Much has been made in the past month over Britney Spears’ mental health conservatorship. From super fans creating the “Free Britney” movement, to the pop star’s own words in a Los Angeles courtroom, it’s been hard not to notice what’s going on with Miss Spears. But just what is a conservatorship, and what happens in […]
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Rein Lively shows the toll the pandemic has taken on our national mental health. Learn more about Lively’s mask destruction.
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The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) reports that 10 to 15 percent of children worldwide deal with emotional and behavioral disorders.
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Bulimia nervosa is an eating disorder characterized by eating large amounts of food—known as binging—and then taking steps to avoid gaining weight from that food—known as purging. Most commonly, purging involves a person purposely causing themselves to vomit, but it can also include taking laxatives unnecessarily or using enemas to rid themselves of the […]
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According to the Mayo Clinic, anorexia nervosa “is an eating disorder characterized by abnormally low body weight, an intense fear of gaining weight and a distorted perception of weight.” Anorexia distorts a person’s perception of their own body image and causes them to take whatever measures they feel are necessary so that they do not […]
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According to the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), “borderline personality disorder is a mental illness marked by an ongoing pattern of varying moods, self-image, and behavior.” Being alone is difficult for those with borderline personality disorder, but they also experience difficulties in their relationships with others. They can harbor unreal and untrue perceptions of […]
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Most of us have experienced mood swings at some point or another. They usually come when we are tired, hungry, or hormonal. Bipolar disorder is a mental condition which makes it extremely difficult or even impossible for people to manage the extremes of their emotions.
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Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), formerly known as shell shock or combat fatigue after World Wars I and II, affects war veterans and civilians alike. According to the American Psychiatric Association, PTSD can occur in anyone who has “experienced or witnessed a traumatic event such as a natural disaster, a serious accident, a terrorist act, war/combat, […]
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Many of us have caught ourselves daydreaming while at school or work or distracted by the repetitive rhythm of the highway while driving. But few of us have actually disengaged from the world around us and lost our connection with our own minds.
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A thought disorder causes disorganized thinking and can be a symptom of mental disorders, such as schizophrenia. Thought disorders are characterized by symptoms including racing or slow thoughts, which in turn, can cause jumbled, stuttered, or slurred speech. People who have thought disorders might also make random noises, make up words, and speak in indiscernible […]
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The goal is to facilitate early identification of those experiencing extreme states in order to decrease the duration for untreated symptoms and reduce disruption to the young person’s psychosocial development through a collaborative, recovery oriented intervention.