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Category: Mental Health

Mental Health

Exercising Your Mental Health | Long Term COVID Bug

Incredibly, we’re approaching the Two Year anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic (it did start about this time two years ago), which forced many of us to retreat to our homes...

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Mental Health

How Mental Health Support Groups Can Encourage You in the Journey

National Alliance on Mental Illness Support groups bring together people who are experiencing -- or have experienced -- similar challenges or experiences. Examples include: bereavement, caregiving, cancer diagnoses, or mental...

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COVID-19

COVID-19 PTSD | Concerns and Rock Solid Treatments in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders

COVID-19 is affecting everyone. It has become a health crisis that threatens our physical and psychological well-being. Even if we’re lucky enough to steer clear of the disease, we’re nonetheless...

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childrens mental health

Top Expert Tips | Eating Disorders Among Youth During COVID-19

Although the moniker ‘eating disorder’ specifically mentions eating, eating disorders are about far more than food; they are a range of psychological conditions that result in unhealthy eating habits. Eating...

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Mental Health

The Social Isolation Effects on Mental Health

The social isolation effects on mental health are being seen all over the world!  In most parts of the country, we’re living under conditions that we have never experienced before....

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COVID-19

Surge in Veteran’s Mental Health Needs

Mental health providers and the US Department of Veterans Affairs’ medical staff have kept thousands of veterans in treatment through telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic. But as the pandemic’s social...

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Mental Health

Getting The Most Out Of Online Therapy

Perhaps you’re considering online mental health therapy, but are wondering if it is as powerful as in-person therapy. During our current time of social distancing because of COVID-19, even many...

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Grief & Loss

Coping with Grief & Loss During COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically changed so many aspects of our lives. We’re not just worried about higher-order needs now – the temporary loss of shared restaurant meals, professional sporting...

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Mental Health

Tips for Helping You Choose a Mental Health Treatment Center

Selecting the right mental health treatment center or facility is a major life decision. Deciding to physically go in and spend precious time and leave your life behind to improve...

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Insomnia

Coronavirus, Insomnia and You: What Might Help

Insomnia can be a major disruption in your life, let alone what's going on around us with the coronavirus.  Without adequate sleep, you can't function properly throughout the day and...

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Anxiety

COVID-19 | 6 Tips to Limit Coronavirus Related Anxiety

It’s hard to believe that only a few weeks ago, we were dropping kids off at school, exercising among throngs in busy gyms, and jostling with crowds on commuter trains...

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Mental Health

Which Jobs Are Most Susceptible to Depression?

Some jobs are more pleasant than others. That's an obvious observation anyone could make. What's less obvious is the mental toll certain jobs take on the people doing them. For...

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