Mental Health
How well you cope with life - your mental health - is just as important as your physical health. Worry, stress, anxiety affects everyone, but if it overwhelms your ability to cope, make good decisions, and have fulfilling relationships, you need help. Counseling, medications, and supportive friends can help strengthen your ability to cope - and improve your mental health.
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- Q How can I learn to trust my intuition?
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Jan Campbell, NursingA good way to gauge whether you want to choose choice A or choice B is to listen to what your inner emotions are telling you. This is often referred to as listening to your intuition, your inner voice, or, for men, listening to your gut feelings.... Full Answer
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- Q How good is it to experience inner peace?
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Dr. Dean Ornish, Internal MedicineParadoxically, the more inner peace we experience, the more we can enjoy life as it unfolds before us. In chapter 2 of book Love and Survival, I described how important it was for me to learn to be alone and peaceful before I could be in a healthy,... Full Answer
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- Q Can social isolation increase my risk for disease?
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Dr. Dean Ornish, Internal MedicineA report published in the journal Science reviewed the mounting evidence that social isolation heightens people's susceptibility to illness. According to Dr. James House, one of the authors of this article, "It's the 10 to 20 percent of people who say... Full Answer
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- Q How can cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) help treat a GI disorder?
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Dr. Lawrence Friedman, GastroenterologyCognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, involves working with a therapist to reframe negative ways of thinking and behaviors that affect a person's gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms and quality of life. The goal is to change counterproductive thoughts and... Full Answer
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- Q What is the prognosis for adjustment disorder in veterans?
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The prognosis for veterans with adjustment disorder is generally favorable. Adjustment disorders are temporary by definition, and will go away by themselves over time, or with treatment. Most often, the symptoms diminish completely within six months of... Full Answer
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- Q How does cognitive behavioral therapy treat anxiety disorders in children?
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Dr. Michael Mufson, PsychiatryCognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), a therapy designed to correct patterns of negative thoughts or behavior, is the best confirmed treatment for anxiety disorders in children and adolescents. Its effectiveness has been shown in studies lasting as long as... Full Answer
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- Q What are treatments for a child with an anxiety disorder?
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Dr. Michael Mufson, PsychiatryWith the exception of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) for obsessive-compulsive disorder (PTSD), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has not approved any drugs for childhood anxiety disorders. But because some SSRIs have been found... Full Answer
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- Q Is combination therapy effective for treating childhood anxiety disorders?
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Dr. Michael Mufson, PsychiatryAmong children and teens especially, combining more than one form of treatment for anxiety disorders is often successful. A study reported in The New England Journal of Medicine, for example, looked at children ages 7 to 17 who had moderate to severe... Full Answer
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- Q How does separation anxiety disorder affect a child?
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Separation Anxiety is a normal emotion in children aged 8 to 24 months. It resolves as children develop sense of abject permanence and realize their parent will return. Some children will continue to present this symptom long past this time, or the... Full Answer
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- Q How can cognitive behavioral therapy help treat anxiety sensitivity?
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Dr. Michael Mufson, PsychiatryResearch shows that cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) can help people with anxiety sensitivity temper their anxious personalities and possibly prevent panic disorder. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) aims to teach people that their anxiety-related... Full Answer
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