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Mental Health Disability Definition…

Mental health disability refers to programs offered by the United States government to its citizens who live with mental health disorders severe enough to render...

Stuttering Causes: Why Do People St…

What causes stuttering? People who stutter may have either childhood-onset fluency disorder or adult-onset fluency disorder. When someone stutters and stammers when trying to speak...

Helping Children With Asperger Synd…

Any ideas for how to help my son with Aspergers improve communicating with others? Children challenged by the social interaction deficits of Asperger's face daily...

Parents of Gay Children and the Iss…

Parents of gay children may be shocked when their kids come out of the closet, but once the dust settles, most parents realize that their...

How to Cope with Bipolar Disorder: …

Learning how to cope with bipolar disorder can be a lifelong process; after all, bipolar disorder is a lifelong illness and it can change over...

Causes of Domestic Violence, Domest…

Research points to many causes of domestic violence, but all of these causes and risk factors have one underlying commonality: the abuser feels the need...

Antidepressant Medications for Depr…

Antidepressants are medications used to treat depression and several other disorders. With proper treatment, often including antidepressants, 70% - 80% of people with major depressive...

Herbal Remedies for Anxiety: Herbal…

Many people are looking for herbal remedies to relieve their anxiety as anxiety is the number one mental illness in the United States. Traditionally, several...

Postpartum Depression in Men

Postpartum depression is a subtype of the mental illness major depressive disorder. And while postpartum depression is only officially recognized in women, new research suggests...

Emotional Responses to Traumatic Ev…

HealthyPlace Mental Health Newsletter Here's what's happening on the HealthyPlace site this week: Emotional Responses to Traumatic Events Managing Emotions During A Traumatic Event Most Popular HealthyPlace Articles Shared...

How To Get Disability Benefits For …

Is Mental Illness A Disability? Mental illnesses are diseases of the brain that wreak havoc on people's lives (Mental Illness Definition: What is Mental Illness?). People...

Does Deep Brain Stimulation for Dep…

Deep brain stimulation is a treatment involving the stimulation of neurons through the use of an implanted generator and electrodes. Deep brain stimulation is currently...

Domestic Violence Awareness Month

HealthyPlace Mental Health Newsletter Here's what's happening on the HealthyPlace site this week: Domestic Violence Awareness Month Help Spread Awareness of Mental Illness Most Popular HealthyPlace Articles Shared by...

Mental Health Professionals: Stress…

HealthyPlace Mental Health Newsletter Here's what's happening on the HealthyPlace site this week: Mental Health Professionals: Stressed and Worn Out? Listen to Yourself and the Advice You Give Most...

Mental Illness and The Importance o…

HealthyPlace Mental Health Newsletter Here's what's happening on the HealthyPlace site this week: Mental Illness and The Importance of Stability Sharing Your Mental Health Experiences From HealthyPlace Mental Health...

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Bipolar Disorder: Difficult for the...

Details: Suggestions for coping with a family member who has bipolar disorder from HealthyPlace.com Expert Bipolar Patient and author, Julie Fast.

The Ends of Addiction

Details: When the disease of addiction goes untreated, the ends of this disease are jails, institutions and death. There is hope however when an intervention i...

Tips for Dealing With Alcoholics

Details: http://dealingwithalcoholics.com The key to dealing with problem drinkers is realizing they are not going to change. Alcoholics will continue to do wh...

Coping with Disruptions to Your Rout...

Details: Nobody likes sudden changes to daily routines. But is it worth getting upset about? More Than Borderline's Becky Oberg discusses how to handle upheava...

12-Step Programs Considered Best Way...

Details: For the more than eight million heroin addicts worldwide, becoming drug free is not easy.

Do you have Adult ADHD?

Details: This is an example of some questions that can help indicate whether someone has adult ADHD.

An OCD Story

Details: Documentary about OCD and the people who suffer from it. It includes interviews with two OCD sufferers and the head of psychology at a Glasgow based u...

Adult ADHD and Medication - Missing...

Details: What happens when you miss your doctor's appointment for an ADHD medication prescription? Elizabeth Prager explains that you either get lucky and they...

How to Tell if Your Child Has ADHD :...

Details: How Parenting Affect ADHD in this free children's health video. Expert: Brenda F. Dixon Contact: www.LifeHelpNow.com Bio: Brenda F. Dixon is a trained...

