stress
Stress occurs when forces from the outside world impinge on the individual. Stress is a normal part of life. However,...
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Stress and Disease
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Suicide
Suicide is the process of intentionally ending one's own life. Approximately 1 million people worldwide commit suicide each year,...
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Suicide
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What Are 10 Signs of Covert Narcissism?
A covert narcissist is someone who has narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) but does not outwardly display the grandiosity or...
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What Are 12 Signs of a Narcissist?
Narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) is a mental health condition that typically involves an inflated sense of...
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What Are the 4 Genders?
There are four different types of genders that apply to living and nonliving objects. The four genders are the masculine gender,...
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What Are the 5 Signs of Mental Illness?
Mental illness or mental health disorders are a wide range of conditions affecting mental health. Mental disorders affect mood,...
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What Are the 5 Types of Schizophrenia?
Schizophrenia is a form of psychosis that can cause delusions and other behaviors that adversely affect your life. Learn more...
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What Are the Best Treatments for Panic Attacks?
Learn what medical treatments can help with your panic attack symptoms and speed up your recovery....
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What Are the Different Complexes?
The American Psychological Association defines complexes as a group or system of related ideas or impulses that have a common...
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What Are the Early Warning Signs of Psychosis?
Early psychosis can go undetected in many individuals. Learn the signs of early psychosis, what causes it, how doctors diagnose...
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What Are the Five Types of Schizophrenia?
Schizophrenia is a chronic, severe mental disorder which is one of the most disabling mental conditions. Schizophrenia affects...
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What Are the Four Main Types of Psychotherapy?
There are various approaches to psychotherapy. Which type of therapy will work best may vary from person to person. Therapists...
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What Are the Signs of Asperger's in Adults?
Asperger's syndrome is a diagnosis that was once given to those who had trouble with social interactions. People diagnosed with...
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What Are the Six Types of Anxiety Disorders?
Anxiety disorders cause worry, fear and panic as an irrational response to mundane situations. The six main types are generalized...
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Symptoms of ADHD
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What Are the Symptoms of Dysphoria?
Dysphoria is a psychological state that often accompanies a mental health condition and is most commonly caused by stress, grief,...
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What Are the Top 10 Phobias?
A phobia is a strong, irrational fear of something that poses little or no actual danger. It is a type of anxiety disorder. A...
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What Are the Traits of a Narcissist?
The traits of a narcissist have been defined by the American Psychiatric Association. They have been described under the section...
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What Are the Types of Bipolar Disorder?
Bipolar disorder (also called manic-depressive illness or manic depression) is a mental condition that causes unusual and extreme...
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What Can Trigger Schizophrenia?
Schizophrenia usually shows its first signs in men in their late teens or early 20s and women in their early 20s and 30s. It’s...
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What Causes Kleptomania?
Kleptomania refers to an irresistible and recurring urge to steal in the absence of the need or inability to afford the stolen...
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What Causes Someone to Be an Alcoholic?
The term alcohol use disorder (AUD) refers to a condition in which a person has a strong and compulsive desire to consume alcohol...
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What Does Enabling Mean?
Enabling is a process where a person (i.e., the enabler) supports/conceals the harmful or problematic behavior in another person...
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What Does It Mean to Be a Pathological Liar?
Pathological lying is often a warning sign of antisocial personality disorder (commonly known as a psychopath). A pathological...
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What Does It Mean to Be Anorexic?
Anorexia is an eating disorder that leads to markedly reduced appetite or a complete aversion to food. People with anorexia...
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What Does Scarred for Life Mean?
The idiom "scarred for life" may be used figuratively to describe an emotional wound or a trauma that doesn’t fully heal. In the...
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What Exactly Does a Psychotherapist Do?
A psychotherapist or therapist is a trained professional who assists people with various mental health conditions such as stress,...
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What Happens During an Anxiety Attack?
Anxiety can occur during everyday life, it could be fleeting or it could persist and build. But if you have an anxiety disorder,...
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What Is a Toxic Friend Like?
Toxic friendships can do a lot of damage and ultimately destroy our self-esteem. Toxic friends are pessimistic, inspire...
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What Is an Example of Repression?
Repression is a psychological defense mechanism in which unpleasant thoughts or memories are pushed from the conscious mind. An...
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What Is it Called When You Have a Fear of the Dark?
An extreme fear of the dark is called nyctophobia. The affected person may have an unreasonable concern of darkness and dark...
