Mental Health

Understanding Mental Illness: Bipolar Disorder

Previously termed as ‘Manic-Depressive Disorder’, this condition is characterized by mood fluctuations between the two extremes: ‘low’ depressive episodes and ‘high’ manic or hypomanic...

Maida (Ex. Editor)
Mar 26, 2018 3 min read

ADHD: Causes, Symptoms, And Treatment

Previously known as Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), The word ‘Hyper’ was added to best describe the characteristic Hyperactivity, Impulsivity, and Inattention experienced by those...

Maida (Ex. Editor)
Mar 26, 2018 3 min read

Mind Games: Some Rare And Bizarre Mental Disorders

Mass media portrayal of mental health is vastly negative, yet, ironically, it has also served as a means of awareness for many mental disorders....

Maida (Ex. Editor)
Mar 26, 2018 3 min read

Lifting The Veil: Eliminating The Stigma Surrounding Mental Health

Mental health was once considered taboo, with sufferers referred to as ‘lunatics’ and ‘madmen’ who could never be a productive member of society; and...

Maida (Ex. Editor)
Mar 26, 2018 3 min read

Antidepressants: Medicines For Despair

First developed in the 1950s, antidepressants are the painkillers of mental illness; they provide instant relief from depressive and anxiety-inducing symptoms, along with other...

Maida (Ex. Editor)
Mar 26, 2018 2 min read

Mental Health: An Introduction To Well-known Mental Disorders

Like all other parts of the body, the brain is also susceptible to various illnesses that negatively affect an individual’s daily life. However, they...

Maida (Ex. Editor)
Mar 26, 2018 3 min read

Down The Rabbit Hole: The Many Dangers Of Self-diagnosis

People turn to Google for a medical diagnosis for one of three reasons: lack of time for a formal appointment, mistrust in a doctor’s...

Maida (Ex. Editor)
Mar 19, 2018 2 min read

Art For Healing And Other Alternative Mental Health Therapies

While psychotherapy or ‘talk therapy’ is still the primary choice for treating various mental health conditions, many other forms of therapy have quickly risen...

Maida (Ex. Editor)
Mar 16, 2018 2 min read

Not A Psycho: Things That People With Mental Health…

The brain is a highly impressionable organ; it adapts to whatever it is exposed to over the long term. Just as Pavlov’s conditioned dogs...

Maida (Ex. Editor)
Mar 8, 2018 2 min read

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