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After a Disaster: Suicide Prevention Tips

After a disaster, it is normal to feel stressed, anxious, sad, mad, or guilty. Some people even develop thoughts of suicide.
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After a Disaster: Tips for Youth

After a disaster, you may feel afraid, frustrated, irritated, or angry. No matter how you feel, never take these feelings out on others by hitting, shoving, or pushing someone, or using a weapon.
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Anger: Events, Cues, and Control

In this article, you will learn how to analyze an episode of anger.
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Anorexia Nervosa (Part 1)

Anorexia nervosa, often called anorexia, is a type of eating disorder.
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Anorexia Nervosa (Part 2)

Your doctor may refer you to a team of doctors, nutritionists, and therapists who will work to help you get better.
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Anxiety Disorders

Occasional anxiety is a normal part of life. For a person with an anxiety disorder, the anxiety does not go away and can get worse over time.
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Anxiety Disorders: Overview

Anxiety disorders involve more than temporary worry or fear. For a person with an anxiety disorder, the anxiety does not go away and can get worse over time.
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Anxiety Disorders: Treatment

Anxiety disorders are generally treated with psychotherapy, medication or both.
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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurobehavioral disorder that affects three to five percent of all American children.
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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Adults

Have you experienced challenges with concentration, impulsivity, restlessness, and organization throughout your life?
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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Adults: Treatments

Treatment for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) includes medication, therapy, other behavioral treatments, or a combination of methods.
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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Signs and Symptoms

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurobehavioral disorder that affects 3 to 5 percent of all American children.
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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Treatment and Risk Factors

Researchers are not sure what causes attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), although many studies suggest that genes play a large role.
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Autism and the Workplace

As an increasing number of organizations commit themselves to workforce diversity and inclusion initiatives, growing attention has been given to supporting individuals on the autism spectrum.
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Autism Spectrum Disorder

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) refers to a group of complex neurodevelopment disorders.
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Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a developmental disorder that affects communication and behavior.
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Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Facts

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a developmental disability that can cause significant social, communication and behavioral challenges.
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Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD): Diagnosis and Treatment

Doctors diagnose autism spectrum disorder (ASD) by looking at a person's behavior and development.
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Autism Spectrum Disorder Information

Autistic disorder (sometimes called autism or classical ASD) is the most common condition in a group of developmental disorders known as the autism spectrum disorders (ASDs).
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Autism Spectrum Disorder: Diagnosis and Treatment

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) symptoms can vary greatly from person to person, depending on the severity of the disorder.
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Autism Spectrum Disorders: Signs and Symptoms (Part 1)

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a developmental disability caused by differences in the brain.
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Autism Spectrum Disorders: Signs and Symptoms (Part 2)

Each person with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has different communication skills.
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Be a Thriver!

Why do some people excel and soar in the face of adversity and troubles? No matter what, they continue to thrive.
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Be Good to Yourself: Tips for Adults

Many people feel stress in their daily lives.
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Behavioral Health and LGBT Youth

Behavioral health is an umbrella term that includes issues and services related to both mental health and substance use. This article synthesizes information relevant to these two areas.
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Behavioral Health Conditions in Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Personnel

One of the core risk factors for first responders is the pace of their work. First responders are always on the front line facing highly stressful and risky calls.
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Behavioral Health Conditions in Firefighters

The nature of the work of firefighters, including repeated exposure to painful and provocative experiences and erratic sleep schedules, can pose significant risk to firefighters' mental health.
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Behavioral Health Conditions in Police Officers

Police officers are at increased risk of negative mental health consequences due to the dangerous nature of their jobs.
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Being Supportive to Someone Who Has Experienced Trauma

When a person experiences trauma, caring and appropriate support from the people around them can help them heal and move forward.
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Binge Eating Disorder (Part 1)

Binge eating disorder is the most common type of eating disorder in the United States.
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Binge Eating Disorder (Part 2)

Researchers are not sure exactly what causes binge eating disorder and other eating disorders.
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Bipolar Disorder in Children and Teens

Bipolar disorder is not the same as the normal ups and downs every kid goes through. Bipolar symptoms are more powerful than that.
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Bipolar Disorder: Getting Help

Bipolar disorder is a brain disorder that causes unusual shifts in mood, energy, activity levels, and the ability to carry out day-to-day tasks. Symptoms of bipolar disorder are severe, but it can be treated, and people with this illness can lead full and productive lives.
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Bipolar Disorder: Risk Factors and Diagnosis

Bipolar disorder is a brain disorder that causes unusual shifts in mood, energy, activity levels, and the ability to carry out day-to-day tasks. Symptoms of bipolar disorder are severe, but it can be treated, and people with this illness can lead full and productive lives.
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Bipolar Disorder: Treatment Part 1

Bipolar disorder is a brain disorder that causes unusual shifts in mood, energy, activity levels, and the ability to carry out day-to-day tasks. Symptoms of bipolar disorder are severe, but it can be treated, and people with this illness can lead full and productive lives.
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Bipolar Disorder: Treatment Part 2

Bipolar disorder is a brain disorder that causes unusual shifts in mood, energy, activity levels, and the ability to carry out day-to-day tasks. Symptoms of bipolar disorder are severe, but it can be treated, and people with this illness can lead full and productive lives.
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Bipolar Disorder: What Is It?

