Mental Illness

Mental Illness

We all experience distress in our life due to some traumatic life experience or another. Usually we are able to manage distress and are successful in overcoming it....

Psychosis

Psychosis is the most severe of all mental illnesses and involves sufferers undergoing such extreme distress that they may lose touch with reality. It is the most commonly...

Mania

Mania is often misunderstood as being a period of high energy and good mood which a lot of us casually use to discuss days in which we are...

Depression

Depression is a term that we hear and use very commonly now days. If we fail our exam, lose our cell phone or have a fight with our...

Addictions

Addictions are conditions that involve sufferers regularly engaging in specific behaviors to deal with the distress they are experiencing. Although the behaviors may offer relief in the short...

Anxiety

Some of us have heard and used the term anxiety in our lives. Whenever we feel stressed about the future then it is normal to feel anxious. However,...

Mental Illness

What is mental illness and what causes it? What are its main signs and symptoms? As discussed in the mental health section, our experiences change the brain due...