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 What is the relationship between mental and physical health?
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Left untreated, mental disorders interfere with personal relationships, work and even physical health. Chronic illnesses and medical events, including cancer, diabetes, Parkinson’s disease, heart attacks, and strokes, can trigger depression.There... Full Answer
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- Q How can cognitive behavioral therapy help if I have depression?
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Dr. John Preston, PsychologyCognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) was developed by Aaron Beck in the 1960s and is supported by a large amount of research as an effective treatment for depression. As you can tell by the name, CBT looks at cognition, or ways of thinking, in... Full Answer
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- Q How can cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) help with depression?
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Dr. John Preston, PsychologyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is the most well-researched and most commonly prescribed type of therapy used to treat depression. The concept behind CBT is that when you’re depressed, your thinking patterns are skewed. You tend to dwell... Full Answer
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- Q How can mental health conditions affect heart health?
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Mental and physical health go hand in hand. People with mental health conditions have higher rates of the following health conditions that can affect the heart: High blood pressure Obesity Problems caused by smoking High cholesterol Diabetes... Full Answer
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- Q What are natural treatments for psychiatric disorders?
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Psychotherapy: Psychotherapy is an interactive process between a person and a qualified mental health professional. The patient explores thoughts, feelings, and behaviors to improve problem solving skills. Although prescription medications are usually... Full Answer
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- Q How can media affect people's perception of mental illness?
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With the exception of a few movies, television shows, and an occasional personal interest story in the press, people with mental illness are generally portrayed negatively in the media. For people with mental illnesses, being portrayed in public... Full Answer
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- Q Do people with mental illness have lower income?
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Many of the people I know with mental illness have a lower level of income compared to others without the disorder. This may be because they have had to go on disability due to the severity of their symptoms, or if they are able to work,... Full Answer
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- Q How can in-person support groups help me cope with mental illness?
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Whether the in-person support group is led by a therapist or is a peer-support model, either can be good for you in multiple ways. First, they get you out of the house and around others. Second, they give you a chance to get support and... Full Answer
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- Q What are mental health clubhouses?
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Mental health clubhouses are places where people with mental illness can go during the day to find support and structure. Some have support groups and social activities. Others offer job rehabilitation programs and job placement. Many times lunch... Full Answer
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- Q How should I monitor symptoms of mania?
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Dr. Ruth White, Social WorkTo monitor symptoms of mania, in a journal, answer the following questions about your life up to this point: 1. Which symptoms of mania have you ever had and when did they occur? (Write down the month and year of each occurrence; if you cannot... Full Answer
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