Bipolar disorder is a brain disorder that causes unusual shifts in mood, energy, activity levels, and the ability to carry out day-to-day tasks.
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Borderline Personality Disorder

While mental health experts now generally agree that the label "borderline personality disorder" is very misleading, a more accurate term does not exist yet.
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Borderline Personality Disorder: Helping Yourself or Others

How can I help a friend or relative who has BPD? How can I help myself if I have BPD?
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Borderline Personality Disorder: Treatment

BPD has historically been viewed as difficult to treat. However, with newer and proper treatment, many people with BPD experience fewer or less severe symptoms and an improved quality of life.
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Bouncing Back: Resiliency

Life is full of ups and downs; everyone faces daily struggles and conflicts. Resiliency is the ability to bounce back.
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Break the Rumination Cycle

The opportunities for rumination are endless. Fortunately, there are ways to break the rumination cycle.
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Building Psychological Toughness

Using mental training strategies to build psychological toughness is critical to strengthening physical fitness and maintaining individual readiness.
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Bulimia Nervosa (Part 1)

Bulimia nervosa, often called bulimia, is a type of eating disorder.
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Bulimia Nervosa (Part 2)

Researchers are not sure exactly what causes bulimia and other eating disorders.
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Bulimia Nervosa (Part 3)

Your doctor may refer you to a team of doctors, nutritionists, and therapists who will work to help you get better.
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Canceled by COVID-19: Managing Disappointment

In addition to fear and anxiety, COVID-19 is causing many to struggle with feelings of disappointment.
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Care and Connection

Human beings are social creatures. Feeling like you're part of a community helps you thrive.
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Caregiver Stress

Caregivers are people who take care of other adults, most often parents or spouses, who are ill or disabled.
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Caring for Your Mental Health

Mental health includes emotional, psychological, and social wellbeing.
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Challenging the Stigma of Mental Health

The need to break down stigmas associated with mental health has become more important than ever before.
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Changing Negative Thoughts About Yourself to Positive Ones

You may be giving yourself negative messages about yourself. Many people do. These are messages that you learned when you were young.
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Child and Adolescent Mental Health

Mental health is an important part of overall health for children as well as adults.
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Child Mental Health

It's important to recognize and treat mental illnesses in children early on.
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Children's Mental Health

Learn more about mental health, mental disorders, treatments, prevention, and public health research on children's mental health.
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Common Reactions After Trauma (Part 1)

After going through a trauma, survivors often say that their first feeling is relief to be alive. This may be followed by stress, fear, and anger.
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Common Reactions After Trauma (Part 2)

Recovery is an ongoing, gradual process. It doesn't happen through suddenly being cured.
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Community Violence: The Effects on Children and Teens

Most of the attention from media and research is on community violence that involves adults. However, many children and teens face violence in their neighborhoods.
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Complex Trauma and its Effects on Children

Complex trauma describes both children's exposure to multiple traumatic events and the wide-ranging, long-term impact of this exposure.
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Coping After Terrorism (Part 1)

This information is intended to help you understand reactions to an act of terrorism or mass violence.
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Coping After Terrorism (Part 2)

Many victims of terrorism have walked this long road before you.
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Coping Tips for Traumatic Events and Disasters

Emotional distress can happen before and after a disaster. Coping strategies include preparation, self-care, and identifying support systems.
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Coping with a Traumatic Event

Traumatic events affect survivors, rescue workers, and the friends and relatives of victims who have been involved.
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Coping with Anger

This gives a short overview to learn more about anger and what can help.
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Coping with Crime Victimization

Anyone can become a victim of a crime. If it happens to you or someone you love, here are some important points to remember.
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Coping with Crisis in the Media (Part 1)

The news can be full of stories about unexpected or bad things like tornadoes or hurricanes, disease threats, bombings, kidnappings, and war.
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Coping with Crisis in the Media (Part 2)

There is comfort in the little things you do every day%mdash;so keep on doing them! Take care of yourself. Get lots of sleep, eat well, and be physically active.
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Coping with Current Events in Ukraine

If you served in Europe or the invasion of Ukraine reminds you of your past service, you may have a range of emotions.
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Coping with Financial Stress

Money worries are one of the most common causes of stress.
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Coping with Grief After Community Violence

It is not uncommon for individuals and communities as a whole to experience grief reactions and anger after an incident of community violence.
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Coping with Loneliness

Loneliness is an emotion that comes from a lack of social connection. Find resources below for people experiencing loneliness.
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Coping with Stress During Infectious Disease Outbreaks

When you hear, read, or watch news about an outbreak of an infectious disease, you may feel anxious and show signs of stress.
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Coping with the Stress of Emergency Relocation

Wildfires, floods, storms, wars, and other natural and man-made disasters can force people from their homes.
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Coping with the Stress of Relocation After a Disaster (Part 1): Introduction

Knowing some basic facts about emotional stress can help you understand its effects.
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Coping with the Stress of Relocation After a Disaster (Part 2): Emotional Healing

After the initial emergency has passed, the long-term emotional recovery phase begins.
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Coping with the Stress of Relocation After a Disaster (Part 3): Stress in Young People

