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Quotations about depression and other mental health struggles, such as those below, can help individuals feel less alone and possibly even inspire them to seek treatment and/or find other ways to lead their best lives. A first step is accepting your diagnosis while not letting …

Depression can cause changes to memory, including deficits. A 2018 study published in Trends In Neuroscience found that depression not only caused it to be harder to recall specific, detailed memories, but also made it easier to access negative recollections and more difficult to create …

October is Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Awareness Month. ADHD is is one of the most common mental disorders among children, affecting 11 percent of school-aged youth. Symptoms continue into adulthood for more than three-quarters of those diagnosed with it; and a 2012 study published in the …

If youth do not know how to think about, express and share their emotions and feelings, they may act out rather than seek help when they need it. Parents can share their concern by saying, “I can tell you are upset. Can we set a …

According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, “At least 8.4 million Americans provide care to an adult with an emotional or mental illness” and spend an average of 32 unpaid hours per week doing so. While mental illness often is invisible, the stress for …

Studies have found a correlation between individuals with debt and mental health problems. The likelihood of having a mental health disorder is three times higher among those with unsecured debt and people who died by suicide are eight times more likely to be in debt. …

Self-injury is the deliberate, impulsive, non-lethal and repetitive hurting of oneself. A maladaptive coping mechanism, it is associated with a number of mental illnesses, including anxiety and posttraumatic distress disorder, and especially linked with depression and borderline personality, eating and substance use disorders. Warning signs …

Typically, your pediatrician already knows your child and family, sees numerous patients so he or she can recognize behavior that falls outside of the typical range, and can conduct medical tests to rule out non-psychiatric causes for symptoms that may indicate a mental health condition. …

Individuals often remain in unhealthy relationships due to fear or the fact that they do not want to be alone. It is possible for both males and females to experience abusive relationships with friends, employers and co-workers, and not only with romantic partners or family …

According to Dr. Frederic Luskin, Director of the Stanford Forgiveness Projects, “Forgiveness changes the present, not the past.” It is “a choice you make to heal yourself.” Indignation and resentment, often from obsessively thinking or talking about how things should have been different, can cause …