Mental Health
A comprehensive overview of addiction, anxiety disorders, bipolar disorder, depression, and schizophrenia, including symptoms and diagnosis, finding the right care, and inspiring testimonials from patient experts living with the conditions.
What Do You Do If a Loved One Is Depressed?
What do you say? What don’t you say? Reaching out to a loved one with depression takes thought and deliberation. Here is a helpful guide.
The Latest
What People with Bipolar Disorder Need to Know About Exercise
The relationship between working out and bipolar disorder isn’t straightforward. And sometimes, exercise is the opposite of what’s safe. We’ve got the facts on how to keep your body—and mind—as healthy as possible.
5 Ways to Deal With a Public Panic Attack
HealthCentral columnist Eddie McNamara shares his best advice for getting through it so you can cope, too.
Panic in the Streets
We have a new column, people! Eddie McNamara shares his experience—and his advice—for living the life you want despite anxiety and PTSD.
Helping Yourself Out of a Depression
Step #1: Figure out what you like even though you don't like anything. Our columnist shows you how.
10 Top Myths About Depression
Number one: It's not just about being sad. Get the facts on one of the most common mental disorders in the world.
10 OCD Myths and Facts
Given how often people talk about how "OCD" they are, you'd think everyone has this mental disorder. (Spoiler: They don't.) Get the truth about what living with this condition is really like.
10 Top Myths About Bipolar Disorder
There's a lot that's not understood about bipolar. Get the facts from someone who knows what it's really like to live with this form of mental illness.
10 Top Myths About Schizophrenia
A woman who’s living with schizophrenia clears up the biggest misconceptions about the disease.
10 Top Myths About Anxiety
Get the straight-up truth about what it’s like to live with an anxiety disorder.
When Does 'Clean Eating' Become a Disorder?
It is possible to overdo healthy eating. A new study pinpoints risk factors for the eating disorder orthorexia.
Meet the Experts
Therese Borchard
Contributing EditorTherese Borchard is Contributing Editor at Health Central, where she covers Mental Health & Wellness among other topics. She has written for a variety of websites, is the author of several books, and is a passionate mental health advocate.
Mike Veny
Patient ExpertMike Veny is one of world’s leading mental health speakers and a high-energy corporate drumming event facilitator.
Eileen Bailey
Health WriterEileen Bailey is an award-winner author of six books on health and parenting. She specializes in ADHD, Anxiety, Sexual Health, Skin Care, Psoriasis and Skin Cancer.