What's the Link Between Anxiety and ADHD?
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and anxiety are separate conditions, but for a lot of folks they come as a package deal. About half of adults with ADHD also have anxiety disorder. If you're one of them, the right treatment can improve your ADHD symptoms and ease your anxious feelings, too.
COVID Depression: Understanding the Connection and How to Cope
COVID depression is a term used to describe a common issue some people experience after a COVID infection or as part of long COVID - sometimes referred to as PASC (post-acute sequelae of COVID-19).
Maternal depression substantially compromises parenting quality
Mothers experiencing depression have considerable challenges across multiple parenting domains, according to a global systematic review published in the Harvard Review of Psychiatry.Maternal depression is defined as major depressive disorder (MDD) that occurs during pregnancy or emerges within four to 30 weeks after birth.
What Causes Social Withdrawal?
Social withdrawal occurs when someone intentionally avoids opportunities to interact with others, often due to an underlying mental health issue such as depression or anxiety. The isolation of social withdrawal can increase the risk of other health conditions, too, including type 2 diabetes, dementia, heart disease, anxiety, and depression
Cognitive behavioral therapy can alter brain structure and boost gray matter volume, study shows
The team analyzed the brains of 30 patients suffering from acute depression. After therapy, most of them showed changes in areas responsible for processing emotions. The observed effects are similar to those already known from studies on medication.
