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It’s Complicated: Addiction and Relationships

It's Complicated: Addiction and Relationships

When someone falls into substance abuse, their partner may start wondering, “How does addiction affect relationships?” Change might not happen right away, but as the disorder progresses, arguments become more frequent. Both parties feel like they can’t trust each other and like they aren’t being understood. Sometimes, drugs ruin relationships. However, seeking help in time […]

Prescription Shortages: Why and What to Do?

Prescription Shortages: Why and What to Do?

Have you ever gone to your pharmacy to fill a prescription and been offered an alternative option due to a lack of availability? This is an increasing problem for Americans as the country faces a prescription drug shortage. A medicine shortage of this nature occurs when a drug manufacturer or distributor can’t produce enough of […]

Your Favorite Video Game and the Mental Health Implications

Your Favorite Video Game and the Mental Health Implications

According to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA), anxiety disorders are the most common mental health condition, impacting over 19% of the American adult population. And while anxiety is treatable, only 36.9% of those with an anxiety disorder receive treatment. Sadly, the same is true for depression. The condition is widespread and treatable, […]

How Safe Are Blockbuster Weight Loss Drugs?

How Safe Are Blockbuster Weight Loss Drugs?

Weight loss drugs are nothing new. Some of the first diet pills date back to the 1800s, but they didn’t reach peak popularity until 1985, when the National Institutes of Health officially declared obesity a chronic disease and fen-phen hit the market. Although this particular weight loss drug helped people lose a lot of weight, […]

Orthorexia & ARFID – Little-Known Eating Disorders

Orthorexia ARFID

When most people think about eating disorders, bulimia and anorexia come to mind. However, recent trends have caused an increase in a healthy eating disorder: orthorexia nervosa. This disorder causes rapid weight loss and an obsession with food like anorexia, but instead of trying to lose weight, people starve themselves in the name of clean […]

A Blood Test for Diagnosing PTSD?

A Blood Test for Diagnosing PTSD?

Discover the latest breakthrough in treating post-traumatic stress disorder: a new PTSD diagnostic test. Learn how a blood test can help identify PTSD symptoms. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and complex post-traumatic stress disorder (CPTSD) are mental health issues caused by frightening or dangerous events. PTSD happens after one event, while CPTSD happens after many events […]

Mental Performance Training – What Athletes Do

Mental Performance Training

What is mental training? Mental performance training is a combination of techniques elite athletes use to improve performance. It’s a way of training mental toughness so they can better cope with various mental and emotional factors, which can include anything from anxiety to trauma and burnout. According to a study published in Frontiers in Psychology, […]