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What Is Meant by Being Assertive?
Being assertive means having the ability to express your needs and feelings clearly and firmly without disrespecting or...
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What Is Orthorexia?
Orthorexia literally means “a fixation on righteous eating.” Orthorexia, also called orthorexia nervosa, is an unhealthy...
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What Is So Bad About Gambling?
Gambling is betting of money or something of value on a game or situation, where the outcome is not known. The primary intent of...
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What Is Substance Use Disorder?
Substance use disorder (or drug addiction) is a psychiatric disorder in people. In the disorder, people uncontrollably use a...
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What Is the Best Treatment for Asperger’s?
Learn what medical treatments can help ease your Asperger’s symptoms and help you manage this condition....
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What Is the Difference Between Psychopath and Sociopath?
While there is no major clinical difference between sociopaths and psychopaths, psychopaths may exhibit more severe negative...
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What Symptoms Are Caused by Anxiety?
It's normal to feel stressed or worried about things that happen in our everyday lives. However, people who experience anxiety...
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What Triggers Bipolar Disorder?
Bipolar disorder is a mental condition that causes unusual and extreme shifts in mood. Bipolar disorder is also called...
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What Triggers Claustrophobia?
Claustrophobia is a common anxiety disorder that affects many people. Learn the signs of claustrophobia, what triggers it, how...
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What Triggers Panic Attacks?
Panic attacks can be a frightening experience and affect many people. Learn what triggers panic attacks, how doctors diagnose...
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Which Is Worse: Neurosis or Psychosis?
What is the difference between neurosis and psychosis?...
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Why Does a Person Become a Hoarder?
Hoarding is a severe psychological disorder where a person gathers an excessive number of items and stores them. The reasons...
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Why Is Finding a Therapist So Hard?
Mental health is often a censored topic. It is hard to find a therapist because it is difficult to admit you have a mental health...
Multimedia: Slideshows, Images & Quizzes
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ADHD Symptoms: What Makes Them Worse?
ADHD symptoms get worse with bad habits. Watch your lifestyle so hyperactivity, impulsivity, restlessness, fidgeting,...
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ADHD/ADD in Adults: Symptoms & Treatments in Pictures
Most people don't associate adults with the term ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) but it is a common disorder in...
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Childhood ADHD Quiz: Test, Symptoms & Medication
Find out causes, symptoms, and treatments for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, a widespread behavioral condition...
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Adult ADHD Quiz: Symptoms & Test
What are the symptoms of adult ADHD? Take this quiz to learn what it means for an adult to suffer from ADHD and what can be done...
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Alcohol Abuse: 12 Health Risks of Chronic Heavy Drinking
Read about the health risks of chronic heavy or binge drinking. Anemia, cancer, gout, cardiovascular disease and many more...
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Alcohol: How to Quit Drinking (or at Least Cut Back)
Cutting or curbing alcohol? Here are some ways to make the change stick....
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Anxiety & Panic Disorders: Risk Factors for Anxiety
Do you feel anxious? Many things could make it more likely. Learn more, including what you can do if you feel anxious....
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Anxiety, Stress, Worry, and Your Body
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Visual Guide to Binge Eating Disorder
Learn about signs, symptoms, treatment, and recovery for this eating disorder. Get to know how binge eating affects emotional and...
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Binge Eating Disorder Quiz: Test Your Medical IQ
Do you binge eat? Take this quick quiz to learn what binge eating is and what makes people do it....
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Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors: Picking, Pulling, and Biting Disorders
For some people, nail biting, lip chewing, and scab picking aren’t just “bad” habits. Find out how these serious, impulse control...
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Brain and Nervous System: Conditions That Can Cause Hallucinations
What medical conditions are known to cause auditory or visual hallucinations?...
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Coronavirus: How the Pandemic Is Affecting Our Bodies
The COVID-19 pandemic, and the stress that has come with it, have changed our lives in many ways. Learn how, and what you can do...
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Dementia and Alzheimer's: 13 Bad Brain Health Habits
Good brain health depends on exercising regularly, eating well, and getting enough sleep. Learn how to develop good health habits...
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Eating Disorders: Anorexia, Bulimia, Binge Eating
Learn about different types of eating disorders. Discover the warning signs of binge eating disorder, anorexia and bulimia. Read...
