Mental Health

Could Your Recurring Nightmares be Posttraumatic Stress Disorder?

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), “is a psychiatric disorder that can occur in people who have experienced or witnessed a traumatic event such as a natural disaster, a serious accident, a terrorist act, war/combat, rape or other violent personal assault,” according to the American Psychiatric Association. The Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA), shares that …

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Get the Facts on Attention Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

The American Psychiatric Association (APA), estimates that 8.4 percent of children and 2.5 percent of adults have ADHD. The APA explains that ADHD is an acronym for attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder and that it is one of the most common mental disorders affecting children. However, ADHD also affects adults. According to Healthline, ADHD can be difficult …

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Am I Depressed or Just a Little Sad?

Everyone experiences sadness from time to time. According to Psychology Today, “Sadness is a normal human emotion….Sadness is usually triggered by a difficult, hurtful, challenging, or disappointing event, experience, or situation….This also means that when that something changes, when our emotional hurt fades, when we’ve adjusted or gotten over the loss or disappointment, our sadness …

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Coping with Grief & Loss During This Coronavirus Pandemic

“Most people associate grief with death and death alone. And while death is certainly loss, there are many other life events that can produce feelings of grief related to COVID-19,” reports mental health professionals at The Grief Recovery Method. Globally, thousands have lost their lives to this virus since the outbreak began and everyone’s life …

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