Bipolar disorder (BD) is a chronic mental health condition characterized by extreme shifts in mood and energy levels. It was initially referred to as "manic depression." Bipolar disorder includes episodes of mania, hypomania, and depression. Family therapy for bipolar...
Parents who have children with disabilities, injuries, or illnesses understand how difficult daily life can be for both their children and themselves. If your child has difficulty with self-care routines such as dressing and feeding themselves, self-soothing, avoiding...
What is Play Therapy? Play therapy is more than just playing with toys. It is a form of psychotherapy that uses play to assess, prevent, or treat psychosocial challenges experienced by the child. It can be used with adults, but most commonly it is used with children....
Therapy for Sexual Assault Victims Have you ever turned to look into the eyes of a person who had experienced the unimaginable horrors of sexual assault? If you do, you see a glimmer of resolve. An intense cry for help in the midst of their suffering and...
Trauma-informed massage therapy is the term used to describe this innovative strategy. Compassionate touch has a powerful capacity for healing and growth. In the field of massage therapy, a new strategy is transforming how we treat patients who have experienced trauma...
Finding a trauma therapist near me It may be difficult to find a therapist specializing in trauma therapy near you and you may worry about finding the right help. But you can put your mind at rest that it will be an equally effective option to go for online...
For most adults, moderate alcohol use — no more than two drinks a day for men and one for women and elder individuals— is relatively harmless. However, people with alcohol use disorders drink to excess, endangering both themselves and others.Although severe alcohol...
Pornography is widely accessed and used as a means of dealing with one’s sexual drive. Meanwhile, partners may consider the viewing of online porn as pathological and believe that time spent watching porn can be seen as “porn addiction.” It is important to note that...
For most mental illnesses, there are solutions present in the form of therapy. Whether it’s trauma, anxiety, depression, or an eating disorder, you can treat your condition with the help of scientifically researched therapies. Two of such well-established and popular...
Eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing (EMDR) is a psychotherapy used to help people resolve past life experiences and traumas. Originally developed by Francine Shapiro in 1988, EMDR therapy is a mental health intervention and should be delivered by trained and...
