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The brain and mental health -- Mental health begins with healthy brain functions -- Brain basics -- Keep your brain healthy -- The components of mental health -- Myths about mental health -- Mental and emotional well-being -- Lifestyles and mental health -- Sleep and mental health -- Physical activity and mental health -- Keeping mentally fit as you age -- Developing and reinforcing mental wellness -- Becoming more resilient -- Handling stress -- Managing anger -- Coping with grief -- Pets are good for mental health -- Mental health in the workplace -- Mental health stigma -- Mental health statistics -- Mental illnesses -- Suicide and mental illness -- Facts about suicide -- Questions about suicide risk -- Suicide risks and prevention -- Depressive disorders -- Depression -- Major depression -- Dysthymia -- Seasonal affective disorder -- Bipolar disorder -- Anxiety, fears, and phobias -- Anxiety disorders -- Anxiety disorders - an overview -- Panic disorder -- Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) -- Compulsive hoarding -- Social anxiety disorder -- Generalized anxiety disorder -- Posttraumatic stress disorder -- Psychotic disorders -- Psychosis -- Schizophrenia -- Schizoaffective disorder -- Personality disorders -- Borderline personality disorder -- Antisocial and avoidant personality disorders -- Eating and body image disorders -- Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa -- Binge eating disorder -- Body dysmorphic disorder -- Emotional eating -- Addictions -- Alcoholism, substance abuse, and addictive behavior -- Comorbidity: addiction and other mental disorders -- Link between marijuana use and mental illness -- Impulse control disorders -- What are impulse control disorders? -- Disruptive behavior disorders -- Self-harm -- Problem gambling -- Tourette syndrome -- Mental health treatments -- Responding to mental health crisis -- Treatments for mental disorders -- Recovery and the role of parents, caregivers, friends, and family members -- Mental health care services -- Types of mental health professionals -- Types of psychotherapies -- Assertive community treatment -- Mental health medications for adults -- Mental health medications for children and adolescents -- Brain stimulation therapies -- Complementary and alternative medicine for mental health care -- Herbal remedies and supplements for mental health -- Physical therapies for mental health -- Spirituality and mental heath -- Pediatric mental health concerns -- Mental health care for children and teens -- Taking your child to a therapist -- Helping children and teens to cope with violence and disaster -- A report on children's mental health -- Treatment of children with mental illness -- Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) -- Autism spectrum disorder -- Bipolar disorder in children and teens -- Learning disabilities -- Pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections (PANDAS) -- Other populations with distinctive mental health concerns -- Mental health for men -- Mental health issues among women -- Premenstrual syndrome and premenstrual dysphoric disorder -- Women and depression -- Pregnancy and depression -- Postpartum depression and postpartum psychosis -- Menopause and mental health -- Mental heath issues among older adults -- Depression in late life -- Anxiety and older adults -- Understanding memory loss -- Alzheimer disease -- Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transsexual (LGBT) mental health issues -- Mental health problems in the LGBT community -- LGBT depression -- Parents' influence on the mental health of lesbians, gay, and bisexual teens -- Victims of trauma and disaster -- Common reactions after trauma -- Coping with traumatic events -- Disaster survivors and mental health -- Mental health issues among minority and immigrant populations -- Link between mental health and poverty -- Mental illness co-occurring with other disorders -- Cancer and mental health -- Psychological stress and cancer -- Depression in cancer patients -- Cognitive disorders and delirium in advanced cancer -- Diabetes and mental health -- Epilepsy and mental health -- Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and mental health -- Pain, chronic illness, and mental health -- When pain accompanies depression -- Chronic illness and depression -- Parkinson disease and depression -- Sleep disorders and mental health -- Sleep and disease -- Sleep disorders -- Sleep and PTSD -- Stroke and mental health -- Living with mental health disorders -- Caregivers and mental health -- Self-care for family caregivers -- Dealing with caregiver stress -- For people with mental health problems -- Peer support and social inclusion -- Supporting mental health concerns in the community -- Role of educators -- Role of community and faith leaders -- Medicare and mental health benefits -- Recovery from mental health problems -- Additional health and information -- Glossary of terms related to mental health disorders -- Crisis hotlines and helplines related to mental health disorders -- Mental health organizations. |