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Addressing Depression and Anxiety’s Growing Grip on America

Depression and anxiety are now commonplace in our society—and they affect more people each day. What do about the burgeoning mental health crisis? Get people suffering from mental illness the help they need. Mental Health Technologies has screened hundreds of thousands of Americans for behavioral health disorders. What we’ve found is that overwhelmingly, people want help.

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Navigating Finals Week While Maintaining Good Mental Health

Finals week draws up memories of long nights in the library, cramming for exams and cranking out term papers. But the stress, sleep deprivation and anxiety many students suffer while studying for finals can leave them burnt out and in a mental health rut.

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ADHD Impacts One in Ten Children. Here’s What to Know

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder—more commonly known as ADHD—is one of the most pervasive mental health issues in our society. Given the pervasiveness of diagnoses by doctors and medications prescribed, many parents, and children, are confused with how to deal with ADHD or even start the conversation.

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Providing Patients with the Best Outcomes: A Continuum of Care for Behavioral Health in the United States

It’s exceedingly common in our modern healthcare system to treat physical and mental health as two separate issues. Although we are steadily improving on accepting an all-encompassing agreement of treating them together, there is still a lot of work to be done.

Today’s approach does not allow for the proper tracking of a patient’s mental health among providers. Not only do mental health struggles increase the likelihood of suffering from physical health conditions, such as heart disease, but they also create a vicious cycle in emergency departments, hospital admissions, and out-of-network referrals.

A continuum of care for behavioral health is the next step in improving the outcome of patients as well as the overflow of individuals needing to be seen for preventable issues within our healthcare system.

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Primary Care on the Front Lines of Behavior Health: Inclusion of Mental Health Assessments During Annual Physicals

As with any health condition, early detection of behavioral health issues contains a better prognosis if diagnosed and treated in its beginning stages.

Preventative care for mental health is vital for living a long and healthy life. If left untreated, some mental health conditions can increase the chances of:

-Respiratory disease
-Cancer
-Heart disease

Although the exact science behind this is still being researched, preliminary data indicates that one reason behind this staggering statistic is that those struggling with their mental health are much less likely to be seen by a physician for routine exams. This leads to problematic physical ailments—such as obesity, cholesterol, and blood pressure—remaining unchecked. Furthermore, unhealthy coping mechanisms, such as smoking or drinking, are often used to the detriment of the patient’s health.

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Face Your Fear of Fraudulence: Navigating Imposter Syndrome

Imposter syndrome—or IS—is a phenomenon that can affect anyone of any age. However, this syndrome is most prominently seen in high-achieving individuals. Those that experience this have difficulty internalizing their abilities and successes, thus they begin feeling self-doubt. This leads to high levels of anxiety, depression, and apprehension in their work.

Despite evidence to suggest the contrary, people struggling with imposter syndrome feel like frauds. They begin to believe a false narrative about themselves that suggests they do not deserve any rewards or recognition they have received and think that their achievements must be short-lived and due only to luck.

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