Complex post-traumatic stress disorder, or “complex PTSD” or “C-PTSD,” is a response to distressing events that occur either repeatedly or over a prolonged period. This “prolonged trauma” can significantly affect a person’s health, relationships, and quality of life. Greater awareness of prolonged trauma and C-PTSD ... Read More
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FHE Health is dedicated to educating the American public—especially individuals, families, and communities—about mental health and substance abuse topics. In our Learning Center, you'll find articles on alcoholism, substance abuse, behavioral and mental health, and other treatment-related issues. Our articles are written both for the person in need of treatment as well as loved ones seeking more information. We also provide information for those who have gone through treatment and are building a new life in recovery.
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Gambling and Suicide: The Hidden Story
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Prolonged Trauma and C-PTSD: What You Need to Know
What Is a LMHC and How Do You Find A Good One?
There are many kinds of mental health experts waiting to help the 20% of Americans living with mental illness. Among them are Licensed Mental Health Counselors or LMHCs. If you're looking for mental health treatment or considering working in mental health, having an understanding of LMHC's meaning can help you ... Read More
8 Tips for How to Quit Smoking Weed, from the Experts
For millions of Americans — more than 1 in 6 — smoking weed is a common recreational activity. Used primarily to relax, treat pain, party or simply relieve temporary stress, marijuana is largely seen as a less dangerous drug due to its usually milder effects and medicinal uses. However, just because marijuana lacks the ... Read More
Aging Milestones: The Mental Health Toll
If growing old is not for the faint of heart, as the proverbial wisdom goes, one reason is the mental health toll of aging. This can manifest as part of the natural aging process, often as the result of key events or “milestones” that signify the approach of old age. What are these aging milestones, their effects on ... Read More
Physical Symptoms of Anxiety: What to Know
Anxiety is a normal feeling that everyone experiences at one point or another. It often involves worries about an event that's about to happen or a potential scenario that could happen in the future. Often, these anxious feelings subside quickly. Sometimes, though, anxiety may linger and seem like more of a ... Read More
I Feel Dead Inside… Is It a Disorder? – Understanding Depersonalization Disorder
Though the phrase may seem exaggerated, feeling "dead inside" is a real state and one many people can relate to. The experience may be difficult to imagine for those who haven't gone through it. It's also often difficult for those experiencing it to explain their feelings to others. Another term used to describe ... Read More
10 Questions to Ask Before Going to a Rehab
Approximately 16.5% of the population in the United States struggles with some type of substance abuse disorder, and only 13% of those individuals receive treatment for addiction. Part of the struggle to get adequate help is finding the right facility. Knowing what to ask a rehab center when you're considering ... Read More
Revealing Statistics Re: Pornography Addiction
How common is porn addiction? And how much porn is an addiction? Pornography has a long and interesting history, having changed and evolved across centuries. Porn today enjoys a lucrative mass market. Enabled by film technologies like virtual reality, it can now appeal to sexual fantasies in ways that seem almost as ... Read More
