It’s one thing if you don’t like the person your teen is dating, but it’s quite another to realize that your teen is in an unhealthy relationship. Being involved in an unhealthy relationship can take a serious toll on your teen’s mental and physical health, social life, and education. Young adults who experience violence in a relationship are more likely to drink heavily, smoke marijuana, develop depression, or experience suicidal tendencies....
BuSpar (buspirone) is a medication used to treat generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), and its effectiveness has been well established for this purpose. This anti-anxiety drug was originally approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 1986. While the name brand BuSpar has been discontinued, the medication is still available in its generic form (buspirone). Since many people still use the brand name BuSpar and the generic name buspirone interchangeably, this article will use both terms to refer to the medication....
Many of us like to enjoy a nice, cold beer as we unwind after a long day, and may even enjoy sharing a few beers with friends from time to time. If you are a breastfeeding parent, you may be wondering if any of these activities are safe to do now that you aren’t pregnant anymore. You might question whether drinking beer will be safe for your baby. Experts agree that drinking beer can be safe, as long as it’s done carefully....
Staying healthy is always important and when you get pregnant, making sure you don’t get sick may become even more of a priority. You may worry about keeping your developing baby safe. Additionally, pregnancy already comes with plenty of discomforts, such as morning sickness and fatigue, so you may want to avoid getting sick on top of all that. Getting an annual flu shot is the best way to prevent the seasonal flu, but you may wonder whether it’s safe to get immunized while pregnant....
If you are researching miscarriage causes or have experienced one or more miscarriages, you may have learned that doctors cannot always explain why they happen. Recurrent miscarriages have an identifiable cause only about 25% to 50% of the time. There are many as yet unproven theories about what causes the remaining recurrent miscarriage cases. One of them is that high levels of a hormone called prolactin may contribute to pregnancy loss....
Cogentin (benztropine) is used for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease and is in a class of drugs called anticholinergics. These drugs help rebalance irregular activity of acetylcholine neurotransmitters, which are crucial to brain and muscle function. Cogentin improves muscle control and has been shown to decrease rigidity and tremors associated with Parkinson’s disease. It is also sometimes used to treat people with bipolar disorder who have developed parkinsonism. Cogentin comes in 0....
The Emotional Freedom Technique, or simply EFT, is an experimental method that has grown in popularity. If you have been contemplating the use of EFT for the treatment of panic disorder, it is important to be aware that the effectiveness of this alternative method has not been established and has often been considered “pseudoscience” by the clinical psychology community. The following describes an overview of EFT and considerations about this alternative method....
Pregnancy can bring many surprises to a relationship for both the mother and father-to-be. If you think the expecting mother is the only one whose body will go through changes throughout the gestational nine months, you’re quite mistaken. Expecting fathers often experience sympathetic pregnancy pains, including a wide range of psychological and physical distresses, including anxiety, difficulty sleeping, weight gain, and changes in family and professional relationships throughout a pregnancy. This sympathetic pregnancy is typically referred to as Couvade Syndrome, or “pregnant dad” syndrome....
“As a single father, I want to get full custody of my kids, but it just seems so hopeless.” “Do fathers have the same parental rights as mothers?” “Can fathers get full custody in court or are they automatically at a disadvantage?” These are real questions single dads across the U.S. are asking. Before you give up on getting full custody of your kids, here are the answers single dads need to know....
A hypothesis is a tentative statement about the relationship between two or more variables. It is a specific, testable prediction about what you expect to happen in a study. For example, a study designed to look at the relationship between sleep deprivation and test performance might have a hypothesis that states, “This study is designed to assess the hypothesis that sleep-deprived people will perform worse on a test than individuals who are not sleep-deprived....
Follow Now: Apple Podcasts / Spotify / Google Podcasts Every Friday on The Verywell Mind Podcast, Editor-in-Chief Amy Morin, LCSW, shares the “Friday Fix”—a short episode featuring a quick, actionable tip or exercise to help you manage a specific mental health issue or concern. Friday Fix: Episode 156 Your brain tries to be helpful. It tells you about the dangers you should be looking out for so that you don’t get hurt....
Many people who have a history of eczema notice that the skin condition tends to worsen during pregnancy, likely thanks to changing hormones and other shifts that occur in the body while growing a baby. If you’ve had eczema in the past, pregnancy might be a time when your eczema reappears. Others experience eczema for the first time while pregnant. The itchy, inflamed skin patches may linger (or show up for the first time) after your baby is born, too....
Seeking Safety is a form of cognitive-behavioral group therapy that specifically targets the unique problems that result when people struggle with drug and alcohol abuse as well as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Why People With PTSD Have Substance Abuse Problems PTSD is an anxiety disorder and many people with such disorders and other mental health conditions turn to drugs and alcohol to cope with their feelings of discomfort. People with PTSD tend to be hypervigilant....
Having a healthy, positive relationship with your child is crucial for many reasons—even discipline. When you have a healthy relationship, your child will strive to do his best under your leadership. Think about it this way: would you be more motivated by a mean boss you didn’t like or by a helpful supervisor whom you respected? If you’re like most people, you’d do your best work when you’re under a great leader....
Sensitivity is not necessarily a bad thing. Having this quality means that you are observant, conscientious, and thoughtful. However, it can sometimes lead to overwhelming emotions when faced with social conflict, criticism, or rejection. Being sensitive means you sometimes overinterpret or overreact to perceived criticism or judgment. If you tend to be a highly sensitive person, you are more likely to sense social threats. But with this high sensitivity comes increased reactivity, which might cause you to misread signals from others....
While talking to your kids about drugs and alcohol sounds about as enjoyable as having a root canal, it is not a topic that should be ignored. Pretending the risks do not exist or convincing yourself that your kids would never engage in such behavior is not realistic. What’s more, it is downright dangerous to avoid discussing this topic—no matter how uncomfortable or unprepared you feel. As a parent, you have no way of predicting how your kids will respond when they are offered drugs or alcohol or whether they will even know how to resist peer pressure unless you have been having ongoing conversations since a young age....
Suicide in Asia and Hong Kong When I was growing up, every so often, my mom would bring up a Hong Kong news story about a teenager dying by suicide over grades. Parents would lose themselves as their children left this world through their apartment windows. Care and Trigger Warning This article contains content that may be sensitive to some individuals. It references self-harm, disordered eating, and suicide. If reading this brings up uncomfortable feelings for you, you can speak confidentially with trained advocates for free....
Middle school is a time of transition for many students. As kids prepare themselves for high school and beyond, they have to give up the often nurturing environment of the elementary school for the realities of middle school. Good Study Habits Are Key in Middle School If you’re the parent of a middle schooler, you may be concerned about your child’s grade point average (GPA). There are a few things to consider when you review your child’s grades and their middle school GPA....
Valbenazine, more commonly known as Ingrezza, is the first FDA-approved medication for tardive dyskinesia (TD), a serious side effect from long-term use of drugs that treat mental illness. Ingrezza is a vesicular monoamine transporter 2 (VMAT2) inhibitor that works by changing the activity of certain natural substances in the brain. Ingrezza helps patients who are dealing with TD, which appears as repetitive, jerking movements in the face, neck, and tongue as a result of long-term use of antipsychotic medications....
Keisy Myumi started her fitness journey like many others—she just wanted to get in shape. What followed was a calling to help others transform their bodies. “I fell in love with how empowered [fitness] made me feel physically and mentally,” says the Atlanta-based holistic health coach and mom of one. (Her son, Wave Corinthian, is 14 months old at press time.) Parents don’t work 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.—we work 7 a....
