Anxiety is a common experience that most people have during the course of their lifetime. For some people, though, anxiety becomes intense, persistent, and overwhelming. Some anxiety sufferers even have anxiety attacks, which are episodes of intense anxiety that can have physical, mental, and emotional symptoms. If you or someone you care about has experienced…
Benzodiazepines are a class of medication that is often prescribed to relieve symptoms of anxiety on a short-term basis. Even though they are relatively safe to take under the close supervision of a doctor, benzodiazepines do have a risk for abuse and addiction. Some people who benefit from taking these medications may eventually find that…
Everyone experiences anxiety from time to time. In fact, feeling anxious is a normal function that we use to help us identify potentially dangerous situations. However, for some people, that normal function goes out of control and becomes overwhelming. People who live with an anxiety disorder might be hyper-alert, have racing thoughts or pounding heartbeats,…
There are many approaches to mental health care, but one of the most comprehensive ones is holistic mental health treatment. What is holistic treatment for mental health? To put it simply, holistic treatment addresses both physical and mental well-being, ensuring that patients are being treated as whole persons rather than merely trying to alleviate symptoms.…
Summertime is considered a time of year for having fun, spending time in the sun, going to the beach, and taking vacations. However, for some people, the summer is not as much fun. Seasonal depression can happen in any season, but for those who experience it in the summertime, there are a variety of activities…
Going to a party, meeting friends for dinner, attending a networking event–for most people, these sound like fun activities, but for someone with social anxiety, they might seem very stressful and exhausting. Social anxiety can stop people from doing the things they want to do in life and can hold them back from promotions at…
Does mental health have more to do with the body or the mind? Even though the entire discipline of psychiatry is devoted to the study and treatment of mental health conditions, there are still many ideas about how best to attend to mental health. Most researchers agree that mental health is a multifactorial condition, having…
Finding the proper treatment for mental health conditions can be difficult. There are many different types of therapy, medications, and other methods to consider, but how can you discover which combination of treatments will work best? An innovative and unique approach to mental health treatment is neurobiological integration (NBI), which is based on the idea…
Millions of Americans live with anxiety-related conditions, but panic disorder is one of the most debilitating. It is not uncommon for people with anxiety to have a panic attack once or twice, but if those panic attacks happen frequently or are the primary way that anxiety manifests itself, that might be a symptom of panic…