June is PTSD Awareness Month. During this month, organizations hope to bring more light to the problem of post-traumatic stress disorder. Plus, these groups want to encourage people who need trauma therapy to seek help. Because addiction often accompanies PTSD, many people may require both support for overcoming the addiction and for battling the effects…
Not everyone who has depression feels incapacitated. In fact, some people have what they term high-functioning depression. While mental health experts may not use this term, they agree that anyone with depression should seek help. Depression treatment can ease symptoms of the condition. Plus, therapy can help patients who may also battle addictions along with…
Many people who live with a mental health disorder may also engage in drug or alcohol use as a method of self-medicating. This self-medicating can be dangerous, as it can easily become an addiction. To properly treat both a mental health disorder and an addiction, dual diagnosis treatment is often the best solution. Dual diagnosis…
There is a global need to educate and inform people about mental health disorders, such as bipolar disorder. For this reason, the International Society Of Bipolar Disorders, the International Bipolar Foundation, and the Asian Network Bipolar Network come together every year on March 30 to raise awareness of bipolar disorder. World Bipolar Day is a…