by Mental Health Rehabs Editorial Team | Mar 12, 2022 | Depression
Movies, television shows, and pop culture as a whole have perpetuated–even glamorized–the idea of drinking as a coping mechanism for negative emotions like stress, grief, anger, or sadness. Not only is this a very unhealthy way to deal with these feelings,...
by Mental Health Rehabs Editorial Team | Mar 1, 2022 | Depression
The sun affects your day-to-day more than you might think. In the autumn and winter when the days are short, the resulting lack of sunlight can cause what’s best known as a seasonal affective disorder (SAD) or seasonal depression. However, there’s a surprisingly...
by Serene Gato | Feb 21, 2022 | Depression, Substance Use Disorders
For many people, a coping mechanism they lean on is alcohol. Some people resort to drinking to feel good, celebrate, and fit in. Conversely, some individuals opt for drinking when sad, escaping problems, curing their stressful week, and the list of reasons goes on....
by Mental Health Rehabs Editorial Team | Dec 22, 2021 | Depression, Treatment
Depression is a mental health disorder characterized by persistently depressed moods or loss of interest in previously enjoyable activities. People use essential oils as complementary treatments for many conditions, including depression. While essential oils aren’t a...
by Tyler Fordham | Dec 9, 2021 | Depression, Treatment
Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a non-invasive type of brain stimulation therapy that is primarily used to treat depression However, it is also effective in the management of certain mental illness symptoms. TMS is also sometimes used as repetitive...
by Tyler Fordham | Dec 3, 2021 | Bipolar Disorders, Depression, Treatment
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), perhaps better known more crudely as “shock therapy”, is a medical treatment that’s been proven to be one of the most effective for severe depression and several other serious mental illnesses—it works for about 80% of all patients!...