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Anxiety Disorder Pictures: Symptoms, Panic Attacks, and More with Pictures
Learn about generalized anxiety disorder (GAD). See if your worries are normal or something more by learning about symptoms,...
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Grief, Bereavement, and Mourning Quiz: Test Your Understanding
Grieving? Whatever your method of dealing with grief, it’s perfectly normal. Take the Grief, Bereavement, and Mourning Quiz to...
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Happiness Quiz: Positive Attitude
Take the Happiness Quiz! Plenty of people live in pleasant, fulfilling satisfaction. Is it sex or money that factors into happier...
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Health and Balance: Signs You're Burned Out
Work getting to you? Beware these signs of burnout....
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Healthy Living: How a Vacation Affects Your Body
Getting away from it all can bring much more than just fun and good times. The right kind of vacation can pay off for your...
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Brain and Nervous System: How Conditions Change Your Brain
The brain doesn’t always stay the same. Mental disorders, health issues, and lifestyle habits can alter the way it looks and...
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Adult ADHD: Organization and Time-Management Tips in Pictures
Learn daily living tips for adult ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder). If you have ADHD or you just need to get...
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Mental Health: Celebrities Who Are Open About Addiction
Addiction affects people from all walks of life. See celebrities who’ve battled drug and alcohol use disorders and shared their...
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Mental Health: Marijuana Addiction and Abuse
Cannabis use disorder is when you're addicted to marijuana. Learn more about this condition and how to treat it....
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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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Mental Health: Substance Abuse in Older Adults
Abuse of alcohol and drugs among older people has been called the invisible epidemic. Learn what to look out for to protect...
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Moods Quiz: Test Your Emotional IQ
Take the moods quiz to learn about mood disorders and how your food and environment play major roles in how you feel....
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Pain Management: One-Move Fixes for Pain and Stress
A quick stretch, yoga pose, or on-the-spot exercise can help fix sudden aches from head to toe. Learn how to quash pain with just...
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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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Anxiety & Panic Disorders: Physical Symptoms of Anxiety
A fluttering heart, knots in your stomach, clammy hands -- are you just nervous about something? Talk to your doctor if it...
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What's Your Biggest Fear? Phobias
Learn about phobias such as agoraphobia, claustrophobia, arachnophobia, zoophobia, and more. Discover some of the symptoms and...
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Managing Concentration Killers: Smartphones, Social Media, and More
Finding it hard to concentrate? If you lack focus and attention, it may be internet addiction or the negative effects of social...
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PTSD Quiz: Test your IQ of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Can you have PTSD even if you've never been to war? Take the Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Quiz to learn about PTSD, who gets it,...
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Schizophrenia: Symptoms, Types, Causes, Treatment
What is schizophrenia? Learn about schizophrenia symptoms, signs, and treatment. Read about schizophrenia types such as paranoid...
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Schizophrenia Quiz: What is Schizophrenia?
Schizophrenia is a complex psychiatric disorder. Learn more about the challenges of mental illness with the Schizophrenia Quiz....
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Strange Addictions: Sugar, Porn, Ice Cubes and More
Are you addicted? People aren’t only addicted to drugs, alcohol, and cigarettes. Patterns of addiction can be found in less...
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Stress Quiz: Test Your Emotional IQ
Stress creeps into everyone's life at one time or another, while some people will suffer from poorly managed chronic stress. If...
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Time Management: How to Stop Wasting Time
Wasting time is a common problem. Take control of your time and manage your days and hours better to have more work life balance....
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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...
