If the old adage is true and you are what you eat… what would you be? Parents try to keep their kids from eating too much sugar, lest they bounce off the balls and break a window. While studies haven’t found a link between those two things, we do know that your diet can positively…
Whether you just have difficulty getting to sleep at night, burn the candle at both ends or you are suffering from insomnia – there is a link between sleep and mental health issues. People who deal with depression often report that they struggle to sleep, and a lack of sleep can also increase your risk…
Do not underestimate how powerful lifestyle changes can be in your efforts to combat depression. It can be difficult to make such changes when you are living under the cloud of depression, which is why seeking professional help is vital. A physician may refer you for therapy and/or put you on medication that will help…
If you’re newly separated or divorced, leading into the holiday season alone for the first time can be daunting, and you may be feeling some emotions you may not have felt in some time. If there are children in your family, and your ex-partner has them in their care, whether by court orders or mutual…
In the older adult, there are many variables that can contribute to clinical depression, or that may manifest as depression but truly may not be clinical depression. Life transitions; loss of loved ones; loss of independence and loss of careers; medical problems and prescribed medications are all potential complicating factors to consider prior to concluding…
Depression can leave someone feeling hopeless, lethargic, and unmotivated. It can last for a brief period of time, or what seems to be forever. Grief can leave people feeling similarly, so what is the difference? Around 1 in 10 American adults experience depression and it is one of the most common disabilities in the US.…