Coping with Loneliness During Quarantine Anxiety, Depression, Mental Health, Teen Mental HealthBy The Right StepJune 8, 2020Are you having trouble coping with loneliness during the quarantine? There are many restrictions that have disrupted our daily lives as a result of the pandemic. Loneliness imposes several risks to both your physical and mental health. Coping with loneliness is not always easy for some people. It is especially difficult for those individuals who…
Anxiety During A Pandemic Anxiety, Depression, Mental HealthBy The Right StepJune 2, 2020Right now, the world is facing a tremendously difficult scenario, and many people are having anxiety during this time. Stock markets have dropped, a pandemic is causing sickness and death, and empty grocery store shelves evoke significant anxiety. If you are somebody who deals with drug abuse, alcohol abuse, depression, anxiety, or another mental health…
Depression Treatment During COVID-19 Addiction, Depression, Mental HealthBy The Right StepApril 17, 2020As COVID-19 continues to cause quarantines and fear across the nation, it’s bringing a new problem to light, and that’s the problem of depression. Increased fear over health, changes in the stock market, and social isolation all contribute to anxiety and depression problems. For those who also struggle with addiction, depression treatment during COVID-19 is…
Same-Sex Marriage Bans Linked to Psychological Disorders in LGBT Community Mental HealthBy The Right StepJuly 3, 2015Legalized discrimination has real, tangible effects on the life prospects of those who are subject to its restrictions. Fortunately a number of laws have been passed in recent years that have made discrimination based on race, gender, physical impairment or sexual preference much more rare.
Study Links Teen Insomnia to Depression, Anxiety Teen Mental Health, UncategorizedBy The Right StepFebruary 24, 2015A recent study from the University of Adelaide in South Australia has identified an apparent link between insomnia, depression, generalized anxiety and panic disorders in teenagers. The results of the study were recently published in the journal Sleep Medicine.
Job Authority Linked to Depression in Women DepressionBy The Right StepJanuary 14, 2015Women who achieve job authority over others are at an increased risk for depression, a new study finds.
Smart, Devoted, Ambitious Mom—and an Alcoholic alcohol and drug addictionBy The Right StepJuly 9, 2014Cammy is one of those unassuming women with a secret weapon—a knockout smile and brains for days. She’s an assistant professor in women’s studies and the single mom of two young girls. She lectures and researches every weekday, then grabs the girls dinner on the way home. They eat in the car as they head…
Parenting Style as a Risk Factor for Adolescent Depression Teen DepressionBy The Right StepJuly 8, 2014According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention somewhere between 5-10 percent of adolescents in this country struggle with depression, and around 25 percent experience anxiety as a mental health concern. Some causes behind these conditions are not easily remedied, but a recent review of studies shows that at least one risk factor…
Postpartum Depression Symptoms Similar to PTSD Mental HealthBy The Right StepJune 18, 2014New mothers and infants are associated with feelings of excitement, joy and love. But for those mothers who suffer from postpartum depression, childbirth can also mean mental health issues that overshadow child rearing, and share similarities to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Depression Comes in Many Forms Even Among Teens Teen DepressionBy The Right StepJune 17, 2014While many of us may talk about feeling depressed, what we often mean is that we are not as ‘up’ as usual. True depression is a lot more than feeling a little bit blue. When depression strikes teens it can affect nearly everything in their lives: how they are able to perform at school; parent/child…