Treatment & Diagnosis
- Abnormal Facial Expressions
- ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder)
- Aggression
- Agitation
- Agoraphobia
- Alcohol Poisoning
- Alcohol Withdrawal
- Anorexia Nervosa
- Antisocial Personality Disorder
- Anxiety
- Apathy
- Binge Eating Disorder
- Bipolar Disorder in Children and Teens
- Bipolar Disorder
- Body Dysmorphic Disorder
- Borderline Personality Disorder
- Brain Aneurysm
- Brief Psychotic Disorder
- Bulimia Nervosa
- Bullying
- Catatonia (Catatonic Behavior)
- Delirium
- Delusions
- Difficulty Concentrating
- Disorganized Speech
- Dissociative Identity Disorder
- Distractibility
- Drug Addiction
- Drug Use Disorder
- Dysthymia
- Echolalia
- Euphoria
- Fatigue, Tiredness, and Lethargy
- Flat Affect
- Generalized Anxiety Disorder
- Hallucinations
- ICU Psychosis
- Illness Anxiety Disorder (Hypochondria)
- Inability to Regulate Emotions
- Inattention
- Lack of Facial Expressions
- Loss of Speech
- Mania
- Memory Loss
- Misophonia
- Mood Swings
- Morgellons Disease
- Munchausen Syndrome
- Narcissistic Personality Disorder
- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Panic Attack
- Paranoia
- Paraphilia
- Poor Hygiene
- Postpartum Depression
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Schizoaffective Disorder
- Schizophrenia
- Schizotypal Personality Disorder
- Seasonal Affective Disorder
- Self-Neglect
- Separation Anxiety
- Social Isolation
- Steroid Abuse
- Stress
- Tic
- Tourette Syndrome
- 11 Communication Tips for a Healthy Workplace
- Stress: 8 Immediate Stress-Busters
- Adult ADHD Diagnosis and Treatment
- Ask the Experts - Stress
- Attention Problems Due to TV Before 3
- Avoiding Family Inheritance Battles
- Catherine Zeta-Jones: A Case of Bipolar II Disorder
- Can a Person Die from Schizophrenia?
- Can a Person Live a Normal Life with Schizophrenia?
- Can Stress Cause Low Blood Pressure?
- Can Stress Cause Speech Problems?
- Can You Prevent Schizophrenia?
- What Is the Chemical Imbalance that Causes Schizophrenia?
- Cognitive Behavior Therapy - Changing the Way We Think and React
- The Difference Between Healthy and Obsessive Love
- Hypnosis In Medicine
- Does Stress Cause Canker Sores?
- Does Stress Cause Diarrhea or Constipation?
- Does Stress Cause Hair Loss?
- Does Stress Cause Ulcerative Colitis?
- Alcohol & Stress: At Risk for Alcoholism?
- Drunkorexia, Manorexia, Diabulimia: New Eating Disorders?
- Fear of Medical Words (Logophobia)
- How Do I Know if My Cortisol is High?
- How Do You Measure Stress?
- How Does Schizophrenia Start?
- How Many Types of Stress Are There?
- Is Schizophrenia a Genetic Disorder?
- Drug Abuse: Low Self-Esteem & Drug Abuse in Boys
- Medication vs. Exercise for Stress
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), More Common Than You Think
- Panic Attack Symptoms
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - Treatment
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and 9-11
- Mental Health: Questions to Ask When Choosing a Provider and Doctor
- Schizophrenia Predicted by a Gene Variant
- What Is Seasonal Affective Disorder and How Is It Treated?
- Does Stress Lower Your Sex Drive?
- Is Stress Worse with Low Self Esteem?
- Stress: Is Memory Loss Associated with Stress?
- Stress: Meditation May Reduce Stress and Improve Health
- Stress: The Long-Term Effects
- Stress: Three Minutes to Stress Relief!
- Suicide Warning Signs
- Health: 8 Tips for Making and Keeping Healthy New Year's Resolutions
- 4 Holiday Stress Management Tips
- Travel: 7 Tips to Stressless Vacation Travel
- What Is a Schizophrenic Person?
- What Is Tardive Dyskinesia?
- When Should You See a Doctor About Stress?