Young people express their feelings and reactions in various ways, especially in different age groups.
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Coping with the Stress of Relocation After a Disaster (Part 4): Helping Young People

Disasters can hit young people hard.
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Coping with the Stress of Relocation After a Disaster (Part 5): Helping Elderly People

Several issues need to be taken into account when helping elderly friends and family after a disaster.
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Coping with Trauma: How Families Can Be Supportive

Your loved one has been through a traumatic incident. Here are several suggestions to help support them.
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Coping with Traumatic Events

A traumatic event is a shocking, scary, or dangerous experience that can affect someone emotionally and physically.
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Coping with Traumatic Stress Reactions

Learn how you can use active coping after trauma and for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms.
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Counseling Isn't for Me

Counseling isn't for me… or is it? Many people have preconceived ideas about counseling.
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COVID-19: Coping with Stress

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a major effect on everyone's lives.
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Cutting and Self-Harm

Self-harm, sometimes called self-injury, is when a person purposely hurts his or her own body.
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Dealing with Change

Often, it is the uncertainty of not knowing that causes the most stress during periods of change.
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Dealing with Climate Anxiety

Climate anxiety is defined as anxiety associated with perceptions about climate change.
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Dealing with Difficult Emotions

Happiness and joy are wonderful emotions—but they aren't the only ones.
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Dealing with Panic Attacks

A panic attack is a sudden and intense fear response when there's no real danger and often when there's no apparent cause.
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Dealing with Trauma: Recovering from Frightening Events

Traumatic events affect survivors, rescue workers, and the friends and relatives of victims who have been involved.
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Dealing with Work Stress

How can you deal with unhealthy and unproductive work stress? Here are some tips.
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Death of a Parent

When a child's parent has died, it feels like the worst possible thing that could happen has happened. Shock, disbelief, anger, sadness, and guilt are just a few of the things the surviving child may be feeling.
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Depression and College Students (Part 1)

Many people experience the first symptoms of depression during their college years. Unfortunately, many college students who have depression aren't getting the help they need.
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Depression and College Students (Part 2)

The first step is to talk with a doctor or mental health care provider. Your family doctor, campus health center staff, or other trusted adult may be able to help you find appropriate care.
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Depression and College Students: FAQ

College is an exciting time, but it can also be very challenging.
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Depression Basics

Depression is a serious but treatable mood disorder. Learn how to identify it and recover from it.
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Depression in Older Adults

Depression is a common problem among older adults, but it is not a normal part of aging.
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Depression in Women: Five Things You Should Know

The first step in getting the right treatment is to visit a health care provider or mental health professional, such as a psychiatrist or psychologist.
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Depression, Anxiety, and Burnout: Where to Begin?

Even if you don't know what they mean, most people have heard of anxiety, depression, and burnout.
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Depression: Types and Symptoms

What is depression, and what are the different types?
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Diabetes and Mental Health

Thoughts, feelings, beliefs, and attitudes can affect how healthy your body is.
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Disaster Anniversaries and Trigger Events

Learn how anniversaries of disasters and other trigger events may renew symptoms of emotional distress in disaster survivors.
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Do Social Ties Affect Our Health?

Scientists are finding that people's links to others can have powerful effects on health.
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Doomscrolling: What It Is and How to Break the Habit

With news and opinion always at your fingertips on your smartphone and computer, do you ever find yourself overdoing your media intake to the point where you feel anxious and unhappy?
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Eating Disorders

Eating disorders are serious, often fatal, illnesses that are associated with severe disturbances in people's eating behaviors and related thoughts and emotions.
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Eating Disorders: About More Than Food

Eating disorders are serious, biologically influenced medical illnesses marked by severe disturbances to one's eating behaviors.
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Eco Anxiety: Everyday Strategies to Cope

This article offers everyday strategies for adults and children to cope with eco anxiety.
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Eleven Tips for Dealing with Stress

Physical activity is one of the most important ways to keep stress away by clearing your head and lifting your spirits.
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Emotional Numbness: How to Recognize and Treat It

After a trauma or an extremely stressful event, it's not uncommon to feel emotionally numb.
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Emotional Wellness Toolkit

How you feel can affect your ability to carry out everyday activities, your relationships, and your overall mental health.
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Emotions and Health: Fight Stress and Ward Off Illness

Today scientists are looking at how stress makes people ill and what can be done to help prevent illness caused by stress.
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Emotions and Health: The Mind-Body Connection

Doctors have pondered the connection between mental and physical health for centuries.
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Exam Stress

Final exams can intensify academic stress.
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Exposure to Stress: Occupational Hazards in Hospitals (Part 1)

The purpose of this article is to identify the sources of occupational stress and identify its adverse health effects.
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Exposure to Stress: Occupational Hazards in Hospitals (Part 2)

The purpose of this article is to recommend work practices to reduce occupational stress.
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Feeling Stressed?

