Jul 30, 2026 | Blog, Depression, Mental Health
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 events, psychomotor changes, early morning waking, appetite loss, and...
Jul 28, 2026 | Mental Health, Blog, CBT Therapy, DBT Therapy, Depression, Emotion Regulation
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 disorders. Personality disorders involve long-standing behavioral...
Jul 22, 2026 | Depression, Blog, Emotion Regulation, Resilience
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 catatonic depression require prompt medical and psychiatric...
Jul 20, 2026 | Blog, Mental Health
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, environmental factors, sleep patterns, stress, and life experiences all interact...
Jul 14, 2026 | Blog, Mental Health
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 their symptoms until much later—often when responsibilities increase,...
Jul 9, 2026 | Anxiety, Blog, Mental Health
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 gradually around a specific worry or stressor. Both are real,...