Medications & Supplements
- Adderall vs. Concerta
- Adderall vs. Ritalin (Differences and Similarities)
- Adderall (amphetamine and dextroamphetamine)
- Adhansia XR (methylphenidate HCI)
- alprazolam (Xanax)
- Alprazolam vs. Diazepam (Differences between Side Effects and Uses)
- perphenazine and amitriptyline hydrochloride (Etrafon - brand no longer available in the US)
- Adderall (amphetamine and dextroamphetamine)
- Anxiolytics (for Anxiety) Drug Class Side Effects
- aripiprazole (Abilify, Aristrada)
- asenapine (Saphris)
- Ativan Side Effects, Warnings, and Drug Interactions
- Ativan (lorazepam) vs. Valium (diazepam)
- Ativan vs. Xanax
- Strattera (atomoxetine)
- Azstarys (serdexmethylphenidate and dexmethylphenidate)
- Baclofen vs. Lorazepam
- Baclofen vs. Clonazepam
- Beta Blockers vs. Xanax
- Beta Blockers vs. SSRIs
- Beta Blockers vs. Valium
- brexpiprazole (Rexulti)
- bromazepam-oral tablet
- Buspar vs. Zoloft (Differences between Side Effects and Uses)
- buspirone (Buspar)
- chlordiazepoxide-injection, Librium
- chlordiazepoxide (Librium)
- chlorpromazine - oral, Thorazine
- chlorpromazine-injection, Thorazine
- clomipramine (Anafranil)
- clonazepam (Klonopin)
- clorazepate - oral, Tranxene
- clozapine (Clozaril, Fazacio ODT, Versacloz)
- Concerta (methylphenidate) extended release
- dexmethylphenidate (Focalin)
- dextroamphetamine (Dexedrine, Dextrostat, ProCentra, Zenzedi)
- diazepam (Valium, Diastat, Acudial, Diastat Pediatric, Diazepam Intensol)
- Antabuse (disulfiram) for Treating Alcoholism
- Side Effects of Effexor (venlafaxine)
- Flomax and Viagra for BPH Treatment
- flupentixol-oral
- fluphenazine concentrate - oral, Prolixin
- fluphenazine liquid - oral, Prolixin
- fluphenazine (Permitil, Prolixin)
- Gabapentin vs. Xanax
- guanfacine (Intuniv, Tenex)
- Haldol (haloperidol) vs. Xanax (alprazolam)
- Haldol (haloperidol) vs. Risperdal (risperidone)
- Haldol (haloperidol) vs. Thorazine (chlorpromazine)
- Haldol (haloperidol) vs. Zyprexa (olanzapine)
- haloperidol (Haldol)
- Hydroxyzine (Vistaril) vs. buspirone (Buspar)
- Hydroxyzine vs. Xanax
- iloperidone (Fanapt)
- Klonopin (clonazepam) vs. Buspar (buspirone)
- Klonopin (clonazepam) vs. Valium (diazepam)
- Klonopin (clonazepam) vs. Xanax (alprazolam)
- Klonopin (clonazepam) vs. Zoloft (sertraline)
- Vyvanse (lisdexamfetamine)
- lorazepam (Ativan)
- lurasidone hydrochloride (Latuda)
- methotrimeprazine-oral tablet, liquid
- Methylin (methylphenidate HCI)
- Methylin (methylphenidate HCI)
- methylphenidate (Ritalin, Concerta, Methylin, Daytrana)
- methylphenidate patch (Daytrana)
- naloxone (Narcan, Evzio, Narcan Nasal Spray)
- olanzapine (Zyprexa, Zydis)
- oxazepam (Serax, Zaxopam)
- paliperidone (Invega)
- paliperidone palmitate (Invega Trinza)
- paliperidone palmitate (Invega Sustenna)
- Cylert (pemoline)
- perphenazine (Trilafon - discontinued)
- Phenothiazine Antipsychotics
- Vayarin (phosphatidylserine-omega-3, Liprinen)
- prochlorperazine (Compazine, Compro)
- quetiapine (Seroquel)
- Rexulti (brexpiprazole)
- Rexulti (brexpiprazole) Side Effects, Warnings, and Drug Interactions
- risperidone, Risperdal; Risperdal Consta, Risperdal M-TAB
- Side Effects of Forfivo XL (bupropion hydrochloride)
- Side Effects of Buspar (buspirone)
- Side Effects of Librium (chlordiazepoxide)
- Side Effects of Citalopram (Celexa)
- Side Effects of Anafranil (clomipramine)
- Side Effects of Klonopin (clonazepam)
- Side Effects of Kapvay (clonidine extended-release)
- Side Effects of Clozaril (clozapine)
- Side Effects of Compazine (prochlorperazine)
- Side Effects of Cylert (pemoline)
- Side Effects of Daytrana (methylphenidate)
- Side Effects of Norpramin (desipramine)
- Side Effects of Pristiq (desvenlafaxine)
- Side Effects of Focalin (dexmethylphenidate)
- Side Effects of Valium (diazepam)
- Side Effects of Sinequan (doxepin)
- Side Effects of Cymbalta (duloxetine)
- Side Effects of Elavil (amitriptyline)
