Mental Health Rights

May 24, 2024

There's no denying that people with mental health challenges can frequently make poor decisions. However, so does everyone else. One of the basic rights we all have is the right to make mistakes, and people struggling with mental illness ...

The Connection Between ADHD & Opioid Addiction

May 21, 2024

The U.S. is in the midst of an opioid addiction crisis that the CDC and other public health organizations have deemed an epidemic. Between 1999-2015, more than 180,000 people ...

Women and Mental Health

May 14, 2024

One in three Americans struggles with a mental illness, but the rate is much higher in women. Why is that? Researchers suggest that women are about 40% more likely ...

Pregnancy and Mental Health

May 07, 2024

Between 11%-20% of women develop postpartum depression after giving birth, and 20% suffer from mental health disorders during their pregnancy. Moreover, as many as 80% of women also ...

MindMetrix Makes Mental Health Assessment Easy, Personal, and Confidential

May 01, 2024

We are excited to announce the launch of MindMetrix, a comprehensive mental health screening and assessment tool that can support mental health consumers in identifying possible explanations for their symptoms ...

Unhealthy Relationship Patterns

April 29, 2024

Marriage researcher John Gottman believes we can predict divorce by identifying the presence of four devastating relationship behaviors. Harmful patterns of abusive, criticism, contempt, or stonewalling can threaten a relationship ...

Living with Insomnia

April 19, 2024

After a long day, you look forward to sliding into bed, getting some shuteye and gaining the chance to face the day with fresh eyes tomorrow. Instead, you toss and turn for ...

Consequences of Untreated Mental Illness

April 11, 2024

Stigma, shame, embarrassment, and poverty can all play a role in the decision not to seek treatment, as well as the inability to find quality care and counseling. With more than half of all mental illnesses left totally untreated ...

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

March 27, 2024

Complaints of chronic fatigue are commonly expressed by patients to both their physicians and mental health therapists. It is a rare day when one of my patients does not report that she has trouble ...

Sexual Assault and Mental Health

March 20, 2024

Social media feeds had been flooded with the hashtag #MeToo after allegations were made against some powerful Hollywood executives and actors. In a show of solidarity, women, and some ...

5 Myths About ADHD

March 13, 2024

Fifty years ago, many people had never even heard of ADHD. The idea of an available ADHD test online was clearly not yet fathomable. Many communities thought one ...

The Connection Between Traumatic Brain Injuries and ADHD

March 06, 2024

The brain is a plastic organ that changes and reacts to its environment. In recent years, researchers have become increasingly interested in how brain injuries can affect development well into one’s adulthood ...