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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...

MDD: DSM Criteria for Major Depress…

Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a mental illness defined in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM). The DSM provides the diagnostic criteria...

What is Obsessive-Compulsive and Re…

Obsessive-compulsive disorder in DSM 5 has undergone a significant change since DSM 4. The board of trustees of the American Psychiatric Association (APA) approved updates...

Why Schizophrenia Patients Are Diff…

Schizophrenia patients make up about 1% of the general population (see Schizophrenia Statistics) but can be very difficult to treat, with schizophrenia patients taking up...

Panic Attack Symptoms, Warning Sign…

Panic attack symptoms reach their peak after approximately 10 minutes, but the entire panic attack can endure for 20 to 30 minutes – rarely lasting...

Treating Depression Without Medicat…

Whether or not to take medication for depression can be a big decision, and many people wonder if treating depression without medication is possible. Self-help strategies...

References to Bipolar Depression

What are the Medications for Bipolar Depression? 1PsychEducation.org, Mood Stabilizers: An Updated List and Links: http://psycheducation.org/depression/meds/moodstabilizers.htm2PsychEducation.org, Antidepressants in Bipolar Disorder: The Controversies: http://www.psycheducation.org/bipolar/controversy.htm {loadposition articleAdleft} back to: All...

Drug Addiction Facts- Drug Addictio…

Drug addiction facts and drug addiction statistics have been tracked by a variety of groups in the United States and worldwide. In spite of this...

What is a Lesbian?

A lesbian is a woman who is attracted to another woman; this attraction can be: physical emotional, or sexual If you are a woman attracted to another woman, you...

Picking Scabs, Face Picking, Scalp …

More people than you might think have a disturbing habit of picking scabs, including face picking or scalp picking. Those that do this to the...

Depression and Memory Loss: Causes…

{media id=6759, layout=blog} There are several areas where people with depression experience cognitive deficits but one of the most prolific is depression and memory impairment. People...

Dealing With Anxiety Attacks: Getti…

Dealing with anxiety attacks may seem daunting at first, but many people can overcome the unhealthy thought processes and behaviors that cause their normal, everyday...

Adjustment Disorder Treatment

Treatment for adjustment disorder exists, which means that as disruptive as adjustment disorder may be, it’s temporary. Adjustment disorders can negatively impact all areas of...

Symptoms of a Sociopath in Men, Wom…

The definition of sociopath is someone without a conscience who manipulates the world and those in it to benefit himself. Thankfully, there are distinct symptoms of...

DSM-5 Changes – Bipolar, Depression…

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) is updating schizophrenia, depressive and bipolar disorders in the DSM-5. While both depression and bipolar disorder...

Is Turning to Social Media for Teen…

Social media, like Facebook and Twitter, is a common way that teens communicate with their peers, but is turning to social media for teen suicide...

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Abuse Test: Woman Abuse Screening Tool

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Parent-Child Internet Addiction Test

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Common Mental Disorders

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List of Mental Illnesses

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Mental Health Videos

Dealing With The Compulsive Hunger F...

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Ways to Spot a Sexual Predator

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Suicide Threats Are Not a Cry for At...

Details: Are suicide threats or even suicide attempts a cry for attention? Breaking Bipolar blog author, Natasha Tracy says, it's just another suicide myth. Ar...

Soothing the Abandoned Child

Details: Schema therapy teaches that one mode, the Abandoned Child, is common to people with BPD. In this video, More Than Borderline's Becky Oberg talks about...

Self-Harm Recovery Using AA's 12 Ste...

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Become a Better Parent

Details: Competent and caring parenting is essential for the well being of any child and a prerequisite for effective adult mental health when the child grows...

Physical Effects of Alcohol

Details: This title summarizes research that shows how alcohol effects the entire body, both immediately and long-term. Issues such as pregnancy, fetal alcohol...

Risk Factors and Causes of Eating Di...

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Meet Your Needs First and Break Bad...

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Domestic Violence: The War at Home

Details: Domestic Violence The War At Home. Video featuring 3 survivors of domestic violence.

Cerebral Palsy: Working with childho...

Details: Sheryl talks about the primary foundational elements from which she practices when working with a child whose legs are spastic and poorly differentiat...

Self-Expression of Bipolar Disorder...

