Mental Health and Addiction - Original Articles

Follow these tips to help reduce the likelihood of a manic episode.

Learn how to spot the warning signs and break the vicious cycle.

Find out if you're sending the right signals.

Get the top eight signs, and learn how to break the cycle.

It's common for seniors to experience sadness and grief, but when these feelings are persistent, they may be a sign of depression.

Are your feelings of discomfort just shyness, or a sign of a more serious health condition? Here's how to tell the difference.

Learn how to find the middle ground between being accommodating and being stepped on.

Many people successfully kick the habit, and you can too. Here, the top 10 benefits of smoke-free living.

Although depression is treatable, some patients, especially those with more severe cases, can suffer a relapse.

Living with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) can be a challenge, but these tips can make it easier.

Millions of women and girls are affected by ADHD, but they're rarely diagnosed. Learn how to spot the symptoms.

Feeling stressed out? Regain your calm with these tips.

An estimated 5.7 million Americans suffer from bipolar disorder, also known as manic depression. Here's one man's story of despair, diagnosis, treatment, and hope.

Not so black and white: study concludes bipolar disease is more of a spectrum disorder.

When you're sleep-deprived, you're more likely to take chances and make reckless decisions. What do brain scans reveal about being overtired?

Painkillers are powerful medicines, but with them come the real risk of abuse. Understand the myths and determine how to use painkillers safely.

Studies demonstrate that proper napping techniques can relax your mind and focus your thoughts. What's the right way to catch some z's?

Strange, wild, passionate, frightening. Your dreams may provide insight into who you really are.

Persevering through trying times may have long-term benefits, new research suggests. What can you reap from life's difficulties?

Mind over matter: You've heard it so many times, it may seem meaningless. But new research shows how emotional therapy helps to make pain symptoms easier to bear.

If you have a "sweet tooth," research suggests this preference could actually affect your personality. But does it make you sweeter or does it make you sour?

Depression related lethargy is frustrating and can interfere in your daily activities. Here are simple steps you can take to lessen the impact.

Neuroeconomics, a relatively new branch of science, is slowly unraveling how specific gene variations influence how we make decisions. Read on to find out how your may be affected.

The debate rages on as to whether social networking sites isolate people or contribute to global connectedness. One new study's results offer an interesting perspective.

Violent video games have been blamed for school shootings, increases in bullying, and violence towards women. What do the experts have to say?

In a society obsessed with beauty, most of us don't want to stand out because of our appearance. Whether you have a physical deformity, or are just unhappy with some aspect of how you look, follow these tips to work toward better quality of life.

Sadness is the most widely recognized symptom of depression. But it is possible to be clinically depressed without being sad. Could you or someone you know be suffering and not know it?

For many adults, there's nothing like a good, hot cup of coffee to get you going in the morning. Few people, however, know the profound effect caffeine has on their mood.

You don t have to suffer after every party this holiday season with a hangover. Knowing some facts about hangovers can help you celebrate this season as a hangover-free one.

Despite the prevalence of mental health disorders and society's increasing awareness of them, stigmas about mental illness persist. Follow these tips to get past the misnomers.