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Mental Health Articles Page 8

Your Brainy Heart: Where Science, Wisdom, and Mood Meet

We associate human consciousness or awareness primarily with the brain, our switch board of language and thought. What is fascinating is that the biol...

February 21, 2013

Stressed and Depressed: Protect Your Amazing Heart

February is American Heart Month, and as most people with an interest in depression know, heart problems and depression are correlated. Although it d...

February 18, 2013

Degrees of Closeness: Some Like It Hot, Some Cool

It makes sense that each of us enjoys a different amount of closeness with others. This is especially true with our more intimate relationships. When...

February 14, 2013

Understanding Depression and Anxiety

Depression and anxiety disorders often go hand-in-hand in that many people can be affected by both of these serious illnesses. If you think you or a...

February 14, 2013

Sophie's Journey: Coping Without Understanding or Support from Family

This article was written exclusively for PsyWeb.com by Sophie. She discusses how she copes with her mental health issues despite the lack of understan...

February 12, 2013

Sophie's Journey into the Abyss of Self-Harm and Suicide

This article was written exclusively for PsyWeb.com by Sophie. She discusses her journey into the abyss of depression, self-harm and suicide. Depressi...

February 11, 2013

Counseling By Avatar

Although people between the ages of 18 and 25 experience symptoms of depression, they do not necessarily seek professional help to get relief. Those...

February 11, 2013

Binge Eating

Binge eating is the most common eating disorder in the United States, affecting about three percent of adults. It affects more women than men (three w...

February 9, 2013

Hoarding Disorder

By now you likely have seen an episode of A&E’s show Hoarders, which delves into the lives of people who live in absolute clutter and are unable t...

February 8, 2013

The New Face of Depression Diagnosis: DSM-5

Starting this May with the publication of the new DSM-5, there will be several changes in the way mental health disorders are diagnosed. In the catego...

February 7, 2013

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