Behavior Disorders

Facts About Bipolar Disorder

2022-03-18T14:37:36-05:00

Bipolar Mental Disorder   Bipolar disorder is the sixth leading cause of disability in the world. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, about 2.6% of people living in America have bipolar disorder. Still, it often is hard to get correctly diagnosed because the emotional highs often occur in very short cycles. [...]

Facts About Bipolar Disorder2022-03-18T14:37:36-05:00

Understanding Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

2021-11-15T11:08:20-06:00

  Many parents wonder if their child has an obsessive-compulsive disorder or is just going through a different childhood phase. For example, the child may insist on putting on their clothes in the same way daily and will take their clothes off and put them on again if they do it in the wrong order. [...]

Understanding Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder2021-11-15T11:08:20-06:00

Break The Cycle of Overthinking  

2021-06-25T10:16:19-05:00

  Merriam-Webster defines Overthinking as “ To think too much about (something): to put too much time into thinking about or analyzing (something) in a way that is more harmful than helpful”. Most everyone can at times have overthinking episodes where unpleasant thoughts and memories play and replay themselves over and over. Oftentimes, this can happen when [...]

Break The Cycle of Overthinking  2021-06-25T10:16:19-05:00

School Interactions: Issues for Children with Mental Health Challenges

2020-07-31T19:05:37-05:00

Children who face challenges with their mental health often struggle with learning in school, as well as navigating the social and interpersonal interactions that take place in a traditional learning environment.   Studies have shown that 1 in 10 youth has a mental health issue severe enough to negatively affect or impair their ability to function at school, home, and within their communities. And, 1 [...]

School Interactions: Issues for Children with Mental Health Challenges2020-07-31T19:05:37-05:00

Seasonal Affective Disorder Can Strike in Summer

2020-03-16T21:24:53-05:00

Summer Affecting Your Mental Health? If you find yourself struggling with your mental health in the summer, you’re not alone. Many people know about seasonal affective disorder (SAD), associating it mostly with an increase of depressive symptoms in the winter. People who suffer from SAD in the winter may sleep more (hypersomnia), withdraw socially, overeat, [...]

Seasonal Affective Disorder Can Strike in Summer2020-03-16T21:24:53-05:00