Common Mental Health Disorders

Mental health is an optimal level of thinking, feeling, and relating to others

Thursday, October 22, 2015 Follow Us         Featured Mental Health: Get the Facts on Common Disorders Mental health is an optimal way of thinking, relating to others, and feeling. All of the diagnosable mental disorders fall under the umbrella of mental illness. Depression, anxiety, and... Read more ...  News Pot Use Doubles Among Americans in Past Decade: Report As laws and attitudes about marijuana have relaxed in the past decade, the number of Americans who say they smoke pot has more than doubled, a new report shows. And with that... Read more ... Many Seniors Given Antipsychotic Meds, Despite Potential Problems Antipsychotic drug use in American seniors increases with age, a new study cautions. The researchers found that the percentage of people aged 80 to 84 who received a... Read more ... Obama Administration Takes Aim at Epidemic of Heroin, Painkiller Abuse President Barack Obama on Wednesday will announce a major new initiative aimed at fighting the ongoing epidemic of prescription painkiller and heroin abuse. Dozens of major medical... Read more ... Depression Center MedicineNet's Depression Center gives you all of the tools necessary to maintain a healthy body and mind. Get access to various depression topics, slideshows, quizzes and medications for reference. Depression is an illness that involves the body, mood, and thoughts. It affects how one eats and sleeps, the way one feels about oneself, and the way one thinks about things. The main types of depression are major depression, dysthymia, and bipolar disease (also called manic-depressive disease). Read more ... Health Tools   Picture Slideshows   Quizzes   Health & Living   Pinpoint Your Pain   Medical Word of the Day   More Newsletters   Diseases and Conditions   Medical Picture of the Day   MedicineNet Home