Rehab Explained

Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a serious mental illness impacting millions of adults in the U.S. Symptoms of MDD, such as feeling worthless, hopeless, and suicidal, are often severe enough to prevent a person from working, going to school or taking care of family responsibilities. The National Institutes of ... Read More

Nearly everyone experiences occasional pain. When someone strains a muscle, stubs a toe or cuts their finger, pain is the body's way of letting them know something is wrong. In most cases, once the injury heals, the pain is gone. Chronic pain, on the other hand, lasts much longer. In some cases, the individual ... Read More

Today, there are apps available to assist with every aspect of life, including your mental health. Mobile apps make it possible to track symptoms and get support for many issues, including depression and bipolar disorder. Addiction apps are a popular subset. These addiction recovery apps claim to help prevent ... Read More

There's no question that the mental health treatment community — as well as society at large — is always learning about mental illness. Every year, new research comes out that shifts our thinking slightly about certain conditions. These changes may be so incremental we hardly notice them. But a look back at how the ... Read More

A Beautiful Mind. Take Shelter. Ironweed. Hallucinations are frequently presented in the media as a convenient plot device, but the reality of hallucinations is often quite different. As such, hallucinations are largely misunderstood by the general public, including people who have experienced them. For those who ... Read More

For many people with anxiety or depression, a common barrier to treatment can be resistance to medication. They may make statements such as, "I don't want to take antidepressants," or "I don't want to take medication." Sometimes they may have tried an antidepressant medication before, and it did not work or caused ... Read More

Making the decision to switch to a new therapist can be nerve-wracking. An individual may feel like they've shared all of their secrets and struggles with their mental health provider, and it can feel awkward to end that relationship. Recognizing when it's time to make a change, and more importantly, knowing how to do ... Read More

The hospitality industry in the United States is a major sector of the ecoonomy, employing around 17 million adults in 2019. It encompasses many different job functions in businesses from hotels to eateries, but restaurant workers play a key role in the hospitality space. From running drinks to waiting tables, servers, ... Read More