The Importance of Depression Screening at Regular Doctor Visits
Depression screening at regular doctor visits? Americans visit their physicians for a multitude of reasons: a common cold, allergies, diabetes, hypertension,…
Read MoreNational Depression Screening Day October 5th
During Mental Illness Awareness Week on Oct. 1-7, 2017, National Association for Mental Illness (NAMI) and other mental health participants across…
Read MoreMost Common Mental Health Disorders in the United States
The first week of October is National Mental Health Awareness week and understanding the differences between mental health disorders and the…
Read MoreThe Use of Modern Medicine in the Treatment for Eating Disorders
Modern medicine is responsible for preventing or curing many diseases in today’s world. Unfortunately, there is no vaccine, no preventative measure,…
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Bullying and its Effects on Body Image and Eating Disorders
Bullying can occur among individuals of any weight and at any age. It is often defined as unprovoked aggressive behavior repeatedly…
Read MoreSuicide in Adolescents
Suicidal ideations are thoughts involving killing oneself and often are directly related to mental health illnesses such as depression, anxiety, bipolar…
Read MoreThe Obsession with Beauty and How it is Linked to Depression in Teens
Is Beauty Linked to Depression in Teens Barbie dolls, GI Joe dolls and Victoria Secret’s lingerie angels are just a few…
Read MoreCoping with the Loss of Yourself During Your Eating Disorder Recovery
Eating disorders are plagued by unregulated, blunted emotions that are hidden though maladaptive patterns such as binge eating, extreme dieting, self-induced…
Read MoreBipolar Disorder Type I Compared to Bipolar Disorder Type II
Bipolar disorder is generally misconstrued as a disorder of rapidly ricocheting moods that go from deep misery to extraordinary elevated self-belief…
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Suicide and Eating Disorders: A Co-Occurring Condition
Bulimia nervosa, binge-eating disorder, and anorexia nervosa are the most well-known eating disorders in the United States and affect approximately 20…
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