Each year, one in five adults in the United States experiences a mental health condition such as depression, anxiety, or PTSD. Many people continue to live with persistent mental health issues. If you live with a mental health disorder, you have likely heard about talk therapy as a form of treatment. Talk therapy effectively treats…
People go through all sorts of experiences in life, intense joy and triumph paired with pain and disappointment. Their reaction to these experiences will depend on the mental tools they have equipped. However, these tools aren’t always well-developed or maintained, and people from all walks of life can struggle with mental health disorders. It’s not…
Your mental health is one of the most significant factors in your overall well-being and happiness. However, one in five Americans struggles with mental health disorders each year, with almost half of the population experiencing a mental health issue in their lifetime. Only a small portion of these people will seek care at a residential…
There comes the point in many young people’s lives that they consider experimenting with drugs and alcohol. Many people who experiment don’t expect to develop a drug addiction. They assume, “it won’t happen to me.” However, even seemingly harmless experimenting can lead to drug addiction. While experimenting with drugs may seem attractive, it poses several…
Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) is one of the most widely used evidence-based psychological treatments available. CBT focuses on identifying and combating unhealthy mental behavioral patterns and helping clients to increase their quality of life. It also has shown utility in a wide variety of cases, including severe mental illnesses, substance abuse problems, eating disorders, and family…
A common misconception around mental health is that you need to be suffering from a diagnosed mental illness to benefit from therapy. While therapy is undoubtedly a central facet of dealing with mental illness, people seek out therapy for a wide variety of reasons, such as grief, trauma, or even simply the stress of daily…
Mental illness is very common in the United States. About half of the population will be diagnosed with a mental illness or mental disorder at some point in their lives, and about 20% of the adult population experiences a period of mental illness in any given year. Effective treatment is available for all kinds of…
Many people in the United States will experience mental health issues at some point in their life. The way someone handles their mental health issues can depend on the severity of their symptoms and the skills they have to manage them. In this country, most people wait for an average of 11 years before getting…