Mental Health

For our grandparents, the idea of seeing a therapist or counsellor to help you with your problems was something to be frowned upon. Perhaps that’s because it was seen as a weakness, or inability to cope with life. What’s great about the…

It’s inevitable that at some point in your life, you will experience stress. For many people, this can be extremely distressing and it can sometimes be difficult to undertake your day-to-day activities and routines when you are pre-occupied…

Recent research has revealed that as people get older they become more susceptible to a range of mental-health problems as well as the physical ailments generally associated with old age such as heart-disease and muscular-deterioration.…

As the popularity of alternative therapies continues to grow, it’s unsurprising that a form of mental health therapy, called Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation or TMS has become practiced by many mental health practitioners. TMS is a highly…

Whilst finding the best treatments for depression can often be a process that involves a certain degree of “trial and error”, recent studies have indicated that specific biological markers in the blood can allow doctors to make a more…

2013 was a difficult year for many service members who served overseas in combat zones. Those who have returned to civilian life often find it difficult to pick up where they left off and to pursue the goals and ambitions they had before…

We all need pick-me-ups to carry us through the low times. But before you reach for the wine or the coffee, consider a few ideas to energise you and boost your wellbeing at no cost at all! Experience the joy of music – Music makes you…

Helping a loved one with both a substance abuse and a mental health problem can be a roller coaster for your wellbeing, as well as your relationship. It’s common for a sufferer of these co-occurring problems to resist treatment, which gives…

Stress seems to be fast becoming one of the defining health issues of our times. One would think that with all our economic wealth and convenience methods, life would have been rolled back into a 20 hour week by now. Unfortunately, the…

Depression is a debilitating mental illness which causes you to feel overwhelmed with feelings of sadness, to the extent that their wellness is severely compromised and you are unable to cope with daily life. It is the most recognised form…

In these difficult economic times, millions of people around the world are struggling to make ends meet. This kind of stress can have a profound effect on the mental health of people in the US and Europe as they attempt to pull their…

It’s not hard to see how being transgender can affect your mental wellbeing; not only do you have to come to terms with your gender identity, but you also face more mental distress as a result of the social disapproval and discrimination…

Schizophrenia is a challenging condition that researchers still don’t fully understand yet. For those with the condition, it can be difficult determining what is real and what is fantasy, as well as the difficulty of managing emotions,…