Behavioral & Mental Health

Effec­tive inter­per­son­al com­mu­ni­ca­tion is hard. When you add in the chal­lenges and stres­sors of a glob­al pan­dem­ic, it can feel noth­ing short of impos­si­ble. You may find it more dif­fi­cult to respond to stress­ful sit­u­a­tions calm­ly. You may find your­self snap­ping at your part­ner or feel­ing like you just need some time to your­self. You may feel angri­er than nor­mal. Giv­en the unprece­dent­ed and uncer­tain times, that all makes sense. It’s impor­tant to rec­og­nize and val­i­date how you are feel­ing in order to work towards mean­ing­ful change with­in your relationship. 

Being an ado­les­cent is dif­fi­cult enough with­out a pan­dem­ic, but here we are. What can you do to help your teen under­stand and fol­low social distancing?

The COVID-19 out­break is scary, and it’s not going away quick­ly. So how can we take the pres­sure off of par­ents so they can get back to par­ent­ing well?

It is rec­om­mend­ed that adults receive sev­en to nine hours of sleep each night. How­ev­er, get­ting the sleep you need to func­tion at your best is not always as easy as it sounds.

Learn about the com­mon symp­toms of depres­sion and what fac­tors may put you at high­er risk.

PTSD may devel­op after being the vic­tim of phys­i­cal harm, wit­ness­ing phys­i­cal harm or know­ing a loved one who suf­fered phys­i­cal harm. In order to be diag­nosed a per­son must have one re-expe­ri­enc­ing symp­tom, at least three avoid­ance symp­toms and at least two hyper­arousal symp­toms. Con­tin­ue read­ing to learn more about each symptom.

Sea­son­al affec­tive dis­or­der (SAD) is a sub­type of major depres­sive dis­or­der and most peo­ple with this dis­or­der notice symp­toms start­ing in fall and con­tin­u­ing into win­ter. These symp­toms will start and stop around the same time each year.

Anx­i­ety is your body’s nat­ur­al reac­tion to stress­ful and uncer­tain sit­u­a­tions, it is your body telling you to stay alert and pro­tect your­self. Every­body expe­ri­ences some form of every­day anx­i­ety but when it gets out-of-hand you could be suf­fer­ing from anx­i­ety disorder. 

Seek­ing out help for men­tal health may not always seem easy depend­ing on your con­di­tion and sur­round­ings. To help ease your mind, here are 8 myths debunked about seek­ing help for men­tal health therapy. 

Being diag­nosed with, treat­ed for and then sur­viv­ing can­cer can be a chal­leng­ing expe­ri­ence, both phys­i­cal­ly and emo­tion­al­ly. Dr. Stacey Feuer shares insights and ways sur­vivors can men­tal­ly thrive in survivorship.