According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the rates of anxiety, depression, and addiction among adolescents and adults are on the rise. One would think that economic status has a lot to do with this disturbing trend, but even affluent communities, like Milton, Alpharetta, Johns Creek, Sandy Springs, Buckhead, and Dunwoody in North Atlanta,…
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What Is the Main Cause of Clinical Depression?
Clinical depression is a serious mental health disorder that can cause a wide range of negative emotions, including sadness, despair, and hopelessness. It tends to make the person feel disinterested, tired, and withdrawn from their usual activities and relationships. Clinical depression isn’t necessarily triggered by a traumatic event in the person’s life – instead, it…
What Are The Different Types of Depression?
Depression is a common mental illness characterized by deep and extended feelings of sadness and hopelessness. About 7% of adults in the U.S. experience depression every year, and 1 in 6 adults will experience it sometime in their life. In order to fully understand depression, it is important to know the different types of depression…
What Do You Talk About in Grief Counseling?
The loss of a loved one can be one of the hardest times in a person’s life, and nothing can prepare you for the grief you feel. You do not have to endure it alone, though – a grief counselor is here for you. Grief counseling is a type of therapy that is specifically designed…
How Can Therapy Treat Depression?
Depression is one of the most common mental health disorders, and every year it affects 7% of the US population, or about 23 million people. Fortunately, a variety of effective treatments for depression are available, including therapy. Here, we explain what depression is and how therapy can treat it. Clinical Depression and Other Terms Depression…
The Social Anxiety Theme Song
Have you ever had that moment when you were around other people, and your brain started saying, “You look terrible…. That was a stupid thing to say…. Nobody likes me…. They are all looking at me…”? We call that the “social anxiety theme song.” It gets stuck in your head and keeps repeating every time…
Feeling Down? How to Overcome Depression
Feeling sad or down occasionally is a part of life for everyone. However, if you experience persistent feelings of sadness that interfere with your daily life and inhibit healthy functioning, you may be living with depression. Let’s talk about the various types of depression, the symptoms, and where you can go in Atlanta to conquer…
What Is Clinical Depression?
The word “depression” is often used in conversation to describe feelings such as sadness, disappointment, and frustration. However, there is a difference between that and clinical depression. Clinical depression is much more than sadness. There are several categories of depression, including Clinical, Situational, Perinatal, and Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD): Clinical depression – which is also…
Medication Management: What Does It Really Mean to Me?
There is a lot of misinformation out there about “medication management” and what it is or is not. When it comes to mental health, medication management is the practice of assessing symptoms that an individual may be experiencing and prescribing the appropriate medication that will assist the brain in doing what it may not be…
Substance Use and Teens: How to Know if Your Teen Is at Risk and What to Do About It
Being a teen is hard, and so is parenting a teen! Teens are growing into adulthood and are in the difficult position of having to fulfill expectations and responsibilities, while still being viewed as a kid. They are stressed out and craving independence, which often leads to testing limits, pushing boundaries, and experimenting with alcohol…