http://www.healthzine.org/feed/ http://www.healthzine.org/ Every day new articles and updated info on all your health, beauty and fitness concerns. Mon, 7 Jul 2008 08:06:08 +0200 Mon, 7 Jul 2008 08:06:08 +0200 http://www.healthzine.org/Mental-health/mental-illness1 http://www.healthzine.org/Mental-health/mental-illness1 Mental illness in children is as real as mental health issues in adults. And in fact, the trend of mental health concerns in children is on the rise. Many factors contribute to this alarming scenario. Bullying at school can result to mental and emotional disturbance in youngsters. So is being in a hurricane, or seeing a school shooting, for instance. Violence in the family can also result to mentally ill children. Violence in the community can also cause the same, or worrying about terrorism. And then there is the change in brain chemistry during maturation which some assert as a possible cause of mental illness. Tue, 10 Jun 2008 05:39:15 +0200 http://www.healthzine.org/Mental-health/emotional-abuse1 http://www.healthzine.org/Mental-health/emotional-abuse1 Feeling safe and secure is among the most basic and important needs of a person. With a feeling of emotional security and freedom, one can enjoy life to the fullest. They would become more confident and have good self esteem. These have to do with emotional well-being and it is crucial to becoming a healthy and happy person. But there are cases when this essential need is deprived of somebody, especially in marriages. When somebody’s emotional needs are deprived, then that is emotional abuse. A person who thinks they have control and power can inflict emotional abuse. As they think they have the authority, they render no regard to others’ feelings. Tue, 20 May 2008 11:01:19 +0200 http://www.healthzine.org/Mental-health/obsessive-compulsive-disorder1 http://www.healthzine.org/Mental-health/obsessive-compulsive-disorder1 Most everybody does not like the idea of stress. But stress is something inherent to living. It is to be lived with and coped with. More often, anxiety is the normal reaction to stressful situations. In another perspective though, anxiety may not at all be completely harmful. To some extent, it might even be a useful tool for survival. But there are different degrees of anxiety. And if anxiety becomes so severe and disturbing, then it may signal a disorder. Especially if it leads to irrational and unreasonable behavior. In cases such as this, medical attention may be necessitated as an anxiety disorder might have developed. Mon, 28 Apr 2008 14:38:59 +0200 http://www.healthzine.org/Mental-health/anxiety-attacks1 http://www.healthzine.org/Mental-health/anxiety-attacks1 A sudden chronic illness, going through extreme stress or remembering a traumatic event in the past can all be overwhelming experiences. They can trigger strong emotions to come to the surface. A possible occurrence following them could be anxiety attacks. Normal anxiety in itself is unpleasant. It is aggravated to a more severe degree during an anxiety attack, or otherwise known as a panic attack. What are the symptoms of this condition? They could be dry mouth and chest pains, increased heart and breathing rates, nausea, diarrhea and sweating. The same can be said with loss of touch with reality, numbness or tingling in the limbs and an upset stomach or nausea. Wed, 9 Apr 2008 09:24:33 +0200 http://www.healthzine.org/Mental-health/schizophrenia http://www.healthzine.org/Mental-health/schizophrenia It may come as a surprise, but there is a natural means for schizophrenia sufferers to alleviate their symptoms. “Natural”, the compound is, and it's not in any way associated with pharmaceuticals. In fact, it's completely safe, and more so it's the least expensive. What can this natural compound be? The answer is none other than NICOTINE. The substance may have had a bad reputation owing to its involvement with smoking. But in its pure form, it's a naturally occurring compound. The compound is safe and non-toxic when pure. How is nicotine able to relieve schizophrenia? Simply put, nicotine affects the mood and concentration. Sat, 22 Mar 2008 07:34:40 +0100 http://www.healthzine.org/Mental-health/stress-relief1 http://www.healthzine.org/Mental-health/stress-relief1 One can hear about it and read about it everywhere- everybody is stressed out. Anybody can be driven stressfully insane by the mad rush of daily activities. Everybody seems to be hurrying and scurrying with work, and the kids and things to do at home. Along with always being in a rush is anxiety - the worry of not being able to keep up. All these can leave one exhausted and burnt out. One’s system can become overworked, and a break down may not be far ahead. Before heading off to that grand breakdown, one must keep a rein on stress. Tue, 4 Mar 2008 07:00:43 +0100 http://www.healthzine.org/Mental-health/causes-of-schizophrenia http://www.healthzine.org/Mental-health/causes-of-schizophrenia The disease schizophrenia remains to be a troubling one. When one says somebody is “schizophrenic”, it is generally connoted with being severely crazy. Well that craziness is merely a result of a physical irregularity in the body, or the brain. Yes, schizophrenia is a physical ailment, but its consequences are mental. It leads to a mental breakdown which would appear as “crazy” to other people. The nature of this disease remains to be vague, and medical science has yet to discover more about it. The same thing with the causes of schizophrenia- they're not fully known. Studies have cited that the disease is genetic in nature. Fri, 8 Feb 2008 09:06:53 +0100 http://www.healthzine.org/Mental-health/social-anxiety http://www.healthzine.org/Mental-health/social-anxiety Many people are shy, and being shy is not so much of a sin. Being shy can be just what a person’s characteristic is. Shy people are often more quiet than other people typically are. They may be a bit nervous when interacting, and they may often blush. But one can go about with living despite being shy. The point is, it does not have to be