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Could Your Diet Be Affecting Your Emotions?

Could your diet be causing you to feel irritable and upset with others? At least one research believes there's a direct link between our diet and our emotions. "It's called the 'Atkins attitude,' " says Judith ... Read more... »

Learning The Art of Resilience

Resilience may be an art, the ultimate art of living, but it has recently been subjected to the scrutiny of science. This much is known so far. At the heart of resilience is a belief ... Read more... »

10 Things You Can Change Today

While many people face serious psychological problems or mental health issues, far more people just have simpler concerns that are of the more garden-variety type. A person may be a little lonely from time to ... Read more... »

When Are You Cured of Depression?

Over fifteen years of experience with reasonably safe drug treatments for depression has given the mental health world a new understanding of the disorder, a more accurate sense of its true course and a new ... Read more... »

Learning to Develop a Thick Skin

Here's an important rule for life: It's not all about you. To develop a thick skin you must first remember that you are not the center of the universe. Yes, sorry to say, you are ... Read more... »

A Case for Double-Edged Optimism

With every new act, Brian distanced himself from the past: His father, explosive and often unemployed, had pounded him with names like "moron" and "jerk." His life on the streets beyond the family's Bronx apartment ... Read more... »

Your Relationship with Your Therapist

One of the most helpful elements in your recovery from a mental health issue is the quality of the relationship with the therapy professional and how consistent and trustworthy the connection remains between client and ... Read more... »

Adult Children of Alcoholics

If alcoholism seems like a lot to handle, imagine growing up with addicted parents. The alcoholic family is one of chaos, inconsistency, unclear roles, and illogical thinking. Arguments are pervasive, and violence or even incest ... Read more... »

More Teenagers are Being Exposed to Violence

Exposure to interpersonal violence is taking a toll on adolescent America. A study has found that roughly 16 percent of boys and 19 percent of girls may suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), major depressive ... Read more... »

A Nation in Pain

Are we a nation in pain? Some 45 million Americans are plagued by headaches. Up to 80 percent of us will have back pain during our lifetimes. Over $4 billion is spent each year on ... Read more... »

The Rumination Rut

What is rumination? Rumination is a style of thinking that, like a hamster in a cage, you run in tight circles on a treadmill in your brain. Rumination is obsessing about problems, about a loss, ... Read more... »

Controlling Anger

Anger is a negative experience so closely bound to pain and depression that it can sometimes be hard to know where one of these experiences ends and the others begin. Pain is never just about ... Read more... »

Shattering the Top 5 Self-Help Myths

It's no surprise that America, land of second chances, fabled site of self-invention, also harbors an endless appetite for self-help. From Poor Richard to Dale Carnegie to Tony Robbins, we love the idea that we ... Read more... »

Managing Bipolar Disorder

Twenty-five or so years ago, most people diagnosed with bipolar disorder were middle-age adults who had distinct euphoric episodes. Today most people identified with manic-depression present a remarkably different picture of the condition: Not only ... Read more... »

Is Depression Contagious?

Entire families can be depressed together and not even know it. But healthy communication can prevent you and your loved ones from getting down. Like the flu, depression is a highly contagious disorder that can be ... Read more... »

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