Stress relief might help your health.
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Fighting Depression Around the Holidays

Be kind to yourself. Remember that variations in your mood are a part of being human, and getting back on track takes time.
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Fighting Stress? Ask the Coach

Many people lead very busy lives. Finding healthy ways to reduce stress can make you feel more in control of your reactions when faced with tense situations.
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Finding Happiness in the Midst of a Pandemic

In the current environment of doom, gloom, and uncertainty, does happiness stand a chance?
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First Responders Behavioral Health Concerns

First responders are usually the first on the scene to face challenging, dangerous, and draining situations.
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Five Action Steps for Helping Someone in Emotional Pain

Here are five steps you can take to #BeThe1To help someone in emotional pain.
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Five Things You Should Know About Stress

Everyone feels stressed from time to time, but what is stress? How does it affect your health, and what can you do about it?
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Floods

Floods are one of the most common hazards in the United States. They occur when land that is normally dry experiences an overflow of water.
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Frequently Asked Questions About Counseling

Learn the answers to some commonly asked questions regarding counseling.
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Generalized Anxiety Disorder: When Worry Gets Out of Control

Occasional anxiety is a normal part of life. You might worry about things like health, money or family problems. However, people with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) feel extremely worried or feel nervous about these and other things.
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Get Back to the Basics to Find Balance in Life

Think of these seven rules of balance as operating rules for your brain—a guide to a healthy pattern of living.
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Good Mental Health

Good mental health means you're able to cope with daily stresses and accomplish personal goals.
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Good Mental Health at Every Age

Each stage of your life can create different challenges to good mental health.
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Got Butterflies? Tongue-Tied? Pounding Headache?

Learn what short-term and long-term stress does to your body and how to cope with it!
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Got Resiliency?

Have a very positive view of yourself! This approach can be helpful, adaptive, and promote wellbeing.
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Grounding Techniques to Help Control Anxiety

When faced with a stressful or dangerous situation, the mind and body react naturally by shifting into a heightened state of readiness.
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Handling Stress: Part 1

Stress is what you feel when you react to pressure from others or from yourself. Pressure can come from anywhere, including school, work, activities, friends, and family members.
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Handling Stress: Part 2

What are signs that you are stressed out?
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Health Care Workers and First Responders: Coping During COVID-19

This article is intended to help health care personnel and first responders cope with stress and build resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Help for Mental Illnesses

Use these resources to find help for you, a friend, or a family member.
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Help for Survivors in the Aftermath of Disasters and Mass Violence

A key to recovery from disasters is feeling that you have the resources with which to rebuild your life.
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Helping Children Cope with Disaster

Children often become distressed after a disaster, especially if it has directly impacted them or someone they care about.
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Helping Children Cope with Disaster or Trauma

Disasters can leave children feeling frightened, confused, and insecure.
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Helping Children Cope with Trauma When You Feel Its Effects Yourself

Exposure to dangerous and violent situations can lead to emotional and physical reactions in both children and adults.
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Helping Someone You Love Who Has Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

When someone you love has PTSD, it doesn't just affect them. It can also affect you and the other people in their life.
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Helping Young People Cope with the Stress of Emergency or Forced Relocation

If you and your family have been forced from your home by violence or disaster, this article offers guidance.
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Helping Your Loved One Who Is Suicidal (Part 1)

This guide will help families who have a loved one who is suicidal or has made a suicide attempt.
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Helping Your Loved One Who Is Suicidal (Part 2)

It is imperative to know these additional warning signs and take action if your loved one is displaying these behaviors.
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Helping Your Loved One Who Is Suicidal (Part 3)

As part of your loved one's care, you may meet many different providers through acute crisis care and follow-up.
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Hoarding: The Basics

Hoarding is the persistent difficulty discarding or parting with possessions, regardless of their actual value.
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How to Be Happy

Behavioral scientists have done a lot of research into what makes people happy and what doesn't.
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How to Choose a Counselor

Congratulations on taking the brave step of seeking help! Asking for support is a big first step toward a happier and healthier you, but many people looking for a counselor have a lot of questions about where to start.
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How to Fight Stress and Ward Off Illness

Unhealthy levels of stress come in many guises. Severe, chronic stress can damage our bodies in many ways.
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How to Get Help for Anxiety Disorders

There are many ways to treat anxiety and people should work with their doctor to choose the treatment that is best for them.
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How to Help Yourself or Others Who Are Depressed

The most important thing is to go see a mental health professional to seek appropriate treatment. This may be in the form of medication, therapy or both.
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How to Relax: The Mind-Body Connection

The concept of the mind and body as separate spheres is breaking down in the face of research, showing the powerful connections between them.
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Humor and Laughter Strengthens Relationships

Humor and laughter work to reduce stress, ease pain, and lift your mood.
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Hurricanes and Tropical Storms

Hurricanes are types of tropical storms that form in the southern Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, and eastern Pacific Ocean.
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I'm So Stressed Out!

