mental health

Delirium is when you depart from normal cognitive brain function, and it can be brought on by a variety of causes ranging from certain medications to diseases to infections and injuries. It can creep up suddenly and disguise itself as another problem, namely dementia. The Mayo Clinic said symptoms of delirium “begin over a few […]

Impostor syndrome is something that can affect you in life and especially in business – in fact, Forbes magazines wrote about the syndrome in 2014, explaining it’s the fear of being “found out” that you’re not as competent as people think you are. The source goes on to explains that even top executives and successful […]

Most of us are familiar with amnesia, which is generally defined as memory loss, and its causes, from brain injury to alcoholism to dementia to mental health trauma (such as post-traumatic stress disorder). But there’s much less knowledge when it comes to the various treatment options available to people suffering from significant memory loss. The […]

The person with Perfectly Hidden Depression may have developed coping mechanisms to help them blend in with the rest of society, but they are still suffering under the surface. Here are eight characteristics of Perfectly Hidden Depression (PHD) to determine if you’re someone who suffers from it.

There are symptoms that melancholic depression can have in common with MDD, as well as some that give it a specific classification. The source notes that since the American Psychiatric Association (APA) doesn’t officially recognize melancholic depression on its own anymore, your doctor may diagnose you with “major depressive disorder with melancholic features.”

Almost everyone gets a headache now and then, and they can be quite unpleasant. However, for those who suffer migraines, painful and even debilitating headaches are part of their normal life. There are some distinct differences between a “regular” headache and a migraine, so it’s important to know the difference if you’re planning on seeking […]