Dealing with Holiday Depression

The winter holiday season, with celebrations for Christmas, Hanukkah, and New Year’s is supposed to be filled with fun, friends, and family. However, for some people, the holidays aren’t the most wonderful time of the year. According to a survey conducted by the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), 64% of people with mental illness …

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4 Types of PTSD Symptoms

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a disorder that some people develop after experiencing a shocking or dangerous event. Nearly everyone who experiences trauma will experience some form of stress reaction in the days after the event, but not everyone develops PTSD. People who experience symptoms that interfere with their life longer than a month may …

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4 Male Depression Myths

Depression does not discriminate between gender, race, or age. Men be diagnosed with depression. According to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, in 2015 there were over 44,000 suicides, of which 70% were white males. Suicide is in most cases linked with depression. The stigma around depression can make it even harder for men to …

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