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Occasional headaches are common and usually not cause for concern, but migraines are much more intense and can affect some people on an almost daily basis. Migraines involve intense, throbbing pain and are often accompanied by nausea and extreme sensitivity to light and sound. People who suffer from chronic migraines can experience 15 or more …
Postpartum depression is not the same thing as the so-called “baby blues,” in which new mothers feel some combination of sadness, worry, anxiety and fatigue in the week or two following childbirth. Postpartum depression (PPD) is a serious condition that causes severe mood swings and exhaustion. If it doesn’t go away within a few months …
Bipolar disorder is a mental health condition defined by extreme mood swings that reach opposite ends of the emotional spectrum. On one end, patients experience severe depression, hopelessness, and listlessness. On the other end, patients experience euphoric, energetic highs called mania. The swings between the highs and lows can affect behavior, judgment, sleep patterns, energy …
Teenagers have always been prone to bouts of moodiness, but adolescent depression is a serious mental health concern that studies show is on the rise. According to a 2017 report from the National Institute of Mental Health, about 13% of children aged 12 to 17 years old experienced at least one major depressive episode in …
Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS), also known as Willis-Ekbom Disease, is a nervous system disorder that causes uncomfortable sensations in the legs, usually when the individual is at rest. The sensations are different for each person and therefore hard to pin down, but they are often described as crawling, creeping, throbbing, and itching sensations. The discomfort …
Sleep is an important factor in maintaining optimal mental health, but studies have shown that approximately 20% of adults do not get enough of it. While the occasional night of insufficient sleep is unlikely to cause harm, chronic sleep deprivation can lead to a number of mental and physical health complications, including and an increased …
Summertime sadness is real. While most of us are familiar with seasonal affective disorder (SAD) as a condition that affects people during the winter months, approximately 10% of people with SAD experience it in the summer. Known as reverse seasonal affective disorder, the condition often involves symptoms such as low energy levels, poor appetite, insomnia, …
Schizophrenia most often begins in late adolescence or young adulthood, but it can be difficult for parents to differentiate typical teenage behavior like mood swings and emotional outbursts from symptoms of serious mental illness. Signs of schizophrenia in teenagers, which usually present gradually over days, weeks, or months, can also be mistaken for anxiety, depression, …
If you often lie awake at night, trying to get comfortable while unpleasant sensations in your legs prevent you from relaxing, you might have restless legs syndrome (RLS). An estimated 7-10% of the US population may have RLS, and while there is no cure, there are medications and treatments available to lessen the symptoms and …
Bipolar disorder is a mental illness that affects approximately 5.7 million adults in the United States. People who suffer from bipolar disorder experience extreme mood shifts and behavior changes that are extremely different from typical moods and behaviors. Their symptoms involve periods of intense emotion known as mood episodes. Manic episodes may involve elation, irritability, …
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