Couples therapy is sometimes referred to as marriage counseling. Not all couples are married, so the term couples therapy is preferred. Similar to family therapy, couples therapy focuses on the ... Read More

People suffering social phobia experience increased brain activity when confronted with threatening faces or frightening social situations. This new finding could help identify how severe a person's social phobia ... Read More

One of the best ways to find a therapist is to get a recommendation from a trusted friend or relative who has worked with a particular therapist. As in all ... Read More

The Relaxation Response is a simple form of meditation that anyone can use. Using this technique can decrease stress in your life and help you focus. Follow these instructions for ... Read More

Schizophrenia is a chronic, severe, and disabling brain disease. Around one percent of the population will develop schizophrenia during their lifetime. More than 2 million Americans suffer from the illness ... Read More

A schizophrenia drug removed from the UK market in 1998 has returned to the market in Estonia. According to a recent press release, Serdolect® (sertindole) is now available in ... Read More

Psychotherapy involves talking with a mental health professional for the purposing of treating a mental illness or solving life problems. With or without medications, psychotherapy can be an effective ... Read More

A nationwide survey from LocumTenens.com has found that 25% of psychiatrists responding to a 2005 survey said they would not choose medicine if they could decide their career paths all over ... Read More

An estimated 15 percent, or about 19.2 million employees, drink on the job or just before going to work, according to a study by the University at Buffalo's Research Institute ... Read More

A new study has found that genetics plays a bigger role in depression for women than it does for men. Researchers reviewed "twin studies" of depression - studies that compared ... Read More

How do you maintain your composure when you feel like your 'buttons' are being pushed? Clare Albright, Psy.D. has some ideas in this article. I agree with most of ... Read More

Albert Ellis, the father of Rational Emotive Therapy, has been kicked off the Board of the Albert Ellis Institute. Ellis was once proclaimed the second most influential psychologist in ... Read More

Are you getting enough sunshine? Quite a few people become depressed as the days get shorter. Seasonal depression is sometimes hard to diagnose because it kicks-in at the same ... Read More