Shaking To Release Trauma

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ADD and Sleep

Details: People with ADD can have difficulty getting to sleep and staying asleep. And as a special bonus, this is what I look like when I don't have enough sle...

Where's your Binge Eating Disorder S...

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'Binge Eating Recovery' Blog Welcome...

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Food and Addiction:Treating through...

Details: UCSF's Laurel Mellin is the founder of emotional brain training (EBT), a method of treating obesity and stress symptoms that equips individuals with t...

Treating Phobias w/Hypnosis, NLP

Details: Elliott Wald, hypnotherapist and expert in Neuro Linguistic Programming, (NLP) goes on streets of London to help people with phobias.

♥ The Kelsey Smith-Briggs Story ♥ (T...

Details: Read the Official Documents in this tragic case here: http://thetruth4kelsey.blogspot.com/2010_01_01_archive.html

Mental Health Courts Needed in the U...

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The Drug Name Game - Antipsychotics

Details: "Antipsychotics" drugs sound scary and seem to suggest that anyone who takes them is especially "crazy," but this, of course, isn't true. Antipsychoti...

Heroin Addicts Speak

Details: Meet people deep in the throws of a heroin addiction, with no way out.

Sexual Assault Awareness

Details: This is a video i created for my Human Service class. Enjoy!

How Do You Talk To Someone About The...

Details: Talking to someone about their eating disorder takes time, sensitivity and tact. Patricia Lemoine, author of the Surviving ED blog, shares insights in...

Interventions Methods

Details: Addiction doctor on different methods of addiction intervention.

Bipolar is not about Mood Swings

Details: There is a pervasive myth that bipolar disorder is about mood swings, but this isn't the case.

B.D.D - Therapy 2

Details: As part of her theraphy to overcome BDD, Rebecca makes videos to help her feel more confident showing her face and body.

My Eating Disorder Dictated My Life

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Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID)...

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Reality Avenue: Self Injury (3)

Details: Teens discuss different aspects of self-injury. This part focuses on recovering from self-injury, how to support someone who self-injures, why people...

Panic Attack Symptoms: Am I Having a...

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Denying Mental Illness Hurts Your Lo...

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Mental illness, stigma & discriminat...

Details: Wulf Rössler explains how stigma and discrimination towards the mentally ill arise, and some of the strategies to fight them. He also talks about how...

Mental Health and Not Diagnosing You...

Details: When you live with a chronic mental illness it can be tempting to try to diagnose and treat your own symptoms without seeking help from your psychiatr...

Creating Bliss in Your Life One Day...

Details: What is the path to achieving bliss in your life? Dr. Sydney Savion, author of the Living A Blissful Life blog, provides insight into that big questio...

What is ADHD?

Details: ADHD is the most frequently diagnosed childhood behavioral disorder. Let's take a closer look at this common problem.

phobia list

Details: a list of odd phobias why dont you comment with the oddist fear u know or have, http://twitter.com/#!/thatfunnyfeed

Thoughts of Self-Harm and Coping Tec...

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Personality Disorders (5)

Details: Complete explanation of personality disorders and a detailed look at individual personality disorders (part 5/7)

Suicidal? Suicide Thoughts?

Details: if you are feeling suicidal, there is help out there! Please reach out before you take your life! Your not alone!!

Living A Blissful Life With A Sense...

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6 Red Flags of a Narcissist

Details: Author of It's All About Him explains how to spot a narcissist. Lisa E. Scott talks about the 6 Red Flags of a Narcissist on NBC St. Louis.

Starting Binge Eating Disorder Treat...

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Binge Eating Disorder Treatment and...

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Adult ADHD: How to Manage Symptoms a...

Details: Adult attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADD/ADHD) symptoms can pose challenges on the job. In this video from ADHD coach Beth Main, you'll fin...

What Mental Illness Is and Isn't

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Food Addiction & Its Impact on Dieti...

Details: How food addiction is destroying your chances of successfully losing weight with Zoe Harcombe, Author, The Harcombe Diet

Adults With ADHD: What Do We Know? W...

Details: This is a panel discussion following the documentary "A Mind Like Mine". The guests include the filmmaker, Karen O'Donnell, Dr. Timothy Bilkey, a psyc...

Do Parents Cause Eating Disorders? T...

Details: Laura Collins, author of Eating With Your Anorexic, interviews experts in anorexia and bulimia and other eating disorders about what role parents play...