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Overall, depression symptoms were more common among younger respondents compared to older respondents and men compared to women

This is the first time I've ever talked about it, because people are like, 'Well, why are you so overweight?' Well, because I'm a compulsive overeater in addition to being an anorexic and restricter,

Dr. Joseph Lee, the youngest, first non-white President and CEO of Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation talks about the importance of diversity and what their organization is doing to help families struggling with mental health and addiction during the pandemic and beyond."

Depending on the substance abused, medication-assisted treatment may be included as part of a person’s individualized treatment plan to improve outcomes. Medications can help relieve withdrawal symptoms and lessen the impact of cravings that often threaten early sobriety.

It's understandable if people are anxious about what might happen next," says Aimee Daramus, PsyD. "It will take a while to believe that maybe this is the part of the story when things get better.

With a large percentage of the global workforce working from home remotely, and by some estimates as much as 42% of the entire US labor force, it's imperative that employers be aware of the warning signs of mental health issues in their employees and respond proactively by promoting initiatives to prevent and respond to the emotional well-being of employees.

Are anxiety and fatigue interrelated somehow? Here’s what science says about the connection between the two.

These dangerous synthetic drugs are still being widely abused despite their dangerous and scary side effects

Anyone can struggle with depression and those around them need to know what they can do to take care of themselves and help those around them.

[I]t’s key to assure young people that you love them unconditionally and that they can ask for help. It’s OK if you don’t know exactly how to help. You can always seek out professional guidance

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Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin, has agreed to plead guilty to three federal criminal charges for its role in creating the nation's opioid crisis and will pay more than $8 billion and close down the company.

The new law was specifically designed to bolster the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (also known as the federal Parity Law), which requires insurers to cover treatment for mental health and substance use disorders no more restrictively than treatment for illnesses of the body, such as diabetes and cancer, though many do not.

"When you're fat, you often get belittling comments and useless advice, like: Just eat less and exercise more. But for people with an eating disorder no matter their body weight there is nothing easy about eating. "

Amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, our analysis finds rates of depression and anxiety are high among adults ages 65 and older relative to rates in 2018, with one in four reporting anxiety or depression during most weeks since the onset of the pandemic an increase from one in ten older adults who reported anxiety or depression in 2018.

Two years ago, Zoe Beaty, a happy, healthy, successful young woman, was struck down by a deep depression that left her feeling suicidal. Here, she describes how an invisible fear consumed her and how she began to come out the other side.

Celebrities are speaking out on social media Saturday with some sharing their own struggles with mental illness to recognize World Mental Health Day.

Investing in mental health today isn't just the right thing to do; it will have multiple social and economic benefits, too.

In a new report of preliminary one- and three-month outcomes, the Butler Center's research scientists say they have observed little to no difference between on-site and virtual IOP patients when it comes to [several factors]"

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said last month it will now require makers of benzodiazepines to outline the risks of abuse, addiction, physical dependence and withdrawal on the drugs' labels.

Two years into unsuccessful treatment, they are viewed as incorrigible, when a change in the lens they’re viewed through could make a world of difference. They never had a chance, all because the stereotypes of depression don’t account for irritability and oppositional/defiant behaviors.

The answer isn't so clear cut.

When Covid-19 hit, the organization had to close its gyms and practice social distancing. But the non-profit found a new way to keep those connections -- and quickly pivoted to virtual programming.