Emotional & Mental Health Articles

Imagine a vaccine for smokers. Chain smokers would take an immunization against nicotine addiction and the next time they lit up, they would feel nothing

Doctors have announced the results of a study of a small number of patients with Alzheimer's and amnestic mild cognitive impairment whose memories improved after taking insulin spray.

Experts in brain health often tell us that maintaining mental sharpness is a matter of "use it or lose it." People over the age of 50 who have the fewest problems with memory, attention, and good judgment tend to be the people who are mentally active

Do you struggle to get things done? Are you disorganized? Do you tend to miss deadlines? Do you blurt out the first thing that comes into your mind? You may be struggling with executive functioning.

Do you get so tired working to catch up on work you did not do while you were on vacation that you need another vacation? Do you find yourself getting crabby when people tell you that you are getting crabby? Do you live on sugar, coffee and cigarettes?

Do you have a pregnant friend who has been diagnosed as a "pregorexic?" Or perhaps you know a bride to be who is "brideorexic," or an unfortunate person with OCD who is "orthorexic."

When dealing with depression coupled with erectile dysfunction, treatment options will almost always point towards antidepressants. Unfortunately, many different families of antidepressants can also cause erectile dysfunction making treatment frustrating.

Mondays are disaster days for Garfield. On a Monday, Garfield is hit in the face with a pie, or loses his lasagna to the mouse in the house. One of the most popular Garfield strips in the 33-year history of the comic was "The Monday that Wouldn't Die".

Psychotic disorders like schizophrenia usually strike young adults just as they are beginning life on their own. Children and teens who have used marijuana, however, may suffer these disorders three to 9 years earlier, as soon as the age of 12.

Feelings do have implications on health.Feeling happy or excited about things tends to release hormones that serve to improve the functioning of all the organs in our body. Depression or sadness on the contrary, can have a negative impact on body and mind