A healthy diet can have many health benefits including improving one’s mental functioning and mood. Pay attention to the kinds of food you’re eating, and also if you’re getting adequate nutrition during the day. Sometimes, with a very busy schedule, we skip meals or eat...
The new DSM 5 (the standard in the assessment of mental health disorders) has been rolled out and as clinicians become more familiar with the changes, two disorders in particular has had significant changes in conceptualization. The previous manual (DSM IV-TR) contained somatization disorder which...
When someone is experiencing anxiety, usually the first thought is that it is generated primarily in the mind and that there are no other possibilities for the symptoms. After a thorough mental health exam, further exploration of the physical health is also important to make...