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Over 4 hours of smartphone use daily may affect mental health
Adolescents who indulge in smartphones for more than four hours daily could be at higher risk of ad…
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She tried everything to overcome an eating disorder. Then, she found 'magic' mushrooms.
Danielle Meinert had ARFID, an eating disorder defined by "safe" and "unsafe" foods. She says a psi…
Julia Pugachevsky
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I was diagnosed with anorexia, major depressive disorder, and borderline personality disorder. Here's how I recovered.
I struggled after getting comorbid diagnoses of borderline personality disorder, anorexia, and majo…
Andrea Rosenhaft
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Extreme heat can worsen the side effects of medications used to treat depression and bipolar disorder
Those who take lithium or antidepressants are particularly vulnerable to extreme heat, physicians s…
Katie Hawkinson
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Amanda Bynes was put under psychiatric hold. A mental health nurse said patients are restrained in some cases.
The actress, who has bipolar, was detained under California's code 5150 after reportedly having a p…
Amber Middleton
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I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder before heading to college. In my first weeks, I had a manic episode and was forced to drop out.
Bipolar disorder forced her to drop out of college. She stopped taking her medication at the Univer…
Elizabeth Drucker
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India wants more IITs to have wellness centers to curb stress and depression
The Indian government wants to address mental disorders and well-being of students and prevent suic…
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A new brain imaging study shows what anorexia does to a person's brain, and how weight gain appears to reverse the changes
Young women with anorexia had reduced cortical thickness, which has been linked to lower general in…
Rachel Hosie
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A woman with obsessive compulsive disorder says negotiating with her fiancé helps with her extreme fear of germs
Allison Raskin has been living with OCD since she was four. She said therapy, medication, and self-…
Julia Naftulin
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I'm a Black woman with borderline personality disorder. Getting an accurate diagnosis for my symptoms was nearly impossible.
Ashley Jaye said she was initially diagnosed with depression, but she did more research and sought …
DeArbea Walker,Anna Medaris,K…
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Amber Heard was diagnosed with a controversial ‘attention seeking’ personality disorder here's what to know about it
A psychologist hired by Johnny Depp's team said Amber Heard has histrionic personality disorder. Th…
Anna Medaris
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If you feel so awkward around people you avoid going out with friends, you may have social anxiety disorder
Social anxiety disorder is a mental health condition and notably different from just being shy. Get…
Cassandra Miasnikov,Aaron Ste…
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If you feel so awkward around people you avoid going out with friends, you may have social anxiety disorder
Social anxiety disorder is a mental health condition and notably different from just being shy. Get…
Cassandra Miasnikov,Aaron Ste…
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'Moon Knight' star Oscar Isaac says his brother was his stand-in when he had to interact with himself
In the Disney+ series, which releases new episodes on Wednesdays, Isaac's character Steven Grant co…
Ayomikun Adekaiyero
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I was miserable for half of every month and recuperating the other half. It turns out I have premenstrual dysphoric disorder.
Premenstrual dysphoric disorder, a severe version of PMS, left the author struggling. The disorder …
Chelsie DeSouza
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My daughter has struggled with an eating disorder since she was 14. At her lowest, she weighed 80 pounds.
This mom noticed her daughter was spending more time in her room and skipping meals as early as 14.…
Lauren Crosby Medlicott
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My dad has bipolar disorder. Despite the stigma we dealt with, it never got in the way of me having a happy childhood.
The author explains how growing up talking openly about her dad's bipolar diagnosis helped her to u…
Kelly Burch
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One warning sign that a child could have dissociative identity disorder and what increases their risk, according to a psychiatrist
Dissociative identity disorder is a rare condition where a person's mind is divided into various se…
Julia Naftulin
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3 signs you could be dating someone with dissociative identity disorder, according to an expert who's worked with people with the condition
People with dissociative identity disorder enter altered states, which they learned as protective m…
Julia Naftulin
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'Neurological, psychiatric complications in COVID-19 patients identified'
"This data represents an important snapshot of the brain-related complications of COVID-19 in hospi…