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Recently, a report came out saying all adults should be screened for an anxiety disorder, but does this really make sense? Learn more at HealthyPlace.

Should Every Adult Be Screened for Anxiety?

Recently, a report by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommended that every adult under 65 be screened for anxiety by their primary care doctors (family doctors). When I first saw the headline, my initial response was, "Well, that's stupid. You go to the doctor when you're sick, and people know when they're sick." But, upon second thought, I realized this was wrong. Screening for anxiety in general doctor's appointments does make sense.

The media habitually misrepresents and romanticizes certain realities of society; unfortunately, mental health is no different.

Surviving Mental Health Stigma

Romanticization in Media--Suicide Prevention and Awareness Month (SPAM)

The urge to run away from your problems or stress in your life is a natural response. However, it can be more apparent in verbal abuse victims.

Verbal Abuse in Relationships

My Experience With Wanting To Run Away

The phrase "you are not alone" and feeling alone mean different things to different people. Find out what feeling alone means to this schizoaffective.

Creative Schizophrenia

What 'You Are Not Alone' Means to This Schizoaffective

Many of us dream of the day we are completely self-harm free. But does such a thing as a self-harm cure exist?

Speaking Out About Self Injury

Can You Cure Self-Harm?

Anxiety can cause you to self-sabotage. This article talks about self-sabotaging due to anxiety and ways to deal with this.

Treating Anxiety

Anxiety Can Make You Self-Sabotage

Mental Illness Overview

With limited research data on the impact of newer atypical antipsychotics during pregancy, pregnant women with bipolar disorder or schizophrenia may be better off with the older antipsychotics.

Mental Illness Overview

Taking Atypical Antipsychotics While Pregnant

Relational frame therapy is a complex approach to psychology that's also considered controversial. Get detailed info on RFT at HealthyPlace.

Mental Illness Overview

Relational Frame Theory in Therapy (RFT): Why the Controversy?

Should you try existential therapy? Find out the definition, techniques and goals of existential therapy, here at HealthyPlace.

Mental Illness Overview

Try Existential Therapy for Relief from Difficult Emotions

Several types of residential treatment centers exist and costs vary based on services offered. Learn about psychiatric residential treatment facilities.

Mental Illness Overview

Residential Mental Health Treatment Centers: Types and Costs

The idea of entering a mental hospital can be scary but, really, mental health hospitals are places where people can recover and feel better. More on HealthyPlace.com.

Mental Illness Overview

What’s It Like Inside a Mental Hospital?

Mental Illness Overview

The History of Mental Illness

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Body Image

Being Overweight Affects Your Sex Drive

Being overweight hampers your sex life Add a bad time in bed to the list of ways

I eat lots of food, drink more than I should and the weight is hurting my sex life. I don't even find myself attractive and I'm afraid to have relationships with women. Time for rehab.

Body Image

Lots of Food. No Sex. Time for Rehab

I'M AN ADDICT.

You can stay centered when external problems rock you to the core. Learn how to be centered when life is at its worst at HealthyPlace.

Mental-Health-Newsletter

How to Stay Centered When Life Feels Out of Control

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Self-advocating for your mental health is an important skill to learn. But sometimes, it can be intimidating to talk to your doctor. Learn to get past it at HealthyPlace.

Mental-Health-Newsletter

Self-Advocate for Your Mental Health: How to Talk to Doctors

Self-Advocate for Your Mental Health: How to Talk to Doctors From the HealthyPlace Mental Hea

What we pay attention to matters. We're hardwired with a negativity bias, but we don't have to stay in negativity. Learn what to pay attention to at HealthyPlace.

Mental-Health-Newsletter

Choosing What We Pay Attention to Affects Our Mental Health

What we pay attention to matters. We're hardwired with a negativity bias, but we don't have to stay in negativity. Learn what to pay attention to at HealthyPlace.

Wondering: Do I have?

Experiencing symptoms of mental illness but are unsure of what they mean? Get trusted information, take a psychological test to help determine possible causes and treatments.

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Wondering: Do I have?

Experiencing symptoms of mental illness but are unsure of what they mean? Get trusted information, take a psychological test to help determine possible causes and treatments.

More conditions >