Archive for May, 2008
Reaching Out to People You Trust
Sometimes people don’t get the help they need because they don’t know where to turn. When you’re not feeling well, it can be a struggle to take the necessary steps to help yourself get better. When dealing with mental health or emotional problems, it’s important not to go at it alone. Healing is a combination [...]
Triggers and Signs of Mental Health Problems
Changes in feelings such as fear and anger are a normal part of life. In fact, learning about your own mood changes, like what triggers them and when, is important to knowing who you are. There are many situations, such as a divorce in the family or strained relationships with friends, that can cause emotional [...]
Changing Your Mind About Mental Health
Mental health. It’s the way your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors affect your life. Good mental health leads to positive self-image and in turn, satisfying relationships with friends and others. Having good mental health helps you make good decisions and deal with life’s challenges at home, work, or school. It is not uncommon for teenagers to [...]
Breast Cancer: How Your Mind Can Help Your Body
Each year 185,000 women in this country learn that they have breast cancer. Because less than a quarter of them have genetic or other known risk factors, the diagnosis often comes as a devastating surprise. The emotional turmoil that results can affect women’s physical health as well as their psychological well-being. This question-and-answer fact sheet [...]
Anxiety Disorders: The Role of Psychotherapy in Effective Treatment
Everyone feels anxious and under stress from time to time. Situations such as meeting tight deadlines, important social obligations or driving in heavy traffic, often bring about anxious feelings. Such mild anxiety may help make you alert and focused on facing threatening or challenging circumstances. On the other hand, anxiety disorders cause severe distress over [...]
Aging and Depression
Old age is often portrayed as a time of rest, reflection, and opportunities to do things that were put off while raising families and pursuing careers. Unfortunately, the aging process is not always so idyllic. Late-life events such as chronic and debilitating medical disorders, loss of friends and loved ones, and the inability to take [...]
Don’t Let Workplace Stress Ruin Your Labor Day Holiday
In today’s connected world Americans are finding it increasingly difficult to switch off from the stresses of the workplace. One hundred and twenty five years after the first Labor Day, the role of work in American lives has changed dramatically. This year, many Americans will work, either at their workplace or by answering e-mail, phone [...]
Burns and Electrical Shock
Burns can result from dry heat (fire), moist heat (steam, hot liquids), electricity, chemicals or radiation (including sunlight). Treatment for burns depends on: The depth of the burn (whether it is first, second or third-degree) How much area of the body is affected The location of the burn First-degree burns affect only the outer layer [...]