Gender-specific addiction programs improve outcomes for men and women. See how AMFM tailors care for lasting results.
Published: 01/08/2019 | Updated: 05/06/2026
Authored by: Carolina Barnum, B.A.
Edited by: Anand Mehta, LMFT
Individuals who suffer from an anxiety disorder can have an especially hard time in the morning. Even worse, starting the day off with a ton of anxiety can make it harder to develop good coping mechanisms and sticking to them throughout the rest of the day. For this reason, it is important to develop good coping mechanisms and life skills in the morning that help keep your body and mind balanced, so that you can set yourself up for success when it comes to handling anxiety throughout the rest of the day. Here are some strategies that can help you do just that.
Published: 12/28/2018 | Updated: 03/17/2026
Authored by: Carolina Barnum, B.A.
Edited by: Anand Mehta, LMFT
If you have a loved one who suffers from depression, it’s easy to feel powerless to help. Everything you try to do to help only seems to make them more upset, but you can’t just do nothing when you see your loved one in pain and suffering.
Published: 10/15/2018 | Updated: 02/18/2026
Authored by: Leigh Shane,
Edited by: Anand Mehta, LMFT
Bipolar disorder, or manic-depressive disorder, is a mental health disorder that’s more well-known. However, that doesn’t stop it from being misunderstood; especially when it comes to the differences between bipolar 1 and bipolar 2. While we usually think of bipolar disorder as just one thing, the truth is that it occurs on a spectrum, ranging from bipolar 1 to bipolar 2.
Published: 10/02/2018 | Updated: 03/05/2026
Authored by: Leigh Shane,
Edited by: Anand Mehta, LMFT
Thousands of patients each year rush to the emergency room thinking they’re having a heart attack, only to learn that their heart is perfectly fine. Rather, the symptoms they’re experiencing–chest pain, shortness of breath, sweating , and shaking–are all due to a panic attack.
Published: 09/21/2018 | Updated: 04/03/2026
Authored by: Leigh Shane,
Edited by: Anand Mehta, LMFT
Suicide risk is an important thing to understand in any community. However, the topic is especially vital to understand when talking about mental illness. About 50% of people who commit suicide have a mental disorder, and mental illness can significantly increase your risk of suicide.
Published: 09/12/2018 | Updated: 04/17/2026
Authored by: Carolina Barnum, B.A.
Edited by: Anand Mehta, LMFT
Group therapy was utilized hundreds of years ago as a form of spiritual and mental healing by native tribes to counter addiction. Since then, group therapy has been used to help treat diverse issues like grief, trauma, and mental illness.
Published: 08/02/2018 | Updated: 02/06/2026
Authored by: Leigh Shane,
Edited by: Anand Mehta, LMFT
When some people say they are depressed, what they actually mean is that they are sad. For individuals who do have clinical depression, or major depressive disorder, depression goes beyond just a general feeling of sadness. Indeed, depression can manifest itself into in inability to express emotion at all if one becomes dissociative. Here are some of the common symptoms of major depressive disorder.
Published: 07/10/2018 | Updated: 02/25/2026
Authored by: Carolina Barnum, B.A.
Edited by: Anand Mehta, LMFT
Clinical depression is one of the most common mental disorders on the planet, and in the United States, where it affects nearly 7% of the adult population. Not only can depression affect the individual behavior of a person who suffers from it, but it can have a profound impact on their relationship, as well. When one person in a relationship experiences depression, it adds a dynamic that can be difficult to navigate, at times. Here are some ways that depression affects a person’s relationship.
Published: 04/10/2018 | Updated: 02/25/2026
Authored by: Leigh Shane,
Edited by: Anand Mehta, LMFT