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Rehab is frequently most associated with drug and alcohol treatment, but it is also a treatment option for people with depression, anxiety, and other mental health conditions. Rehab can provide a safe place for people who might need extra support, care, and structure while they receive treatment for their condition. Depression rehab typically includes both individual … Read more

Depression is one of the most common mental disorders, with an estimated 5% of the global population being affected. It’s also one of the leading causes of disability in the world.1 Treatments for depression include therapy, medication, and may also include electroconvulsive therapy or transcranial magnetic stimulation. However, these treatments alone aren’t sufficient to improve depressive symptoms in certain … Read more

They say, “Write what you know,” but as a therapist, I also like to think, “Treat what you know.” I deal with depression every day—both as a “regular person” existing in this world and as a therapist. I’m generally a pretty calm person, but there are a few ways to push me until my inner … Read more

Compounded grief can be described as a series of losses that occur over a relatively brief period of time. Compounded grief, also known as cumulative grief, occurs when multiple losses pile up over one another. An example of compounded grief is experiencing the loss of a friend or a loved one, followed by the loss of … Read more

Less than half of patients with depression can achieve full remission with the first treatment they receive,1 and approximately one-third of patients experience treatment-resistant depression (TRD).2 Treatment-Resistant Depression Treatment-resistant depression describes depressive symptoms that continue even after the treatment should have started working. Even if the treatment does have some effect, you might still be characterized as resistant … Read more

We’ve all had days where we feel super lonely—they really suck. You know the feeling of lying on the couch, phone in hand, and wondering why our friends or partners haven’t replied to our texts yet (because it’s been 30 minutes already!). The cat, unsurprisingly, doesn’t even want to be around us and we can’t seem to … Read more

What Is an Example of Peer Pressure? Peer pressure causes people to do things they would not otherwise do with the hope of fitting in or being noticed. For adolescents, peer relationships are the most important of all thus leading to an increased susceptibility to peer pressure. Things people may be peer pressured into doing … Read more

Is television or screen addiction real? This is a complicated, hotly debated question. Officially, if you go by the disorders listed in the latest Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fifth edition (DSM-5), the “bible” of recognized mental health conditions, the answer is no.1 However, countless researchers (and laypeople alike) view screentime overuse as a looming … Read more

The rules of etiquette are just as important in the digital world as they are in the real world—and poor netiquette (also known as online etiquette or Internet etiquette) can stick around to haunt you for much longer. According to Avigail Lev, PsyD, the Founder and Director of the Bay Area CBT Center, good online … Read more

While it may not necessarily sound like a bad thing to everyone, exercise addiction can lead to real challenges, so you may wonder, what are the harms of exercise addiction? After all, numerous studies have demonstrated the physical and emotional health benefits of regular exercise—it is essential to our well-being.1 Unlike many other addictive behaviors, we are … Read more