Feeling overwhelmed? Read this article to learn whether it's stress or anxiety and what you can do to cope.
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Incidents of Mass Violence

Incidents of mass violence are human-caused tragedies that can impact whole communities and the country at large.
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Interventions to Reduce Behavioral Health Risks for First Responders

Leaders and managers can take these steps to support the behavioral health of their teams.
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Keeping Holiday Stress at Bay

Some people look forward to the holidays all year, while others see the holiday season approaching and are overcome by a sense of dread.
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Languishing: Pandemic "Brain Fog"

After a year of hypervigilance, isolation, stress, and loss, many people have emotions and feelings they have trouble naming.
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Learn to Disconnect

Continuously being connected without a break can cause anxiety and may inhibit deep thought.
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Learn to Manage Stress

Everyone feels stress at one time or another. It's a normal and healthy reaction to change or a challenge.
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Learning to Relax

Relaxation provides a way for you to reduce some of the tensions developed as a result of stress—which in turn helps you to function more efficiently.
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Let's Talk About Eating Disorders

The way people talk about eating disorders matters. Here are some facts.
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Looking to the Future with a Solution Focus

In these unprecedented times, imagining a future beyond the context of today might feel elusive.
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Losing the Holiday Blues

The holiday season can be a time of joy, happiness, and family get-togethers. But for some, it is a time of loneliness and anxiety about the future.
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Maintain a Healthy State of Mind: Adults (Part 1)

In the current climate of tension around terrorist attacks and other disasters, people may often react to such events with increased stress, a sense of uneasiness, and a variety of behavior changes.
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Maintain a Healthy State of Mind: Adults (Part 2)

In the current climate of tension around terrorist attacks and other disasters, people may often react to such events with increased stress, a sense of uneasiness, and a variety of behavior changes.
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Maintain a Healthy State of Mind: High School Students (Part 1)

Disasters like hurricanes, tsunamis, the September 11, 2001, attacks, and school shootings are upsetting.
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Maintain a Healthy State of Mind: High School Students (Part 2)

Disasters like hurricanes, tsunamis, the September 11, 2001, attacks, and school shootings are upsetting.
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Maintain a Healthy State of Mind: Middle School Students

When people watch news reports about natural disasters, terrorist attacks, or school shootings, they may feel confused and scared.
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Maintain a Healthy State of Mind: Parents and Caregivers (Part 1)

Children base their reactions in part on what they see from the adults around them. When parents and caregivers deal with a disaster calmly and confidently, they can provide the best support for their children.
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Maintain a Healthy State of Mind: Parents and Caregivers (Part 2)

Children base their reactions in part on what they see from the adults around them. When parents and caregivers deal with a disaster calmly and confidently, they can provide the best support for their children.
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Maintain a Healthy State of Mind: Seniors (Part 1)

Being mentally and emotionally prepared is the best way to reduce the effects of natural disaster or terrorism.
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Maintain a Healthy State of Mind: Seniors (Part 2)

Being mentally and emotionally prepared is the best way to reduce the effects of natural disaster or terrorism.
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Maintaining Caution During the COVID-19 Pandemic

After months of taking precautions during the COVID-19 pandemic, many have grown weary of the limits placed on activities and the extra steps to take.
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Maintaining Composure During COVID-19

While government leaders and health officials around the world are encouraging people to remain calm, many are finding it difficult to do so given the strong measures being taken to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
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Making Changes When Inflation Takes a Bite

High inflation is causing financial hardship in much of the world.
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Making Good Choices

Coping positively with difficult situations and life's ups and downs has been found to reduce distress and improve psychological health.
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Making Time for Yourself

Making time for yourself is probably the last thing on your list, and probably one that you rarely ever get to.
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Manage Stress and Build Resilience

It's hard to avoid stress. Work, money, current events, and the hassles of everyday life are just a few of the things that can cause stress.
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Managing an Employee Who May Be Suicidal

As a manager, you may be faced with an employee who is at risk of suicide. How will you recognize the risk, and what should you do?
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Managing Anxiety

Almost everyone experiences anxiety at times. It's a natural response to stressful situations.
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Managing Anxiety in Times of National or International Tension

Political conflict and change are normal features of life, but in times of heightened tension and polarization—within a country or between countries—they can cause widespread anxiety.
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Managing Anxiety While in Quarantine

The isolation you experience from quarantine and mandatory stay-at-home orders can be a major source of anxiety.
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Managing Anxious Thoughts in Uncertain Times

As many people begin to rebuild their savings after financial setbacks of the past year, they may be disappointed about goals that have been put on hold.
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Managing Grief After Disaster (Part 1)

Disasters leave many people suddenly bereaved of spouses, children, parents, close friends, and coworkers.
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Managing Grief After Disaster (Part 2)

When grief goes on longer than is healthy or when it is overwhelming, a diagnosis of traumatic grief might be appropriate.
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Managing Grief After Disaster (Part 3)

Bereavement is a risk factor for a range of mental and physical health problems.
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Managing Grief After Disaster (Part 4)

It goes without saying that the loss of a close relationship permanently affects the bereaved person. It is not reasonable to think that one can recover from such a loss or resolve the loss.
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Managing Political Anxiety

Political conflict and change are normal features of life, but in times of heightened tension and polarization, they can cause widespread anxiety.
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Managing Stress as a College Student

Everyone experiences stress. In college, the combination of academic demands, meeting new people, making choices about your future can make life especially stressful at times.
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Managing Stress: Tips for Survivors of a Traumatic Event

It is common to show signs of stress after exposure to a traumatic event.
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Managing When the Stress Doesn't Go Away

Getting the job done and taking care of employees under conditions of severe, long-lasting stress can be one of the most difficult challenges a manager may face.
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Men and Depression

