by Alexandria Gohla, MSW, LCSW, Ed.S | May 23, 2022 | Anxiety Disorder, Chronic Pain, Depression, Self Care, Stress
Stress is our body’s response to pressure. We may experience emotional tension, overwhelm, or feel unable to cope either mentally or physically. Lots of things in our life can cause stress. Stress can often be triggered when we experience new things, unexpected...
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 admin | 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 admin | 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 admin | 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 admin | 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...
