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How Are Atypicals Different From Typical Antypsychotics?

How are atypical antipsychotics different than typical antipsychotics? Are they better medications, worse, or just about the same? Find the answer to these questions in this article from your About Schizophrenia Expert Guide.

Herbs For ADHD - A Safety Guide

With the large number of reported cases of side effects due to ADHD prescription drugs, more and more people are on the lookout for ADHD herbal alternatives and natural medications. Do you know that the ADHD herbs you chose may make or break your motive? This article sheds some light in to the truth

Follow the Flow

Ironically, thinking about your pain only intensifies it and creates more mental discomfort for you. Pain, however, tends to be an attention-getter. It's not always an easy thing to focus somewhere else when feeling pain. It's also not so easy to simply stop feeling an emotion, especially

How to Control Jealous Thoughts

Jealousy can rear its head in many ways, such as being jealous of a co-worker's promotion or a husband speaking to another woman. "Psychology Today" summed up jealousy quite well in describing it as a "reaction to a perceived threat." Whether the threat is real or not does not matter. The jealousy

How to Talk to a Teenaged Girl About Self-Esteem

Self-esteem is the amount of confidence you have in yourself, your skills and your abilities. It is a personal barometer for how you feel, and it is often what leads you to strive and achieve. Young girls, especially teens, can take a big hit to their self-esteem as they're bombarded with media, cul

How to Use NJoy Electronic Cigarette Charger

Electronic cigarettes are small handheld devices that vaporize liquid nicotine, enabling the user to feed his nicotine addiction in places that have banned the use of tobacco products. The NJoy brand electronic cigarette is modeled to look like a traditional cigarette and consists of a battery, an

OCD Teen Help and How to Find it

OCD teen information you have read or heard about in, but not necessarily limited to books, magazines, and forums do not always provide you with long-term, big picture goals such as curing the unwanted thoughts and patterns altogether. Instead, many of the sources, even in some hospitals, tend to ai

Panic Attack-The Key to Ending Anxiety

Putting an end to panic attacks is actually simple. The problem is that it is not easy. If you suffer from them, you know first hand just how impossible it can seem. The main problem ...

Sleep and Youth Suicidal Behavior: A Neglected Field

Sleep disturbances can signal suicidal risk in adolescents. Although the link appears to be mediated by depression, data suggest an independent predictive role of nightmares. Find out more.

Body Dysmorphic Disorder a Kind of Mental Illness

Body dysmorphic disorder is a type of chronic mental illness in which you cannot stop thinking about a flaw in your appearance. A flaw can be minor or imagined. With this disorder you intensely obsess ...

Herbal Remedies For ADHD - Proven Natural Symptom Relief

If you have an interest in addressing ADHD/ADD with alternative methods, there are a number of herbs which can be used as herbal remedies for ADHD and ADD. If hyperactivity is an issue, but is not accompanied with a difficulty in directing attention, traditional herbs which may have a calming and re

Why Psychological Therapy Is Helpful

It is not easy to deal with psychological problems. A lot of medical professionals are still baffled by the complexities involved in the human mind. Many theories exist, but no one is really certain about ...

How Yoga Impacts Our Health

I tell my clients that if they have time for only one activity then do Yoga. Why yoga? Yoga impacts the triad of well being---mind (psychological), body (physiological), and spirit (emotions/perceptions).

How to Stop Panic Attacks Naturally

There is a lot of advice on how to stop panic attacks naturally; e.g. deep breathing, no caffeine or nicotine, a good night's sleep, regular exercise, etc. But, although they all have a part to play,

5 Tips for Treating Sex Addiction

Deciding to enter a sex addiction recovery program is your first step towards taking back control of your life. But recovery is a long road. Here are some tips you can use to aid your own recovery from sex addiction.

Anxiety Related Emotional Symptoms

Anxiety and panic attacks are becoming more common among teenagers and adults. An anxiety attack caused by a stressful situation doesn't mean you have an anxiety disorder, but there are medical symptoms such as chest pain, shortness of breath, sweating, fatigue, chills, nausea, tremors and dizzy sp

How to Treat Mental Health Disorders

To treat your mental health disorder, you should work closely with your doctor to determine which treatment options are best for your particular disorder and the symptoms you exhibit. You may only need one type of treatment to effectively manage the symptoms of your mental health disorder, or you ma