Stable peoplecan handle some pretty rough friendship behavior that my bipolar doesn’t allow me to handle. I can lose sleep and get sick very quickly if a friendship is upsetting or confusing. I know this is not a regular reaction, but it is what happens in my“bipolar brain.” I can ...
Bipolar Disorder Versus Depression Both are mood disorders. Learn the difference and what to do next if you suspect you have either condition. Alexandra FrostApril 14, 2025 Types of Therapy Searching for a therapist? You’re not alone. Millions of people get professional help to treat depression...
Connect with a therapist How much sleep do teenagers need? If you're a busy teenager or the parent of a busy teenager, 10 hours of sleep per night may sound difficult to achieve. Many adolescents prioritize schoolwork, social stressors, part-time jobs, and extracurricular activities and forge...
We usually expect a child will respond to consequences—loss of privileges or losing a parent’s trust—in a way that makes him uncomfortable, which will lead the child to change his behavior. The problem is, ODD kids will stand there while parents are addressing an issue or concern, and...
and that was a longitudinal study of children at the beginning of life with a major focus on recording all of the time that they spent in childcare and measuring the quality of that childcare to see how that major influence on their life panned out, and those children have now been followe...
to wonder, since Emma was such a staunch conservative (or as her dad liked to say, “Emma is to the right of right.” if Emma came up with the priest who turned politician because of his being a democrat and running for office. Maybe Emma wanted to stop his political career. Did ...
were kind of like strangers,” he says. As a result, Gucci felt like a first-time father with Ice. “I never knew how much attention you got to pay to a baby,” he says. “It’s not easy. It’s a great thing and I love it, but it’s definitely challenging to be a parent....
Most parasomnias, which include night terrors, sleepwalking, and sleep talking, are caused by agenetic predisposition. If a parent or sibling experiences parasomnia, the child is more likely to do the same. Individuals with other sleep disorders, includingsleep apnea, nocturnal asthma, and restless...
Hospital officials decided to evacuate COVID-19 patients and others because of the potential the hurricane had to severely damage the 224-bed facility. If the hurricane had made a direct hit on Port Arthur, the town’s roads could have been inundated with water, which could have m...
Serotonin activates the intracellular signaling cascade through its 15 receptors, which are classified into 7 families (HTR1 to HTR7) based on structural, pharmacological, and signal transduction properties 4. With the exception of HTR3, a ligand-gated cation channel, all other subtypes are G ...