- Side Effects of Spravato (esketamine)
- Side Effects of Etrafon (perphenazine/amitriptyline)
- Side Effects of Prozac (fluoxetine)
- Side Effects of Prolixin (fluphenazine)
- Side Effects of Luvox (fluvoxamine)
- Side Effects of Geodon (ziprasidone)
- Side Effects of Haldol (haloperidol)
- Side Effects of Fanapt (iloperidone)
- Side Effects of Tofranil (imipramine)
- Side Effects of Invega (paliperidone)
- Side Effects of Invega Sustenna (paliperidone palmitate)
- Side Effects of Invega Trinza (paliperidone palmitate)
- Side Effects of Lithobid (lithium)
- Side Effects of Latuda (lurasidone)
- Side Effects of Mellaril (thioridazine)
- Side Effects of Ritalin (methylphenidate)
- Side Effects of Nuplazid (pimavanserin)
- Side Effects of Pamelor (nortriptyline)
- Side Effects of Paxil (paroxetine)
- Side Effects of perphenazine (Trilafon - discontinued)
- Side Effects of Quillivant XR (methylphenidate hydrochloride)
- Side Effects of Remeron (mirtazapine)
- Side Effects of Restoril (temazepam)
- Side Effects of Risperdal (risperidone)
- Side Effects of Serax (oxazepam)
- Side Effects of Seroquel (quetiapine)
- Side Effects of Serzone (nefazodone)
- Side Effects of Stelazine (trifluoperazine)
- Side Effects of Strattera (atomoxetine)
- Side Effects of Surmontil (trimipramine)
- Side Effects of Trintellix (vortioxetine)
- Side Effects of Zyprexa (olanzapine)
- Stimulants (ADHD)
- Symbyax (olanzapine and fluoxetine hydrochloride)
- temazepam (Restoril)
- thioridazine (Mellaril [discontinued])
- Tranxene (clorazepate dipotassium)
- Vyvanse vs. Strattera
- Vyvanse vs. Adderall
- Wellbutrin (buproprion) Side Effects, Warnings, and Drug Interactions
- What Is an Example of Chemical Restraint?
- Xanax (alprazolam) Side Effects, Interactions, and Warnings
- Zelapar (selegiline hydrochloride)
- ziprasidone (Geodon)
Prevention & Wellness
- Are There Any Benefits to Crying?
- Can You Choose to Be Happy?
- How Do I Forgive Myself for My Past?
- How Do I Stop Anxiety at Work?
- How Do You Calm an Anxiety Attack?
- How Do You Calm Down Anxiety?
- How Do You Do Transcendental Meditation?
- Should My Teenager See a Therapist?
- What Are the First Signs of Going Crazy?
- What Does It Mean to Be Ghosted?
- What Does It Mean to Break the Cycle?
- What Is an Example of Cognitive Therapy?
- What Is Classified as an Eating Disorder?
- Why Am So I Angry for No Reason?
- Holidays: 'Tis the Season to Be ... Greedy?
- Stress: 'Tis the Season to Stress Less
- 10 Ways to Catch a Liar
- A Sharp Mind When You Need It
- Accentuating a Positive Attitude
- Addiction Treatment: New Prescriptions
- Addiction: Gambling With Your Health
- ADHD and After-School Activities: Finding the Right Fit
- ADHD: Suffering in Silence: Women With Adult ADHD
- Alcohol Becomes a Problem
- American Idol: Why Contestants Go on the Show
- Anger Management: Counting to 10 and Beyond
- Anger-obics Can Make Anger 'Work Out'
- Anorexia: Becoming 'the Best Anorexic Ever'
- Anorexic: When Your Child is Anorexic
- Anxiety: Beyond Depression
- Asset Anxiety
- Bath Salts Drug Trend: Expert Q&A
- Binge Eating Disorder
- Blissing Out: 10 Relaxation Techniques To Reduce Stress On-the-Spot
- Born to Lie?
- Brainwashing: Could You Become Brainwashed?
- 3 Easy Steps to Breaking Bad Habits
- Can You Cope Better?
- Can You Teach Resilience?
- Caregiver's Plight
- Caring for a Parent
- Changing Your Personality
- Child Mental-Health Woes Multiply
- Choosing To Be Happy
- 9 Steps to End Chronic Worrying
- Coming Out About Mental Illness
- Conquer Your Fear of Flying -- for Good
- Coping With Psychological Warfare at Home
- Coping With Terrorism
- Cybertherapy Goes Bad
- Daydreaming Get Such a Bad Rap?
- Dealing With the Jerk at Work
- Death from a Broken Heart
- Debt Can Be Bad for Your Health
- Depression: Heading For an Election Meltdown?
- Did I Really Die?
- Do Your Thoughts Drag You Down?
- Does Seeing Execution Help or Hurt?
