Emotional & Stress Management Articles

Those with fibromyalgia spend their days trying to combat the pain, fatigue and associated depression and anxiety, and until recent times, the only treatment options were pharmaceutical.

Disordered sleep and fatigue are extremely common symptoms in fibromyalgia patients — and they also aggravate pain. What can you do to achieve better sleep and feel more energetic?

The perimenopause can be an emotional roller coaster rivaled only by puberty. What can you do to find relief from mood swings and even clinical depression?

There might not be a lab test for depression, but lab tests may be part of the diagnostic process as your doctor seeks to rule conditions that can mimic or cause depression in or out. What do you need to know?

Depression screening tools don't just give your doctor an idea of whether you're depressed, but also how severely. What are the most commonly used rating scales for depression, and what do you need to know about them?

Depression is an extremely common mood disorder, but its diagnosis is less straightforward than you may think. Here is what a diagnosing doctor will look out for.

Modern life can be stressful, but there’s no need for training to be another factor that adds to your anxiety levels. Use training as a way of de-stressing.

The words "anxiety" and "depression" are often uttered in the same breath, as if they were the same thing. They're not, but an alarming amount of people does have both. How can you tell the difference, and what treatment is available if you have both?

Are you "just" sad, or are you clinically depressed? It may be hard to tell the difference in some cases, but a look at the diagnostic criteria for depression and your personal situation will usually help you figure it out.

Half heartwarming feel-good story, half absolute horror show, what does Three Identical Strangers reveal about what makes us us, as well as what people will do for science?