Men and women both experience depression, but their symptoms can be very different.
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Men and Depression: Helping Yourself or Others

It's important to remember that a person with depression cannot simply "snap out of it."
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Men and Depression: Treatment

Men often avoid addressing their feelings. In many cases, friends and family members are the first to recognize that their loved one is depressed.
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Mental Health

Mental health includes your emotional, psychological, and social wellbeing.
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Mental Health and Travel

International travel can be fun, but it can also be stressful. Travel can spark mood changes, depression, anxiety, and uncharacteristic behaviors.
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Mental Health in the Workplace

The cost of mental ill-health is high for individuals, employers, and governments.
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Mental Health is Real

Mental health problems are common in populations around the world.
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Mental Health Myths and Facts

Can you tell the difference between a mental health myth and fact? Learn the truth.
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Mental Health Screening

A mental health screening is an exam of your emotional health.
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Mental Health Support Is for Everyone

It's normal to need mental health support at times.
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Mental Illness

Mental illnesses are conditions that affect your thinking, feeling, mood, and behavior.
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Mindful Driving

Here are a few suggestions for practicing meditation and mindfulness as it relates to driving.
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Mindfulness Apps and Resources

The following mindfulness and mediation apps can help you progress (and track your progress) doing mediations, guided breathing, and other mindfulness practices.
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Mindfulness Exercises

Try these exercises to bring yourself into a more mindful state.
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Mindfulness for Your Health

Paying attention to what's going on right this second can be hard.
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Mindfulness Matters

Mindfulness is an ancient practice about being completely aware of what's happening in the present.
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Mindfulness Practice in the Treatment of Traumatic Stress

Learn how mindfulness might help you cope with stress or difficult emotions.
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Mindfulness: Breath and Body Scan

At your desk, sit in a relaxed but upright position that you feel you can comfortably maintain for about three minutes.
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Moving Abroad

Understanding a country's laws and customs can help you adjust to a new home abroad.
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My Mental Health: Do I Need Help?

First, determine how much your symptoms interfere with your daily life.
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Navigate Stress this Season with a Holiday Roadmap

'Tis the season for family get-togethers and Hallmark family movies, but for many employees the holiday season can be the most difficult time of the year.
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Negative Coping and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

When you have post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), you may try to deal with symptoms in ways that cause more harm than good.
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New Year's Resolutions for Mental Health

When thinking about a New Year's resolution, it is helpful to choose an objective that can be successfully reached.
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Nurture Your Resilience

Everyone goes through tough times in life, but many things can help you survive—and even thrive—during stressful periods.
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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (Part 1)

People who are distressed by recurring, unwanted, and uncontrollable thoughts or who feel driven to repeat specific behaviors may have obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).
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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (Part 2)

The first step is to talk with your doctor or healthcare provider about your symptoms.
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Older Adults and Depression (Part 1)

Have you lost interest in many of the activities and interests you previously enjoyed? Are you having trouble working, sleeping, eating and functioning?
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Older Adults and Depression (Part 2)

The primary treatment options for depression include medication and psychotherapy. It is important to remember that as doctors and therapists develop a personalized treatment plan for each individual.
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Panic Disorder: When Fear Overwhelms—Part 1

Do you sometimes have sudden attacks of fear that last for several minutes? Do these attacks occur at unpredictable times? If so, you may have panic disorder.
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Panic Disorder: When Fear Overwhelms—Part 2

Do you sometimes have sudden attacks of fear that last for several minutes? Do these attacks occur at unpredictable times? If so, you may have panic disorder.
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Peer Relationships and ADHD

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) can make peer relationships or friendships very difficult.
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Pervasive Developmental Disorders

The diagnostic category of pervasive developmental disorders (PDDs) refers to a group of disorders characterized by delays in the development of socialization and communication skills.
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Pillars of Resilience

Resilience is the ability to function really well in the face of adversity.
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Positive Emotions and Your Health

A growing body of research suggests that having a positive outlook can benefit your physical health.
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Post-COVID Recovery

Anticipating what one's life will look like post-COVID can be a powerful exercise and a potential mood-booster.
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Postpartum Depression: What Is It?

Many women will experience some sort of depression following the birth of a baby. Also known as the "baby blues", symptoms can include sadness, crying, anxiety, worry, irritability, and feelings of loneliness.
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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a disorder that develops in some people who have experienced a shocking, scary, or dangerous event.
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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Relationships

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) affects not only the person who has experienced trauma; it can affect their spouse or partner and family as well.
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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Basics

Learn about PTSD symptoms and treatments to help you get better.
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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Children

All children may experience very stressful events that affect how they think and feel.
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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Treatment

The main treatments for people with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are medications, psychotherapy ("talk" therapy), or both.
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Preparing for Summer Break: Tips to Recharge Your Mind

Here are five tips to help you enjoy the summer months by recharging your mind, lifting your spirits, and bringing balance into your life.
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Preventing Violence After a Natural Disaster (Part 1)

The increased stress associated with disruptions in families; challenges in meeting daily needs such as food, water, and shelter; and disruptions in health and law enforcement services can increase the possibility of violence.
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Preventing Violence After a Natural Disaster (Part 2)

