How to Help Someone with OCD
Obsessive-compulsive disorder affects an estimated 1 out of every 100 adults. It can occur at any age and is often characterized by obsessive thoughts and/or compulsive... Read more.
How to Help Someone with Schizoaffective Disorder
Schizoaffective disorder is a complex and often misunderstood condition that has a negative effect on a person’s moods, thoughts and behaviors. While the exact... Read more.
How to Help Someone With Psychosis
Psychosis involves a breakdown in the ability to tell what is real and what isn’t. This often manifests as hallucinations or delusions, and the person experiencing... Read more.
What is Dissociation
Defining what dissociation is may be challenging, but it’s a phenomenon most experience to a certain degree. It could be arriving home after work only to realize... Read more.
How to Help a Hoarder
Hoarding disorder can have a devastating effect on a person’s quality of life and relationships. Relatives and spouses of hoarders find living with them especially... Read more.
Warning Signs of Schizophrenia
Misunderstood and misrepresented, schizophrenia is still a subject that makes people uncomfortable to discuss and is even seen as taboo. When the condition first... Read more.
Can You Drink While on SSRIs
Depression can be a crippling disease. Fortunately, some drugs can help people struggling with severe depression. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors are a common... Read more.
The Long-Term Effects of Trauma on Mental Health: Understanding the Connection
Trauma isn’t something you just “get over.” Its echoes can linger for years, reshaping how your brain works, how you feel and even how your body... Read more.