Mental Health

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  The Symptoms, Causes and Treatment of Frontal Lobe Dementia

  When mental ability declines severely enough to interfere with daily life, it is labeled as dementia. At least two brain functions...
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  The Causes, Symptoms and Treatment of Fluid Around the Heart

  A thin sac-like protective membrane that surrounds the heart is called the pericardium. There are multiple delicate layers that make up...
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  The Causes, Risk Factors and Preparing for Ablation Therapy

  Ablation surgery is designed to let the surgeon destroy some of the abnormal tissue that might be contributing to various medical...
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  These 10 Common Panic and Anxiety Attack Symptoms Are Signs You May Have an Anxiety Disorder

  Anxiety is a disorder that impacts millions of individuals annually around the world. The most common form of anxiety includes GAD,...
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  Shock Therapy

  Shock therapy or Electro Convulsive Therapy has been around since the early 20th century. It is a form of convulsive therapy....
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  Recovery Model

  The recovery approach is a philosophy that came to fruition during the latter half of the 20th century. It was a...
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  Psychotherapy

  Psychotherapy has its roots all the way back in 4th century BC with the Greeks. One of its founders and most...
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  Psychosurgery

  Psychosurgery or lobotomies, as we are more familiar with in the United States, were introduced during the 1930s. It was a...
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  Psychiatric Medications

  Psychiatric medications are psychoactive drugs that have been legalized and used to affect the nervous system and chemical makeup of the...
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  Involuntary Commitment

  Involuntary commitment is when someone is court-ordered to undergo treatment for the symptoms of severe mental health that they exhibit. In...