The increased stress associated with disruptions in families; challenges in meeting daily needs such as food, water, and shelter; and disruptions in health and law enforcement services can increase the possibility of violence.
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Processing the Loss of a Family Member by Suicide

When you are made aware that a loved one, a family member, or a close friend has died by suicide, your world may come to a brisk halt.
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Promoting Resilience

Resilience involves the modification of a person's response to a potentially risky situation.
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Psychological Fitness

Psychological fitness is the ability to integrate and improve cognitive, emotional, and behavioral practices.
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Psychological Support for Front-Line Medical Staff (Part 1)

Caring for the mental health of front-line medical staff during the COVID-19 pandemic is urgent.
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Psychological Support for Front-Line Medical Staff (Part 2)

The state of psychological crisis is often manifested in the impairment of physiological, psychological and social functions.
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Relaxation Techniques for Stress

When you sense danger, your body quickly raises its heart rate and focuses your attention. Stress is crucial to survival.
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Resilience

Resilience refers to the ability of an individual, family, organization, or community to cope with adversity and adapt to challenges or change.
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Resiliency Skills

You are not born with resiliency. You develop resiliency strengths gradually as your competencies increase.
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Responding to a Suicidal Friend or Loved One

Is there anything more frightening than to hear a parent, child, spouse, or loved one express thoughts of suicide? When someone expresses thoughts of ending their life, you must act.
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Responding to a Suicidal Loved One or Friend

When a loved one or friend talks about or alludes to ending their life, CONSIDER IT A CALL TO ACTION.
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Risk and Protective Factors for Behavioral Health in First Responders

Many studies have assessed the risk and protective factors for behavioral health issues among first responders.
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Seasonal Affective Disorder

If you have noticed significant changes in your mood and behavior whenever the seasons change, you may be suffering from seasonal affective disorder (SAD).
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Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)

Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is a type of depression that occurs at a certain time of the year, usually in winter.
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Seasonal Affective Disorder: Treatment

How is seasonal affective disorder (SAD) treated?
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Secondary Trauma: When You're Affected by Another Person's Traumatic Experience

It's possible to have stress reactions to a traumatic event without experiencing the event yourself.
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Self-Care After Disasters

Disasters affect people who experience and respond to the event.
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Self-Care Strategies for Today's Busy Employees

Everyone has a fundamental right to practice self-care for many different reasons.
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Self-Harm

Self-harm can be described as the expression of an inner scream and is a coping method used to handle feelings.
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Shake It Off: Boosting Your Mood

Have you ever had a bad mood you just couldn't shake? Everyone feels grouchy or irritable some days, but a bad mood or major mood swings that go on too long may signal a bigger problem.
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Single-Session Therapy: Therapy Now

Therapy services around the world are under pressure.
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Six Meditation Apps to Help You Remain Calm

In this current situation, it is important to try to stay calm.
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Social Anxiety Disorder: More Than Just Shyness (Part 1)

Are you extremely afraid of being judged by others? Are you very self-conscious in everyday social situations? Do you avoid meeting new people?
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Social Anxiety Disorder: More Than Just Shyness (Part 2)

First, talk to your doctor or health care professional about your symptoms. Your doctor should do an exam and ask you about your health history.
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Social Apps to Keep Connected in Quarantine

Social apps can help you keep connected while in quarantine.
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Step It Up! Get Active for Your Health

It's easy to sit more than you should. Moving more and sitting less can have major health benefits.
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STOP: A Mindfulness Exercise

This practice is about creating space to reconnect with your natural resilience and wisdom.
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Stress and Aging

There are several risk factors that lead to stress in the elderly.
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Stress and the Relaxation Response

Stress is a physical and emotional reaction that people experience as they encounter challenges in life.
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Stress and Your Body

Today, it's common knowledge that what happens mentally and emotionally has a significant effect on the physical, and vice versa.
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Stress and Your Health

Stress is a feeling of emotional or physical tension. It can come from any event or thought that makes you feel frustrated, angry, or nervous.
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Stress and Your Teen

The teen years are an exciting time in life, but they are full of new experiences and development. This can be stressful!
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Stress Hardiness

Hardiness is the ability to deal effectively with stress.
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Stress Management Primer

Of course, it's impossible to eliminate stress from your life completely, but you can find better ways to deal with it.
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Stress Resistance

Some individuals seem to be stress resistant and stress tough. They appear to be balanced, happy, creative, resourceful, and strong.
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Suicide Prevention (Part 1)

Suicide is complicated and tragic, but it is often preventable. Knowing the warning signs for suicide and how to get help can help save lives.
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Suicide Prevention (Part 2)

Multiple types of psychosocial interventions have been found to help individuals who have attempted suicide.
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Suicide: Risk Factors and Signs

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that in 2014, suicide was the second leading cause of death for young people.
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Supervising an Employee with Suicidal Concerns

Suicide is a significant cause of death among Americans, no one is exempt from the problem.
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Surviving Survivor Guilt

One of the many emotions survivors of a tragedy experience that is not much talked about is survivor guilt.
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Take Care of Your Mental Health

Taking care of your mental health is as important as taking care of your physical health.
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Take My Stress Please!

