Category Archives: Disorders

Manic depression, now more commonly referred to as bipolar disorder, is a common mental health condition marked by extreme shifts in mood, energy and activity levels. According to Johns Hopkins, approximately 9.5% of American adults live with some form of depressive illness, including bipolar disorder. While the term “manic depression” is sometimes used casually to […]

Learn about depressive episodes, what they are and how long they last. Discover how Restore Mental Health can help you recover from depression and anxiety. Depression is a mental disorder that affects people from all walks of life. A 2023 Gallup Poll found 29% of American adults have been affected by depression at some point […]

Feeling fear is a normal part of life. It’s your body’s way of reacting when something happens that makes you feel scared or uneasy. The fear response primes your body’s systems to fight, flee or freeze. But what happens when there’s no current danger? When feelings of fear and dread aren’t related to a specific […]

You’re going about your day when suddenly you feel hot and nauseous, your heart rate increases and it seems hard to breathe. Various negative scenarios may begin playing in your head, such as you or a loved one dying, someone being injured in a car accident or a tree falling on your house while you’re […]

Depression is one of the most common mental health conditions worldwide, but it doesn’t affect all individuals in the same way. Women are nearly twice as likely as men to experience depression, according to a 2023 report from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). Women’s depression can be especially pernicious, and not just because […]

Depression is one of the most prevalent mental health conditions in the country. Around 23% of Americans who sought mental health treatment in 2023 were diagnosed with it. But what causes depression in the brain? While most people have heard the condition described as a chemical imbalance, the science behind it is a bit more […]

Have you ever caught a whiff of a scent that immediately transported you somewhere else? Maybe you walked into a bakery and found yourself caught off guard by memories of baking apple pies with your grandma, or the scent of freshly cut grass brought back the childhood days of ripping up the soccer field. Scent […]

Schizophrenia affects about 1 in 300 people worldwide and is associated with a range of troubling symptoms, including persistent delusions and hallucinations, disorganized thinking and extreme agitation. Mental health care professionals find this condition hard to treat for several reasons, with severe side effects from commonly prescribed medications being a significant barrier. One promising new […]

It’s usually not hard to spot the overachieving children – they’re the ones who win the spelling bee every year, skip grade levels, or have never picked up an instrument they didn’t intuitively know how to play. While one might assume those children’s futures couldn’t be anything but bright and full of promise, the unfortunate […]