Co-Occurring Mental Health and Addiction
What Is a Co-Occurring Disorder? Updated on 05/20/24 The coexistence of both a mental health disorder and a substance abuse use disorder is referred to as a co-occurring disorder. Any combination of mental health and addiction can be referred to as having a co-occuring disorder. The combinations can be seemingly endless, and can even include […]
Hit the Hay: Three Reasons Why Good Sleep is Crucial for Mental Health
Hit the Hay: Three Reasons Why Good Sleep is Crucial for Mental Health One in three American adults don’t get enough sleep. Though Johns Hopkins Medicine reports that as many as ninety percent of North Americans respond to this chronic lack of sleep with a regular dose of caffeine, that little pick-me-up doesn’t cut it. […]
Be Here Now: Five Reasons to Practice Mindfulness
Be Here Now: Five Reasons to Practice Mindfulness Mental illness can distort your perspective of the world around you as well as how you see yourself. Treatment for some of the more common mental illnesses, like depression and anxiety, include creative therapies, psychotherapy, and physical activities like yoga and exercise. One important practice is mindfulness, […]
Mindfulness and Meditation: Two Steps Toward Better Health
Mindfulness and Meditation: Two Steps Toward Better Health Regular meditation along with a mindful lifestyle path can help individuals control and recover from many mental health disorders. Meditation is a practice of training the mind to induce another state of consciousness or bring attention to a particular point. Mindfulness refers to a psychological quality that […]
Suicide and Mental Health
Suicide and Mental Health Suicide is a major public health concern. Estimates indicate that around 38,000 people die by suicide each year in the United States. Knowing what the risk factors are can help reduce the suicide rate. A combination of individual, relational, community and societal factors influence and contribute to the problem of suicide. […]
Does Food Addiction Really Exist?
Does Food Addiction Really Exist? When people use heroin, their brains become physiologically dependent on the drug and the behavioral patterns of use become written alongside this need. That’s addiction: both behaviorally and biologically, heroin addicts need the drug. When they don’t get it, they crave it, even though they may no longer like it […]
How Much Sleep Do We Really Need?
How Much Rest Do We Really Need? Getting regular, quality sleep is important to long-term health. Many people struggle with sleep problems and should seek help if they have trouble getting to sleep, staying asleep or do not feel rested after arising. Sleep aids are not the only treatment for sleeplessness. Professionals can discuss with […]
Three Foods that Worsen Depression
Three Foods that Worsen Depression Recent studies have indicated that eating certain American “favorite” foods can increase the odds of developing or worsening depression. People should not regularly eat three specific types of food to help prevent this from happening. These foods are: Refined Grains: Pasta, white rice and bagels are all foods that have […]
Could Your Sleep Habits Cause Depression?
Could Your Sleep Habits Cause Depression? We have all occasionally experienced having a poor night’s sleep and felt sluggish, fuzzy-brained and perhaps short tempered the next day. But could sleeping poorly cause depression? It may be so. New studies have found a strong connection between depression and sleep duration. American Academy of Sleep Medicine President […]
Depression: Simple Ways to Help the One You Love
Depression: Simple Ways to Help the One You Love Living with depression can sometimes be overwhelming and confusing, not only for the person who suffers with the condition, but for family and friends too. There are good days, but the bad days are often frequent and frustrating. Yet despite these difficulties, it is critical to […]