- Marriage: Emotions Reveal Troubled Marriages
- Estrogen Source of Stress
- Exhausted? Stressed-Out?
- Fish Oil to Treat Depression?
- Forget Something? We Wish We Could
- Gene for Alcoholism is Discovered (GABA & GABRG3)
- Grief, American Style
- Healthy Escapes
- High-Tech Unemployment
- Hoarding: When People Hoard
- Holiday Stress: Survive the Frenzy
- Holiday Survival for the Ultra Shy
- Home (Bitter) Sweet Home
- Hope and Hurricanes: Emotional Survival Tips
- Hormones for Your Head
- How Families Can Cope with Schizophrenia
- How to Cope With Cabin Fever
- How to Deal With IPO Envy
- How to Find a Therapist
- Hypnosis: Got High Anxiety?
- Intercepting Schizophrenia
- Internet Addict?
- Is Shyness a Mental Disorder?
- Is the IRS Taxing Your Patience?
- Is Your Relationship a Disorder?
- Jealousy: Seeing Green: All About Jealousy
- Job Rights for the Mentally Ill
- Just Shy or Social Anxiety Disorder
- Learning to Forgive Yourself
- Let It Go: Taming Soft Addictions
- Living on the Sunny Side
- Make Room for Happiness
- Mary's Brain vs. Harry's Brain
- Mending a Broken Heart
- Mental Disorders Common in America
- Mental Disorders in America
- Mental Health Meds as Social Drugs?
- Mental Health: Advice for Those Who Strike It Rich
- Mental Health: Animal-Assisted Therapy
- Mental Health: Are You a Wimp?
- Mental Health: Can Caviar Cure Depression?
- Mental Health: Coffee-induced Anxiety
- Mental Health: Depression, Anger and the Heart
- Mental Health: Get Healthier, Give Thanks
- Mental Health: Hooked Online
- Mental Illness and Substance Abuse
- Mental Illness: Is 1 Drug Better Than 2?
- Mind of a Stalker: Why Torment Someone?
- Mortifying Moments
- Mourning in America
- Movie Therapy: Using Movies for Mental Health
- Nightmares: When Dreams Turn Into Nightmares
- Obsessive Compulsive Gene hSERT
- Overcoming Eating Disorders
- Relationships: Overcoming Infidelity
- Pacemakers -- for Anxiety
- Panic Attack Isn't Cowardice
- Panic Attacks
- Panic Attacks, Understanding Them
- Parenting: Kids, Born to Be Bad?
- Phobias: Confronting Your Phobias
- Phobias: Freaky Friday
- Physical Causes of Mental Problems?
- Prozac: Pro and Con
- Psst, Have You Heard?
- PSTD: Eye on a Cure
- Psychiatrists: 'Whole Psychiatrists'
- Putting a Workplace Bully Back In Line
- Rehab's Role in Treating Addiction
- Relationships: How to Stop Nagging
- Relationships: New Tactic for Troubled Couples
- Salvia (Salvia Divinorum)
- Scab-Picking, Cutting Becomes Addictive
- Schizophrenia Gene Variant Linked to Risk Traits
- Seasonal Affective Disorder - Tis The Season To Be Jolly
- Seizures . . .Epilepsy
- Mental Health: Shame: Secret Ally of Illness
- Shopping Spree, or Addiction?
- Money: Signs of Sudden Wealth Syndrome
- Mental Health: Social Phobia
- Social Phobias - Fear Of Gatherings
- Sports: Do We Need Another Sports Hero?
- Depression: Staying Up to Beat the Blues
- Stress, Coping and Balance
- Stress: Holiday Stress Relief
- Stress: How To Manage Stress
- Stress: Working Solutions to Stress
- Negative Thinking: The Art of Self-Examination
- Mental Health: The Brain Boosters: Part Two
- The BTK Killer: Portrait of a Psychopath
- Procrastination: The Danger in Delay
- Phobias: The Fear Factor
- Death: The Loss Of Parents
- Rape: The Path to Healing
- The Psychology of Superstition
- Anxiety: The Secret Social Phobia
- Therapy: Does It Ever End?
- Thrill-Seekers Thrive on the Scary
- Money: Too Rich for Your Health?
- Wellness: Can Prayer Heal?
- Sex: What Happened to My Sex Life?
- Evil: What Turns Us Into Torturers
- Workaholism: The 'Respectable' Addiction