by Abby Koch | Jul 15, 2022 | Depression
If someone you love suffers from depression, you may feel helpless, but there are ways you can support a depressed partner. Watching a partner battle depression can feel like a helpless experience. You might feel confused, frustrated, and overwhelmed as every attempt...
by Kat Cockey LPC, MAC-AT | Feb 14, 2022 | Anxiety, Depression, Stress
During the COVID pandemic, there has been a significant increase in reports of people feeling burned out as a result of the changes we have made to our daily lives and routines. Burnout is a term that has been grabbing headlines in the news and on social media...
by Abby Koch | Nov 15, 2021 | Anxiety, Anxiety Disorder, Behavior, Depression, Emotions, Mental Health, Sleep
While the cooler temperatures and shorter days of fall and winter mean relief from summer heat and sun, they can, for some people, bring mood changes. These changes may take the form of seasonal affective disorder (SAD), a type of depression that occurs during...
by Abby Koch | Jul 15, 2020 | Addiction, Brain and Behavior, Children and Teens, Depression, Environment, Medications, Mental Health and Wellness, Parenting, Psychology, Research, Substance Abuse, Suicide
New research shows a connection between two epidemics in the U.S.: The rising suicide rate among young people and the increase in opioid abuse in adults. Researchers from the University of Chicago and the University of Pittsburgh found that opioid use by a parent is...
by Abby Koch | Aug 17, 2019 | Abuse, Aggression and Violence, Anxiety, Brain and Behavior, Children and Teens, Depression, Emotion, Environment, Mental Health and Wellness, Psychology, Research, Social Psychology, Stress, Students
Being bullied may increase the risk of suicide attempts among young adolescents by approximately three times worldwide, according to a new study. “Globally, approximately 67,000 adolescents die of suicide each year, and identifying modifiable risk factors for...
by Abby Koch | Aug 11, 2019 | Aging, Alzheimer's, Brain and Behavior, Cognition, Dementia, Depression, General, Memory and Perception, Mental Health and Wellness, Neuropsychology and Neurology, Psychiatry, Research
Depression symptoms in cognitively healthy older adults together with brain amyloid — protein deposits which are a biological marker of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) — could trigger changes in memory and thinking over time, according to a new study published in the journal...
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