Von Claudia Shannon

Stigma Still a Major Hurdle in Getting People The Mental Health Care They Need

Experts estimate that one in four people have treatable mental or emotional difficulties, but up to 75 percent of Americans and Europeans donâ€™t s...

How Raising The Minimum Wage Can Be a Win for Mental Health

And if the wages of low- income workers fail to keep up with the rising costs of living, we could see inflation chip away at any would-be gains in ...

Understanding Age Regression

Age regression may occur in personality disorders when people come face to face with distressing memories or triggers. Whatâ€™s more, some individu...

What is a High-Functioning Sociopath?

People who have been diagnosed with antisocial personality disorder (ASPD) are sometimes called sociopaths. But the behaviors of someone with high-...

Why Do I Push People Away? Explanations and 8 Tips for Embracing Intimacy

Identifying possible reasons can be an important first step toward regaining intimacy in your relationships. Pushing people away is one way of avoi...

Things I Learned from Dating Someone with PTSD

I spent years trying to understand how PTSD affected my partner, and, ultimately, had to walk away from our relationship. But he didnâ€™t feel he w...

FDA Issues Boxed Warning for Allergy Drug Singulair what You Should Know

The FDA first included a warning on the drug in 2008. That was after reports that the drug may have the potential to increase the risk of psychiatr...

Online Schizophrenia Support Groups

As for who might benefit from schizophrenia support groups, Singh explains, â€œEveryone can benefit from a support group, depending on the acuity o...

What it Actually Means to Be a Sociopath

The most recent edition of the â€œDiagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disordersâ€ (DSM-5), which mental health professionals use to diagno...

I Use This 5-Minute Therapy Technique Every Day for My Anxiety

On other days, I just canâ€™t concentrate because of the worry and feel mentally paralyzed, and the confidence I need to do my work is sunk. The ce...

Anxiety Loves Sugar. Eat These 3 Things Instead

Thatâ€™s because sugary foods can weaken the bodyâ€™s ability to respond to stress. Sugar can help you feel less frazzled by suppressing the hypoth...

Mental Illness Isnt An Excuse for Problematic Behavior

People can and do use coping skills to manage their mental health that reify problematic structures, as they should. Mental illness doesnâ€™t make ...