Therapy Can Lead to Growth. Are you seeking to take care of yourself and build a life of worth? Start by understanding the ways in which your preferences can lead to a solid foundation of how you...
Melancholic depression is a commonly used term for a major depressive episode with melancholic features. Central signs include a profound loss of pleasure, little emotional response to positive...
Bipolar disorder is not a personality disorder. It belongs to a separate diagnostic category—bipolar and related disorders—and is widely described as one of the primary affective disorders, or mood...
Catatonic depression is a commonly used term for major depressive disorder—a severe subtype accompanied by catatonia—a syndrome affecting movement, speech, responsiveness, and behavior. Symptoms of...
Bipolar disorder has a strong genetic component, and family history can increase the likelihood of developing it. However, bipolar disorder is not caused by a single gene. Multiple genes,...
Current diagnostic criteria classify attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) as a neurodevelopmental childhood disorder that begins before age 12. Many adults, however, do not recognize...
A panic attack is a sudden, intense surge of fear or physical distress that peaks quickly—often within minutes. An "anxiety attack" is an informal term people use to describe anxiety that builds...
Neurodivergence is a broad, non-medical umbrella term describing meaningful differences in how people think, learn, focus, communicate, process sensory information, and regulate emotions. It...
Deindividuation is a concept from personality and social psychology describing how a person's individual identity, self-awareness, and sense of personal responsibility can become less prominent...
Executive officers—whether leading a corporation, commanding a military unit, or managing operations across a complex organization—face compounding pressures that make burnout uniquely difficult to...
Unipolar depression, also known as major depressive disorder, causes persistent low mood, low energy, and loss of pleasure for at least two weeks, without the manic episodes seen in bipolar...
Adultism is the belief or practice that adults are inherently better than young people. In the workplace, it can show up when young adults and early-career professionals are dismissed, micromanaged,...
A personalized treatment plan is a collaborative roadmap that identifies your presenting problem, sets measurable treatment goals, and outlines evidence-based interventions like DBT skills. For...