Friday, January 14, 2011

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: What You Need to Know

By Rosie Nadal Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder is a psychiatric disorder affecting those who have experienced very traumatic events. People with PTSD suffer high levels of anxiety and bouts of depression. Normal day to day life for people with PTSD also...
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Thursday, January 13, 2011

Avoiding Certain Foods Could Help Reduce the Levels and Intensity of a Panic or Anxiety Attack

By Rob DreyfussCan you prevent panic attacks (otherwise referred to as anxiety attacks) by avoiding certain foods? Well there is clear, proven link between some food and drink and conditions like ADHD and depression. The obvious ones are those containing...
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Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Living With Seasonal Affective Disorder

By Helen Gibney Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is a type of depression that usually occurs in the winter months although it can start as early as September in some cases. Milder forms of the condition are often described as the "winter blues." Sufferers...
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Tuesday, January 11, 2011

How Do We Conceptualize This Thing We Call Anger?

By Ronald K. M. WilliamsAs Carol Tavris writes in her landmark work "there does not seem to be a clear understanding of the phenomena we call Anger" (Tavris, 1989). She continues "the harder we try to pin down one explanation the more certain we are...
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Monday, January 10, 2011

Seasonal Affective Disorder - How to Beat the Winter Blues

By Anna AparicioAnyone who knows me knows I am not a fan of winter. Understatement! Come October I turn into a bit of a bear (metaphorically speaking) and all I want to do is hibernate. Wake me up on the first of May when the earth comes alive; when...
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Sunday, January 9, 2011

Mental Health and BiPolar Awareness

By Beverly Wallin It has not been determined exactly what causes bipolar disorder although most experts think that it has much to do with genetics. There is also documentation that many people who have this infliction have suffered childhood abuse or...
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Saturday, January 8, 2011

Tips in Overcoming Panic Attacks - Once They Start

By Stewart J. Anderson"I get frequent panic attack after my "run in" with a heart problem I had a year ago. Panic attacks for me come in waves and do not leave me for 3 - 4 days. It makes me feel very scared and depressed and I am edgy all the time....
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