mental health

What is stress? Stress is your body's way of responding to mental, physical, or emotional pressure and anxiety is your body's way of reacting to stressful situations. While stress is not a direct cause of schizophrenia, it can trigger an episode of schizophrenia in an already vulnerable person. Although schizophrenia, stress, and anxiety are different …

Learning how to identify the signs of an eating disorder can help you prevent binge eating before it begins. It is normal for people to overeat once in a while, but sometimes, it can be a disorder. Bingeing or binge eating means eating a large quantity of food very quickly within a short time, even when not hungry, and to …

Generic Name: guanfacine Brand Names: Intuniv, Tenex (discontinued brand) Drug Class: Alpha2 Adrenergic Agonists; ADHD Agents What is guanfacine, and what is it used for? Guanfacine is a medication that belongs to the drug class alpha2 adrenergic agents, used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension) in adults and children, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children. Guanfacine works on the central …

Even trace amounts of alcohol can have long-term negative effects on your physical and mental health. Alcohol consumption is a personal choice, and many find it to be a wonderful relaxant or enjoy the pleasure it produces. You must, however, remember that alcohol is a psychoactive drug that produces addiction. Like all substances, alcohol harms your health, especially if you …

A mental status examination is an assessment of the patient's behavioral and cognitive functioning, which may include the following elements. A mental status examination includes: General observations made during the clinical encounter: Appearance: Body habitus Dressing/grooming Hygiene Grooming Posture General behavior: Eye contact Cooperativeness  Defensiveness Irritability Shyness Relaxed Resistant  Withdrawn Level of consciousness (state of wakefulness): Checks for the ability …

Young children and anxiety Parenting a young child can be tough. The 3-3-3 rule is a mindfulness technique that's simple enough for young children and it asks them to name three things they can see, identify three sounds they can hear, and move three different parts of their bodies. Parenting a young child can be tough. When you became a …

What is depression? Depression and bipolar disorder are not the same despite sharing some symptoms. Major depression can't lead to bipolar disorder. Major depression can't lead to bipolar disorder. However, someone with an earlier diagnosis of clinical depression might later be rediagnosed with bipolar disorder. Depression and bipolar disorder are not the same despite sharing some symptoms. Sometimes, depression is …

Are schizophrenia and bipolar disorder the same? Schizophrenia and bipolar disorder have similar symptoms, which can make them hard to diagnose. Sometimes people have both disorders, or they have a mix of symptoms from both conditions at the same time or close together, which is called schizoaffective disorder. Schizophrenia and bipolar disorder have similar symptoms, which can make them hard …

Generic Name: ashwagandha Brand and Other Names: Indian Ginseng, Withania, Withania somnifera Drug Class: Adaptogens, Herbals What is Ashwagandha, and what is it used for? Ashwagandha is the Indian name of the evergreen shrub Withania somnifera (winter cherry) that grows in Asia, Australia, Middle East and Africa. It grows wild in most of these places, but is also cultivated in India …

What is schizophrenia? Schizophrenia is a serious mental health condition that affects how a person thinks, feels, and behaves. People with schizophrenia aren’t usually violent. Many believe that people with schizophrenia tend to be violent and aggressive. Even the media reports more cases of schizophrenia violence than of violence associated with other mental illnesses. However, people with schizophrenia aren’t usually …