Anxiety

SOCIAL ANXIETY DUE TO FEARS OF STEREOTYPE CONFIRMATION

SOCIAL ANXIETY DUE TO FEARS OF STEREOTYPE CONFIRMATION

“Do I sound too gay?”“What if they think my name is ghetto?”“They’re going to think I’m some kind of Jesus-freak.”Fear of negative evaluations or judgments from others is a core feature of social anxiety. Yet, as illustrated in the...

Best Supplements for Anxiety (An Ultimate Guide)

Best Supplements for Anxiety (An Ultimate Guide)

Are you struggling to find relief from anxiety? If so, you’re not alone. Anxiety disorders affect millions of people worldwide, causing persistent worry, fear, and even panic attacks. While there are many helpful options available, supplements can be an...

Link to Traumatic Brain Injury and Dementia?

Link to Traumatic Brain Injury and Dementia?

Traumatic brain injuries are strongly associated with an increased risk of dementia. Unfortunately, the exact pathways underlying this relationship are unclear. This gap in knowledge makes it difficult to create preventative strategies to support patients with TBI. CSF leaks...

Understanding Levels of Care in Mental Health Treatment

Understanding Levels of Care in Mental Health Treatment

When a person seeks information about treatment for themselves or their loved one, the importance of connecting them with the appropriate level of care right from the start cannot be overstated. In mental health, the term “level of care”...

8 steps to help manage eco-anxiety

8 steps to help manage eco-anxiety

In a world facing environmental challenges unprecedented in human history, it’s no surprise that eco-anxiety – a pervasive worry about the current and future state of our planet – has become an increasingly prevalent mental health issue. As people...

Tear Tales: Ocular Transmission of COVID-19

Tear Tales: Ocular Transmission of COVID-19

Researchers enrolled 40 patients who tested positive for COVID-19 using a nasopharyngeal, real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) assay in a prospective, cross-sectional study from February to June 2021. In addition to a comprehensive eye examination, researchers took tear...

How Do I Love Myself When I’m at War with My Mind?

How Do I Love Myself When I’m at War with My Mind?

Excessive cleaning, obsessing over things, repeated checking, and fear of germs. Sound like anyone you know? Your mom? Maybe your aunt or grandmother?   The National Institute of Mental Health reports that, between 2001 and 2003, approximately 1.2% of adults...

Racial trauma has profound mental health consequence

Racial trauma has profound mental health consequence

Since European expansion into the Americas, white people have demonized Black people and portrayed them as undesirable, violent and hypersexual. Originally, the intent of this demonization was to legitimize the conquest and sale of African people. One consequence of...

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