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Holidays are filled with traditional foods and decorations.  We enjoy family gatherings and parties.  Yet more than half of us experience...

Overview: Whether you have experienced the leaden weight in your stomach before a speech or had your vision spiral when you stand on a...

Chronic pain affects millions worldwide, severely impacting daily life, relationships, and mental health. This debilitating condition can...

Introduction Stress is the body's reaction to demands or dangers, or stressors. These stressors might be internal (like anxiety or...

We have all faced that debilitating feeling of constant over-awareness of a problem while at the same time, feeling powerless to do...

Music therapy (MT) is a non-pharmacological treatment widely used to deal with dysfunctions caused by various illnesses, particularly...

World Mental Health Day, observed annually on October 10, was first initiated in 1992 by the World Federation for Mental Health (WFMH)....

Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is a form of depression that occurs at specific times of the year, generally in the fall and winter...

As the seasons change and fall turns to winter, many people find their mood changing as well – they are tired more frequently, may have...

Being a first-generation physician is no joke, right? That feeling of being the odd one out hits hard sometimes. Both sides of the...

What is Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder? This is a mental illness that has gained a lot of attention in the media lately. People are...

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What is Stress? Stress can be defined as a state of mental tension resulting from a challenging situation. In response to a threat,...

While universally demonized, stress is an inevitable part of life. Stressors, stress-causing situations or events, commonly appear due to...

In common vernacular, “psychotic” is typically used to describe unstable or irrational behavior, most frequently as a joke or an insult....

What is Stress? Stress is the brain and body's response to a situation, challenge, or change. It's the body's response whenever you feel...

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Laughter is probably one of the best feelings. It can brighten even the gloomiest days and foster connections between people, creating a...

Photo by Matt Hardy  on Unsplash You likely have friends or family who love seaside destinations as a vacation to rest and restore, if...