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Mental health : What is anxiety? 'Tension', 'anxiety', 'ghabrahat', these are terms used often by clients who wish to describe fears associated with certain events, issues, thoughts and feelings.

Eco-anxiety: Do you have climate change anxiety? What is the mental health condition and how to ... - Psychology Today offers a general overview of eco-anxiety though, describing it as “a fairly recent psychological disorder affecting an increasing ...

The Stigma of Mental Illness - However, I still hate the term “mental illness.” Those are not words anyone wants to own and it focuses on what is wrong. It is riddled in stigma because it comes from the legal world, the criminally insane, and bad movies that paint the mentally ill as evil or dangerous. I have no problem saying I’m dealing with depression, anxiety, PTSD, suicidal thoughts, mental health challenges etc., but I’m never going to proudly raise my hand to the term mentally ill. I prefer to work on my mental wellness, which is something every human being can get behind. We can have mental wellness challenges in stead of mental illness diagnose s and labels. There is no battle or suffering when the focus is on your wellness. I find mental wellness and mental health as much more tolerable terms , even empowering.

Girls are facing a mental health crisis – and it's not just because of Instagram - When you look at the types of mental health problems young women face, the more common disorders such as depression and anxiety are, as you might expect, widespread. But what is perhaps especially shocking is the prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder, which one in seven young women ...

What is the state of mental health in England and Wales?  -  Psychiatric disorders in this case applies to things like generalised anxiety disorder, mixed anxiety and depressive disorder, and obsessive and ...

What Is Social Anxiety Disorder ? - But SAD—also called social phobia—is a real mental health condition that affects about 7 percent of American adults, according to the National ...

What is a panic attack? - A panic attack, according to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA), is “the abrupt onset of intense fear or discomfort,” accompanied by physical symptoms that peak within just a few minutes. Episodes can come out of nowhere, but stress, genetics, other mental health conditions and ...

Mood and personality disorders are often misconceived: here's what you need to know - With each new version of the widely-used manual of mental disorders , the number of mental health conditions increases. The latest version (DSM-5) lists around 300 disorders. To complicate things, many share common features, such as depression and anxiety. The manual is a useful guide for doctors ...