To kick off Mental Health Awareness Month this May, we thought we'd talk some fundamentals of therapy. I mean, the whole point is to help people find coping tools and…
The history of mental health has assumed that we humans do whatever possible to seek pleasure and avoid pain. The 1980s pumped out some foundational theories, including how this assumption…
Treatments for alcohol and substance use disorders often use methods originally developed for other mental health concerns. Research shows promising results for many evidence-based substance use treatments, which provide therapists…
Alcohol use disorder is still extremely common. Despite declines in alcohol use among youth in the US, research finds that one in ten Americans still experiences difficulties with alcohol use.…
Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s old school short story, The Yellow Wallpaper (1892) offers a chilling depiction of postpartum depression. This depression ultimately develops into a sort of postpartum psychosis. Written over…
What's up with the wacky weed? Does it help? Does it not help? Clients often believe it helps them. But what should mental health professionals know about the effects of…
Self-harm and self-injury come when an individual harms themselves physically. Nonsuicidal self-injury is not intended to lead to suicide, but it can lead to death. So then why do people…
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