Category: mental health

Mood stabilizers are typically considered the best medication for bipolar disorder. Learn about other medications and treatment options Mood stabilizers are typically considered the best medication for bipolar disorder.  However, treatment of bipolar disorder should be individually tailored to your symptoms, frequency of mood swings, and response to treatment. In addition to mood stabilizers, doctors...

Compulsive overeating is eating more than needed. Binge eating disorder involves recurrent episodes of compulsive eating, even when not hungry. Symptoms of bingeing include rapid eating, secret eating, and feeling guilty following a binge. Not everyone who overeats suffers from binge eating or any other eating disorder. While overeating is defined as eating more calories...

Bipolar disorder vs. schizophrenia facts Readers Comments 1 Share Your Story Decreases in the activity of different parts of the brain have been observed when individuals with bipolar disorder are having depressive or manic episodes. Bipolar disorder is an illness that involves mood swings with at least one episode of mania and may also involve...

Enabling is a process where a person (i.e., the enabler) supports/conceals the harmful or problematic behavior in another person (enabled). The problematic behavior may mean drug abuse, substance abuse or domestic violence. According to American Psychological Association, enabling is a process where a person (i.e., the enabler) supports/conceals the harmful or problematic behavior in another person...

Who gets agoraphobia? Agoraphobia is an anxiety disorder that is treated with medication, lifestyle changes and alternative therapies. Many people experience an intense fear of situations where they might not be able to get away quickly or get help. This fear is called agoraphobia. It affects nearly 1% of all adults and 2.4% of teenagers...

What is stress? The physical signs of stress include issues with the cardiovascular system, digestive system, immune system, endocrine system, muscular system, reproductive system, and respiratory system. The emotional signs of stress are irritability or moodiness, anxiety, depression, feeling overwhelmed or unmotivated, and loneliness and isolation. Stress is a feeling of emotional or physical tension;...

While the internet is full of self-assessment tests to self-diagnose anxiety, only a thorough clinical examination by a doctor can accurately diagnose the condition. Anxiety is a complex disorder. There are several self-assessment tests available on the internet to self-diagnose it. However, an accurate and thorough clinical examination by a doctor is important. There are...

Types of complexes The American Psychological Association defines complexes as a group or system of related ideas or impulses that have a common emotional tone and exert a strong but usually unconscious influence on the individual’s attitudes and behavior. Different complexes include the Oedipus/Electra, persecution, inferiority, superiority, Madonna-whore, God, guilt and martyr complexes. The American...

ICU psychosis facts Another term that may be used interchangeably for ICU psychosis is ICU syndrome. ICU psychosis is also a form of delirium or acute brain failure. Patients in an intensive care unit (ICU) or hospital may become delirious. ICU psychosis is a temporary condition and can be treated. There is no difference between...