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.
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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.
Eat Your Way to Less Anxiety
Regulating your gut bacteria with food and supplements like probiotics may help you feel less anxious, according to a new study.
Sweet Validation: Burnout Is Now a Bonafide Diagnosis
Whether you’re a freelancer or work a 9-to-5, workplace stress is real. And now your doctor can even diagnose it.
Psoriasis: The Mind-Skin Connection
Dermatologists and psychiatrists agree: Psoriasis can significantly mess with your mind. Here, people who have the skin condition share how they've learned to thrive emotionally.
Staying Fit During Chemo: A New Reason to Get Active With Cancer
Dealing with cancer can cause your mood to plummet. And when your body is already pumped with cancer drugs, you may want an alternative to popping a pill to get through the anxiety and depression—especially if you’re older.
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.