A lighthearted approach can help people stand up to life's challenges.
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Taking Control of Your Mental Health

Don't wait for your health care provider to ask about your mental health. Start the conversation.
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Talking with Children During Infectious Disease Outbreaks

This article provides parents, caregivers, and teachers with strategies for helping children manage their stress during an infectious disease outbreak.
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Techniques to Relieve Anxiety and Stress

As important as it is to be engaged and productive when you're working on a project at work or home, it is equally valuable to be able to unplug and relax.
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Teen Depression (Part 1)

Being a teenager can be tough. There are changes taking place in your body and brain that can affect how you learn, think, and behave.
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Teen Depression (Part 2)

Depression is usually treated with psychotherapy, medication, or a combination of the two.
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The Mental Health Benefits of Staying Organized

Have you ever heard that decluttering your stuff can help reduce stress and improve your mental wellbeing? Yes!
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The Power of Gratitude

Taking the time to feel gratitude can have powerful and positive emotional benefits. It can even help your physical health, as shown in an ever-growing body of research.
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The Power of Meditation

Meditation has a long history as a practice in spiritual and religious traditions. More recently, it has become popular as a way to reduce stress.
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The Power of Positive Reframing

When you look at an event or a person through a negative frame, you're setting yourself up for stress and unhappiness.
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The Preventable Death

Depression is not a visible disease; maybe that's why many people overlook it and take it for granted. Many do not treat or at times even recognize the signs of depression.
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Tips for Coping with Extreme Stress

This article makes suggestions for coping with extreme stress in a healthy way.
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Tips for Talking to Children and Youth After Traumatic Events

Traumatic events, such as shootings, bombings, or other violent acts, can leave children feeling frightened, confused, and insecure.
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Tips to Help Kids and Adults with ADHD Stay Organized

Parents and teachers can help kids with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) stay organized. A professional counselor or therapist can help an adult with ADHD learn how to organize their life.
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Top 10 Mental Health Benefits of Exercise

Exercise increases concentrations of norepinephrine, which moderates the brain's response to stress.
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Tornadoes and Severe Storms

Tornadoes are outgrowths of powerful thunderstorms that appear as rotating, funnel-shaped clouds.
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Traumatic Incident Stress for First Responders

Emergency workers must respond quickly to disasters, and they are at risk of experiencing traumatic incident stress.
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Treating Depression

The first step in getting the right treatment is to visit a health care provider or mental health professional, such as a psychiatrist or psychologist.
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Twelve Signs of Psychological Health

Here are 12 signs of psychological health.
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Types of Disasters

Learn about the different types of natural and human-caused disasters and their impact on behavioral health.
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Understanding and Dealing with Racial Trauma

Racial trauma is the cumulative traumatic effect of repeated experiences of racism and discrimination, including exposure to media coverage of acts of racism and race-based violence.
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Understanding Stress and Building Resilience

People experience stress as they adjust to a continually changing environment. Stress has physical and emotional effects.
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Using Laughter to Reduce Stress

When you laugh, your body relaxes, releasing the same endorphins that give you a calming glow after exercise.
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Visualization Practice Exercise

Take the next few moments for yourself. Use this time to relax and recover from the busyness of your day.
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Warning Signs and Risk Factors for Emotional Distress

Learn about the common warning signs and risk factors for emotional distress that children, adults, and first responders often experience.
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What Individuals in Recovery Need to Know About Wellness

For individuals with behavioral health conditions, embracing wellness can improve quality and years of life.
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What Is Good Mental Health?

Good mental health, like good physical health, is important to human wellbeing.
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What Is Mental Health?

Mental health includes your emotional, psychological, and social wellbeing. It affects how you think, feel, and act.
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What Is Resilience?

Resilience refers to the ability to successfully adapt to stressors, maintaining psychological wellbeing in the face of adversity.
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What Is Social Phobia?

Social phobia is a strong fear of being judged by others and of being embarrassed. This fear can be so strong that it gets in the way of going to work or school or doing other everyday things.
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What to Expect From Your First Counseling Session

Taking the initial step in scheduling an appointment with a therapist can oftentimes be the most difficult.
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What to Expect in the Wake of Disaster

From 1953 through 2016, there were 3,585 federal disaster declarations. This figure understates the scope of disasters in the United States, because not all disasters receive this designation.
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What to Expect in the Wake of Mass Violence

Mass violence events happen with alarming frequency. Large-scale shootings in public places—malls, workplaces, entertainment venues, and schools—receive the most attention.
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When You're Concerned About Loved Ones in an Area of Armed Conflict

If you have family members, friends, coworkers, or other loved ones who are in an area of armed conflict, it's natural to be worried for their safety.
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When You're Concerned About Loved Ones in an Area of Political Unrest

If you have family members, friends, coworkers, or other loved ones who are in an area of political unrest, it's natural to be worried for their safety.
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Wildfires

Wildfires are usually triggered by lightning or accidents and often go unnoticed at first. They can spread quickly and can cause emotional distress in people living in affected areas.
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Your Child's Mental Health: Tips for Parents and Caregivers

As a parent or caregiver, you want the best for your children or other dependents.
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You're Safer, They're Not: Coping with Separation and Guilt in a Crisis

In a crisis such as an armed conflict or a natural disaster, families can be separated when some members move to safety while others remain behind.
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