Mental Health

Only 18 months ago, Americans were glued to their television sets, watching in horror, as the devastation to our neighbors played out in the Gulf Regi ...  Read more

How to treat obsessive compulsive disorder depends on the depth of the problem. The longer the condition has existed, the more difficult and more ingr ...  Read more

Does this concept appear incestuous? To the contrary, my message is for those individuals who unintentionally find themselves in a partnership with a ...  Read more

I can understand people being apprehensive to let anyone new into an established anxiety group. These topics are personal and very sensitive. When we ...  Read more

Art therapy may be an ideal way to develop social skills, but an autism diet may also be another form of effective treatment. Art therapy is a form of ...  Read more

Many years ago, a young lady approached me for psychotherapy treatment. In our first meeting I explained to her the process of change that she would e ...  Read more

Many people are considered geniuses from birth. During their lifetime they greatly impact the world by revelations or creative ideas. You may not have ...  Read more

Are you obsessive? Are you compulsive? How would you know? Well, first: do you keep having repetitive ideas, impulses or thoughts, the same ones over ...  Read more

For a long time, many children with PDD (pervasive development disorders) went undiagnosed. These children were, for a time, labeled as shy, strange, ...  Read more

Though autism has been identified since the 1940s, there has yet to be a cure discovered or a definite cause established. This leaves many wondering i ...  Read more

Research has shown that the stress hormone cortisol reduces a person’s ability to retrieve information and memory. Even worse, this same stress hormon ...  Read more

Though most children and families find out about autism before the child reaches the age of four, there are some that are diagnosed as early as age on ...  Read more

An anxiety panic attack can play havoc with your body as well as the ability to live your life in a normal and enjoyable fashion. By taking the time t ...  Read more

Moving to one of America’s sunniest spots may help those suffering from SAD Seasonal affective disorder emotionally impacts millions of Americans eve ...  Read more

Everyone has heard of an IQ test. The potential of the brain is called intelligence quotient or I.Q. These tests use the theories of unitary and multi ...  Read more

Stress is a complex term to define. It's simplest definition might be that it is an event or situation that forces a person to adapt to the event. Str ...  Read more

PTSD is an anxiety disorder that has been around since the beginning of mankind. Its symptoms were recognized and mentioned in the Old Testament of th ...  Read more

Self hypnosis is a form of hypnosis in which the individual completes the induction into the trance without the help of another. This is very effectiv ...  Read more

Finally, people are starting to understand! Being intelligent matters. Despite the negative stigma given to intelligent people and so called nerds, s ...  Read more

Children with autism are often misunderstood, especially when it comes to autism and anxiety on socialization and it’s not surprising that the most lo ...  Read more