(BlackDoctor.org) -- Mental illness is a serious issue in the Black community - African Americans are over-represented in the high-need populations that are particularly at risk for mental illnesses - but hardly one-third of of Blacks are getting the help they need. The unfortunate result of this is that families and loved ones are often put in difficult position of trying to provide care and control the physical, mental and/or emotional damage that is often the
(BlackDoctor.org) – Some degree of stress is unavoidable. But if you’re constantly suffering from daily life stressors, such as work problems or relationship challenges, your symptoms may be subtler, says Stevan E. Hobfoll, PhD, chair of the department of behavioral sciences at Rush University Medical Center. If you experience any of the following signs, take some time for yourself. Take a walk, listen to some music, meditate, pray or simply relax in a comfortable chair and
(BlackDoctor.org) -- When the bills are due and the work days are long, anxiety can quickly take over. Stress can consume your mind and chronic stress increases the already high risk African Americans have for hypertension, stroke and heart disease. The ways we deal with stress can turn an already unhealthy situation into an even more dangerous one. The following frequently relied-upon stress relievers are potentially harmful to your health.
(BlackDoctor.org) -- OCD—obsessive-compulsive disorder—causes people to become fixated on anything from germs to accidents to injuries, which, in turn, leads to developing rituals to calm these obsessive thoughts. Some people with this anxiety disorder develop intrusive thoughts that they will inadvertently harm someone else.
If you're struggling with OCD, here are some tips that can help:
(BlackDoctor.org) -- Mental illness is a serious issue in the Black community - African Americans are over-represented in the high-need populations that are particularly at risk for mental illnesses - but hardly one-third of of Blacks are getting the help they need. The unfortunate result of this is that families and loved ones are often put in difficult position of trying to provide care and control the physical, mental and/or emotional damage that is often the
(BlackDoctor.org) – Some degree of stress is unavoidable. But if you’re constantly suffering from daily life stressors, such as work problems or relationship challenges, your symptoms may be subtler, says Stevan E. Hobfoll, PhD, chair of the department of behavioral sciences at Rush University Medical Center. If you experience any of the following signs, take some time for yourself. Take a walk, listen to some music, meditate, pray or simply relax in a comfortable chair and
(BlackDoctor.org) -- When the bills are due and the work days are long, anxiety can quickly take over. Stress can consume your mind and chronic stress increases the already high risk African Americans have for hypertension, stroke and heart disease. The ways we deal with stress can turn an already unhealthy situation into an even more dangerous one. The following frequently relied-upon stress relievers are potentially harmful to your health.
(BlackDoctor.org) -- OCD—obsessive-compulsive disorder—causes people to become fixated on anything from germs to accidents to injuries, which, in turn, leads to developing rituals to calm these obsessive thoughts. Some people with this anxiety disorder develop intrusive thoughts that they will inadvertently harm someone else.