Depression is a common disorder, especially in the present day, with serious personal, interpersonal and societal consequences. Depression is more than feeling blue, sad or down in different situations. Depression is a strong mood which involves sadness, discouragement, despair or hopelessness and it can last for a long period of time.
Maladaptive schemas can cause negative patterns that are often reinforced through unhealthy interactions. A person uses one of these maladaptive coping styles. Surrender: In this style, the [...]
The holidays are over and we have ushered in the new year. Shouldn’t one be feeling inspired and happy to start working again? Maybe not! Even if we all love our jobs, it’s hard going back to [...]
When mental health is affected, a person experiences psychological symptoms. These may be symptoms of anxiety, panic attacks, bizarre behaviours, low mood, to name a few. But how many people [...]
Depression lasts longer than 2 weeks with low mood and decreased pleasure affecting the ability to function in daily life; however, sadness or grief is usually intermixed with positive feelings [...]
In psychotic depression, the underlying symptoms are depressive. These symptoms are distressing in themselves. On top of the experience of depression, an individual with psychosis also [...]
Coping with loss and grief is never an easy process, and unfortunately, the holidays offer an additional burden of grief to bear - especially if it’s the first holiday spent without the person [...]
Mental health problems like depression and bipolar disorder could hinder your capacity to connect with friends and family, not to mention co-workers and the society at large. Not many people [...]