First Aid Mental Health

Mental Health Articles

• A Practical Way to Prevent Suicide
  
  Suicide has only one goal — death. It has caused agony, sleepless nights, and oceans of tears for those who are left behind. However, despite its deadly intentions, suicidality is also a cry for help.
• How Distressing is Social Phobia?
  
  Devastating as it is, Social Phobia can be treated. However, patience is a must since relief doesn’t always come as expected.
• Common Causes of Clinical Depression
  
  As clinicians, our challenge is to know the real cause of depression that afflicts our patients.
• Do You Have Manic-Depression?
  
  In my practice, some individuals visit my clinic with preconceive notion that they have Bipolar Disorder.
• Major Depression and Its Serious Complications
  
  Those who ignore and don’t do anything run the risk of developing serious complications. Like any medical disorder, untreated major depression has its hazards.
• Dealing with Panic Attacks
  
  An episode is usually sudden, described as coming “out of the blue,” and usually not precipitated by any triggers.
• Never-ending Trauma
  
  We may not know it but any trauma can leave behind not just scars, but also pain, horror, depression, and impairment long after the experience.
• What Alzheimer’s Dementia really is?
  
  Each time a family member is suffering from memory loss, Alzheimer’s disease seems to be the only logical explanation.
• Behavioral and Psychological Consequences of Alzheimer’s Dementia
  
  Although difficult to deal with, most of these behavioral and psychological consequences of dementia can be treated especially if recognized and addressed early.