Emotional & Mental Health Articles

We all need food, but some of us just can't get enough. Can it get so bad that you're actually addicted to food?

Is sex addiction a real phenomenon, and if so, what are its defining features?

What do you do when the person with dementia in your care becomes aggressive? Aggression in dementia is more common than not, but there are ways of dealing with it. Here are 10 tips for caregivers.

Alcoholism does a lot of harm to those suffering from it — but also to everyone around them. How does alcohol abuse affect children, partners, friends, and society?

"Sex education" is actually about a lot more than sex — it should also cover consent, safety, personal hygiene, physical changes associated with puberty, and of course romantic relationships. What should teens on the autism spectrum know?

Social isolation is rampant among autistic people, and while some are perfectly content with less social interaction, many strongly desire closer friendships and more social inclusion.

Nope — this isn't a list that will allow you to amateur-diagnose a teen in your life. It does, however, give a glimpse into the possible traits you may notice in autistic teenagers.

Adults have to meet the same diagnostic criteria to be diagnosed as being on the spectrum that children do, but they may manifest differently. What do you need to know?

Eating disorders are up to 10 times more common in the LGBT community. Here is an overview of the problems, and some suggestions for help.

With eating disorders, it's hard to know what to do that helps. Here are 12 frequently asked questions about what to do to help children and teens who have eating disorders.