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Explore mental health and addiction guides, recovery information and practical support for individuals and families from THE BALANCE. Topic hubs provide clinical ownership; the collections below connect related questions across diagnoses and life stages.
Crisis Support, Self-Harm and Mental Health Safety; Recovery and Relapse Prevention: Continuing Support; Family Support for Mental Health and Addiction; Children and Adolescents: Mental Health and Addiction Support; Perinatal Mental Health: Pregnancy, Postpartum and Family Support; Older Adults: Mental Health, Addiction and Support; Neurodevelopmental Support: Care That Fits the Person.
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Symptoms are understood in context, including overlap and co-occurring needs.
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Bring triggers, early warning signs, coping actions and support contacts into a plan you can return to.
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Psychologist vs. Therapist
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Foods that Help Anxiety
Anxiety is the state of mind in which humans feel stressed and do not want to do the normal functioning of daily life. For…
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High Functioning Anxiety
High-functioning anxiety could indeed be challenging to deal with. While a person may appear to be in good health on the surface, he or…
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Psychologist vs. Psychiatrist
Psychologists are mental health professionals with clinical skills to help people struggling with life challenges/issues and mental health problems.
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Anxiety vs. Depression
Anxiety and depression are both debilitating conditions. If you or your loved one has early symptoms consult a mental health professional.
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Conditions Treated with Neurofeedback
Neurofeedback has been studied for conditions such as anxiety, depression, ADHD, sleep disorders, epilepsy, migraines, autism, addiction, and even traumatic brain injury. Unlike traditional…
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How does Depression Effect The Brain
Depression is a serious mental illness that can lead to physical effects. So, the only way to save yourself from the worst outcomes of…
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Public Intoxication
Public intoxication, also called public drunkenness, is defined most commonly as a misdemeanor and disorderly behavior of someone who is visibly under the influence…
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Alcohol Effects on Brain
As considered above, alcohol affects the whole body negatively; however, it is the brain that takes a toll. It hinders the brain's communication pathways…
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Hydrocodone and Alcohol
Hydrocodone and alcohol should not be mixed. These substances will badly affect vital organs of the body and will lessen the body's efficiency.
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CPTSD vs. PTSD
Complex PTSD involves trauma that is ongoing and/or may happen frequently.
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Lamictal and Alcohol
Alcohol can worsen dizziness, drowsiness and impaired coordination while taking lamotrigine. Follow your prescriber's or pharmacist's advice about alcohol rather than assuming a particular…
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