A new study indicates that there is a rise in the amount of American women who suffer depression and smoke during pregnancy, US News reports. The researchers who conducted this study looked at data provided by pregnant women in an annual ... | Read More
Seven Things You Might Not Know If You Don’t Have PTSD
By Christian M. Benedetto Jr. If you don’t live with post-traumatic stress disorder or have never experienced panic attacks, here are some things you might not know — but I’d like you to: 1. Everything matters, no matter how small. A trigger is ... | Read More
App Aims to Eradicate Veteran Suicide
A new app will connect veterans with other veterans to talk through trauma, Mashable reports. Many veterans experience trauma in combat, which can lead to mental health issues such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and traumatic brain ... | Read More
Five Ways to Break the Sleep-Stress Cycle
Most Americans are not getting quality sleep, making them more susceptible to a sleep-stress cycle, Huffington Post reports. Lack of quality sleep leads to increased stress; increased stress leads to an inability to sleep due to over-alertness. ... | Read More
10 Tips to De-Stress Your Home
Huffington Post provides ten tips on how to make your home a more comfortable and less stress-inducing place. Consider donating your wall clocks. We are surrounded by devices with time-keeping capabilities. Our stoves, phones, cable boxes, and ... | Read More
Tips for Parents with PTSD
Children with a parent battling post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are often adversely affected by the strain, Military Times discusses. Common signs that a child is struggling with their parent’s PTSD are uncharacteristic sadness and anger, ... | Read More
Don’t Ignore These Nine Mental Health Symptoms
Stigma about mental health discourages people from seeking treatment – Bustle discusses nine mental health symptoms to never ignore. If you are experiencing any of the symptoms below, or struggling with any others, please reach out to someone for ... | Read More
MIT Study Finds Possible PTSD Prevention
Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) say they may have found a way to prevent the formation of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a Seeker article reports. This could be achieved by regulating a hormone called ghrelin, ... | Read More