debilitating. Otherwise, it would be regarded as social anxiety. When a person is shy, it does not necessarily mean that they have social anxiety. And a person who has social anxiety may not always be shy. Sat, 12 Jan 2008 04:43:15 +0100 http://www.healthzine.org/Mental-health/narcissistic-personality-disorder http://www.healthzine.org/Mental-health/narcissistic-personality-disorder There are studies citing that narcissistic personality disorder affects a vast number of the total population- about 1% of it. But still others assert that the number is lower than that. The real cause of narcissistic personality disorder is also vague. There are those who say that narcissistic personality disorder is a developmental disorder. This developmental disorder is said to result from some childhood trauma. Some thoughts though cite that narcissistic personality disorder is a learned behavior and that it has no clinical basis. If narcissistic personality disorder is psychological in nature, then there can be hope for treatment. Therapy and other treatment measures can help the narcissist relearn their behavior. Thu, 27 Dec 2007 13:30:34 +0100 http://www.healthzine.org/Mental-health/holiday-stress http://www.healthzine.org/Mental-health/holiday-stress Everybody seems to be looking forward to the holidays. After all, isn’t the holidays a time for family get togethers, parties and fun? Food, festivities and laughter. Catching up with friends and of course, having a break. Well, that’s one way of looking at the end of the year and the beginning of a new one. It’s basically a time for celebrating. But then again, that’s not what the holidays is all about. Fun for the holidays goes with holiday stress. What is holiday stress exactly. Virtually everybody experiences holiday stress, even children. The atmosphere is splendid during the holidays. Tue, 4 Dec 2007 09:50:42 +0100 http://www.healthzine.org/Mental-health/attention-deficit-disorder http://www.healthzine.org/Mental-health/attention-deficit-disorder Attention deficit disorder is seen to be prevalent among children. During childhood when attention deficit disorder is diagnosed, it is best that treatment is employed early on. Much is to be said about the difference early treatment and intervention can make. So it is with attention deficit disorder. With early treatment of the condition, a child is exposed to coping mechanisms. It is then that the symptoms can be controlled and the child can be functional. Inattentiveness or hyperactivity or a combination of both is the major characteristic of attention deficit disorder. This is most often identified in young children. Tue, 20 Nov 2007 15:32:15 +0100 http://www.healthzine.org/Mental-health/stress-management http://www.healthzine.org/Mental-health/stress-management The world is generally becoming more competitive. In every field, competition is sure to brew. This is among the high stress conditions that most people have to live with. High stress conditions apparently give way to tension-filled and pressure laden living. Under such circumstances people are prone to emotional outbursts. Other than that, health conditions can also develop. To ward off such incidences, stress management is deemed essential. Stress management is perhaps indispensable in the current mode of living. Stress management serves as an individual’s blow off steam. It is a healthy means of channeling negative energy. With various stress management techniques, one can learn to cope with a high strung and stressful environment. Mon, 5 Nov 2007 14:16:02 +0100 http://www.healthzine.org/Mental-health/schizoaffective-disorder http://www.healthzine.org/Mental-health/schizoaffective-disorder To date, constant studies and researches are being conducted to establish certainty about mental illness. It remains to baffle those in the mental health field as to what the real causes of mental disorders are. The same can be said with their nature and the real cure that can address them. This is especially true of schizoaffective disorder. Schizoaffective disorder affects more women than men. The age onset of schizoaffective disorder is later in women than in men as well. When schizoaffective disorder affects men, however, the patients tend to exhibit antisocial traits and behavior. Those suffering from schizoaffective disorder were thought of to have initially been diagnosed with manic depression. Wed, 31 Oct 2007 09:59:52 +0100 http://www.healthzine.org/Mental-health/symptoms-of-schizophrenia http://www.healthzine.org/Mental-health/symptoms-of-schizophrenia It remains to baffle experts as to what the real cause or causes of schizophrenia is. Evidently, the onset of symptoms of schizophrenia is associated with the brain. Contrary to what others may believe, though, schizophrenia is not a disease of the mind. Schizophrenia is an illness which is physical in nature, nevertheless, symptoms of schizophrenia affect the mind. It may come as a surprise to note that schizophrenia is not a psychiatric disorder. It may have its underlying causes in the physical sense, however, its consequences manifest on one’s personality and their thought processes. Treatment of the disease often entails alleviation of the symptoms of schizophrenia. Thu, 18 Oct 2007 16:26:46 +0200 http://www.healthzine.org/Mental-health/life-coaching http://www.healthzine.org/Mental-health/life-coaching At times an individual can be left alone in the muddle of life’s incongruities but with advances in the field of psychology and self-help, giving up may no longer be an option. When living comes to the point of being backbreaking, there are now professionals which an individual can turn to for aid. Primarily, there are therapists and life coaches. There are those who associate both with one another, but is therapy really the same as life coaching? Apparently, one may think that both therapy and life coaching are all about empowerment and healing, but is that notion really accurate? Therapy and life coaching is indeed about empowerment and healing, but there ought to be a demarcation between that statement.