Anxiety Disorders and Panic Attacks: Calming the Mind
If anxiety impairs functioning in your daily life, it may be an anxiety disorder. Hear from experts and patients who have dealt with this disabling condition, and learn how to choose a mental health provider.
Stress is a normal psychological and physical reaction to the demands of life. There are positive and negative kinds of stress that can both help and hurt our mind and body. Stress is also categorized by how long it lasts by being either acute or chronic.
Depression is a mood disorder that causes changes in how you think, feel, act and handle daily activities. To be diagnosed with depression, a person must experience symptoms every day for at least two weeks.
Bipolar disorder is a mental illness that causes dramatic swings in mood. Depending on their type of illness, people with bipolar disorder may alternate between periods of extreme elevated mood and activity or extreme irritability, known as mania, and periods of very low mood, or depression. Psychotherapy and medications can help people manage their bipolar disorders and live productive lives.
