Mental Health Articles

Are you afraid you're losing your mind? Every mental lapse isn't a sign of Alzheimer's. Here are four sets of signals that you may need to discuss the possiblity of dementia with your doctor.

Will you get dementia? What can you do to reduce your risk? Here are 10 controllable risk factors for dementia and the changes in lifestyle that support lifelong mental health.

When a loved one is diagnosed with dementia, what can you expect? Although there are many individual differences, dementia unfolds in predictable stages.

Dementia is a broad category of neuropsychiatrc conditions that involve numerous symptoms, including memory loss, difficulties with language, defective judgment, and challenges in daily life caused by damage to neurons in the brain. Here are 10 types.

There are some obvious things to look for in a therapist, but you should also try to make sure your therapist is free of warning signs that doom your therapy and can even cause harm. What are they?

Talk therapy plays an important role in helping people recover from clinical depression, but with so many kinds out there, it can be hard to choose with therapy is right for you. Here are three reasons to consider interpersonal psychotherapy.

There are several things to consider when finding a psychotherapist to help treat anxiety, from the practical to interpersonal and theoretical. It may be a time-consuming process but one well worth spending some time on to find the best fit for you.

Mindfulness acts as a buffer against stress and may impact positively upon emotional regulation, which may be a useful outcome for those with anxiety. However, whether it can really help treat anxiety disorders is still subject to debate.

Interpersonal Therapy (IPT) was initially used for the treatment of significant depression but subsequently adapted for other disorders such as anxiety. IPT's focus is the “interpersonal context” and its role in causing or maintaining distress.

Dialectical behavioral therapy is a modified form of cognitive behavioral therapy that may be used in the treatment of anxiety. Learning to tolerate intense emotions and develop interpersonal skills, combined with mindfulness practices, are central.