Bipolar Patients Tout Benefits of YogaMental HealthBy Lucida TreatmentMay 27, 2020Yoga has become extremely popular around the world as a form of exercise and a way of reducing stress. Yoga is a mind-body type of complementary and alternative medicine practice. Some of the health benefits of yoga include better fitness in the form of increased balance, strength, and flexibility. Additionally, yoga helps with stress management…
Women More Vulnerable to Depression After Heart AttackMental HealthBy Lucida TreatmentMay 21, 2020About 18 percent of patients who suffer a heart attack develop major depressive disorder in the year after the attack. Now, new research suggests that women are more vulnerable to depression as well as anxiety after a heart attack. Depression is a major predictor of quality of life, overall disability, and even survival following a heart…
How Exercise Protects the Brain from DepressionMental HealthBy Lucida TreatmentMay 15, 2020It is true that exercise can help the brain fight depression. In fact, researchers have known that exercise can help fight depression for a long time. However, they have not been able to understand how exactly exercise works to fight depression in the brain. This is because science does not fully understand depression. Read on…
Can Light Therapy Treat Mental Illness?Mental HealthBy Lucida TreatmentMay 13, 2020Treatment experts have used light therapy for a number of health problems over the last few decades. In fact, even a hundred years ago, some physicians recognized the power of light to help treat physical illnesses and infections. More recently, lamps and light therapy treat people who get depressed in the winter months. This is…
Mindful Meditation: A Tool for RecoveryAddiction Recovery, Mental Health, Mental Health TreatmentBy Lucida TreatmentMay 6, 2020The positive effect of yoga and meditation is impossible to ignore. Many addiction centers, therapists, and experts around the world use mindfulness practice to help treat addiction and mental health disorders. Read on to learn more about how you can do a seated meditation exercise to help clear your mind and improve your overall health…
The Dual Demons of Depression and AlcoholismAddiction Treatment, Mental Health, Mental Health TreatmentBy Lucida TreatmentMay 3, 2020Alcohol abuse and depression often go together and exist in a complicated relationship. In some cases, alcoholism causes depression or worsens the symptoms of an existing condition. For others, the symptoms of depression lead to drinking as a way to cope and self-medicate. Experts think there may even be a genetic link between depression and…
Dual Diagnosis Treatment Reduces AggressionMental Health, Substance AddictionBy Lucida TreatmentMay 3, 2020Many people who have a serious mental illness also have co-existing problems with substance use disorder. Evidence shows that the simultaneous presence of these two problems increases the odds of aggressive or violent behavior. Researchers have looked into what happens to the aggression levels of people who suffer from a mental illness and receive treatment…
Avoiding Common Triggers for Bipolar EpisodesMental Health, Mental Health TreatmentBy Lucida TreatmentMay 2, 2020Bipolar disorder is characterized by extreme fluctuations of emotion. Bipolar disorder can cause you to feel tremendously upbeat to feeling completely paralyzed and incapable. These fluctuations are depressive episodes. Feelings of sadness and self-reproach make even simple tasks like conversing or grooming seem monumental. Additionally, working feels impossible when you suffer from bipolar disorder. Many…
Healing the Depressed BrainAddiction Treatment, Mental Health, Mental Health TreatmentBy Lucida TreatmentMay 1, 2020Many people suffer from the crippling effects of depression. it changes your brain and your outlook on life. Researchers are beginning to understand more and more about what causes mental illness and its effects on the brain. Often, people with a history of depression often have a smaller hippocampus, which is strongly correlated to childhood…
Brain Training Games: Are They Effective?Mental HealthBy Lucida TreatmentApril 30, 2020Your parents may be getting older and may not be as sharp as they used to be. Maybe you have a loved one who has just returned home from military service and is suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or a traumatic brain injury (TBI). Perhaps your friend has debilitating effects from past trauma. Substance…
