Category: Behavioral and Mental Health

Psychotic disorders are fairly common at older ages and represent a diverse group of illnesses with a variety of causes like underlying medical conditions or side effects of medications. Depending…

While everyone will experience sadness, anxiety or worry at various times throughout their lives, these emotions usually come and go without much harm. On the other hand, mental or psychiatric…

I remember the first time I learned about grief. It was in a high school Introduction to Psychology class and the focus was on Elisabeth Kubler-Ross’s work on death and…

Life provides many opportunities for coping including disappointments, setbacks, and difficulties. How an individual copes is influenced by many a combination of genetics, the environment and culture. For instance, some…

Most people will experience an existential crisis at one or more points in their lives. When we are young, we struggle to find out who and what we are. Later…

Bipolar disorder is characterized by experiencing mood swings from manic highs to depressive lows. Manic highs involve periods of high-energy, a reduced need for sleep and sometimes losing touch with…