Emotional & Mental Health Articles

On the intuitive level, we are aware of the fact that weather influences our mood. Recent scientific data seem to confirm this fact. New findings also suggest that weather affects not only individual mood but the behavior of large groups of people.

Depression is a problem that is affecting more and more people around the world because of lack of employment and the rising cost of living. Obesity and depression are easily linked because it causes low self esteem - but in actual fact exercise may help.

The alteration in the chemistry of the brain can lead to the development of severe mental illnesses. Schizophrenics have to deal with these consequences and are often undiagnosed and badly treated. Get to now more about how a schizophrenic brain works.

The media portray psychopaths as cultured cannibals, or maniacal murderers, dangerous dictators, or sometimes comical characters like the Soup Nazi of Jerry Seinfeld fame. But flamboyant portrayls of psychopaths usually aren't realistic.

On this World Suicide Prevention Day, we look at who is likely to die by suicide and what ordinary people can do to help the suicide-prone people in their lives.

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder in children can have a huge impact on their everyday life, but it can be distressing for parents and others too. How can you recognize the signs, and what treatment options are available?

Giving up smoking can be quite a challenge, the mere thought of which might want you to take a puff or two. Read on to know more about some effective foods that will help you quit this habit comfortably.

Asperger's Syndrome is a form of autism that doesn't affect a person's intelligence but can cause them a lot of social difficulties. Have you felt "weird" all your life? You might want to know if you could have Asperger's.

Do you find yourself in unhealthy relationships time and time again — and do you realize that your last relationship was essentially the same as those that came before? You might just be addicted to bad relationships. Here's how to stop it.

The fact that people suffering from depression tend to look older than their real age is well known. Recent discoveries show that the depression-associated changes take place deep inside the cells and cause accelerated aging on the cellular level.