Details: Your self-expression of bipolar disorder will be different from everyone else's expression. We don't all see bipolar the same because it's unique to e...

How to Overcome a Phobia : Common Ph...

Details: Social and specific phobias are the two main types of psychological phobias. Learn common phobias from a social worker in this free overcoming phobia...

What Is An Intellectual Disability?

Details: Michael Lapaglia, MA, BCBA of Elite Behavior Analysis, LLC discusses the topic "What Is An Intellectual Disability?"

11 Misconceptions about PTSD

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The Power of Coping Ahead

Details: By learning skills to cope ahead of time in situations that may bring about vulnerability we build confidence, self-esteem, and keep our emotions in c...

Why More Young Teens Need Eating Dis...

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Why Sex Isn't So Important To Women

Details: http://www.GearingUp.com - Dr. Sylvia Gearing shares why sex may not be so important to women who are happily married. Please watch part 2 - "How To R...

Are You Addicted to Your Phone?

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Season Changes May Impact Mental Ill...

Details: Season changes may exacerbate psychiatric symptoms in mentally ill children thus requiring close attention of parents. Video also talks about Seasonal...

Co-Occurring Disorder Treatment Usin...

Details: Motivational interviewing has been used for over 25 years to help treat those living with substance abuse and mental disorders. This evidence based pr...

Eating Disorders and the Anxiety Mon...

Details: Anxiety is one of the major side effects of having an eating disorder. Discover what it's like living with anorexia and anxiety. By Angela E. Gambrel...

Dealing with Angry Kids (1)

Details: Understand why getting angry when your kids lose their temper is not the answer. (part 1/2)

Self Injury in Males

Details: One of the biggest misconceptions about self-injury is that only females self-injure. This could not be further from the truth! Males self-injure too....

Myths About Sex and Aging - Part 1 o...

Details: http://www.MarriageIntimacyExpert.com -- Intimacy Coach Carla Tara talks with Alan Steinfeld about sex and relationship issues for the Baby Boomer gen...

Save Money - Are you a shopaholic?

Details: Time to get honest...! Are you a shopaholic? Can you restrain yourself?

Riding the TIDE to improve outcomes...

Details: Webcast sponsored by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre and hosted by Burnaby Public Library's Bob Prittie Metrotown Library as part of the UBC Libr...

Living With Adult ADHD Author Jimmy...

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Coping with Food Anxiety in Eating D...

Details: In this video I aim to explore with you how I stop irrational thoughts about food anxiety; perhaps these tips will help you in journey to recovery.

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...

workaholic

Details: a) a person obsessively addicted to work b) (as modifier): workaholic behaviour

Anorexia: An Outsider's Perspective

Details: Here I interview 4 people about the impact their loved one's eating disorder has on their lives.

Introducing Laura Barton, "Surviving...

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Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disor...

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One Effect of Eating Disorders Can B...

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Can Taking LSD Cause Bipolar Disorde...

Details: If you take LSD, will you get bipolar disorder?

Diabetic with Bipolar Depression

Details: The Diabetic Cookbook man on how depression affects a diabetic. He has bipolar depression and is diabetic.

STOP BULLYING

Details: anti-bullying video stop bullying help others who are getting bullied CHECK OUT MY OTHER VIDEOS!

Intimacy and Secrets

Details: Caroline discusses intimacy and how secrets get in the way of intimacy. Are Secrets really sexy?

Child and Teen Social Anxiety Disord...

Details: Children and teens with Social Anxiety Disorder have an excessive fear of social and/or performance situations. They are overly concerned that they ma...

Feelings Associated with Mental Illn...

Details: There are so many feelings associated with living with a mental illness. The big question many have is - Am I Normal? Natalie Jeanne Champagne, author...

A True Story Of Child Sex Abuse - Fo...

Details: This is the second part of a video made for adults dealing with child sexual abuse and for professionals trying to help. Though difficult to watch, it...

How Are LGBT Eating Disorder Treatme...

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Bipolar Depression Blah Days

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Getting Help for Depression

Details: Where do you get help for your depression? HealthyPlace.com Expert Depression Patient and author, Julie Fast, has 3 steps to get the correct help for...

Get Rid of Anxiety and Depression: C...

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Beginning Bipolar Treatment and Side...

Details: When people are first treated for bipolar disorder, they typically have a long wait before bipolar medication treatment is effective. Side-effects may...