Social Work Blog

JANUARY 19, 2023

Monteiro, LCSW The past two years were filled with fear and uncertainty, exacerbating a mental health crisis with an increase in anxiety, depression, suicide rates, and substance abuse. By Carla B. People who need help should turn to trusted sources.

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Mental Health LCSW Psychiatry Substance Abuse 78

Beautiful Voyager

JANUARY 3, 2022

In the past, mental health experts used many terms such as depression, anxiety, and acute stress disorder to refer to a nervous breakdown. The term is no longer used because it has not been recognized as a mental health disorder by the American Psychiatry Association in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM–5).

Disorder 96

Disorder Mental Health Self-harm Anxiety 96

Bipolar Bandit

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Anxiety vs. Bipolar Disorder. At least half of people with Bipolar Disorder suffer from some sort of anxiety disorder as well. This causes trouble when trying to make an accurate diagnosis, however, because anxiety can mask symptoms of mania/hypomania but not those of depression. ADHD vs. Bipolar Disorder in children.

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Disorder Depression Sobriety Anxiety 138