by Dan DeMarle | Sep 9, 2023 | Depression, Emotional Disturbance, Uncategorized
An estimated 5% of adults worldwide suffer from depression, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). This mental health disorder permeates all areas of life from personal relationships to academic and professional ones and goes well beyond typical mood...
by Dan DeMarle | Aug 25, 2023 | Emotional Disturbance, Mental Health, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Uncategorized
Children and adolescents who have been physically assaulted are nearly twice as likely as their peers to develop mental illness after the assault — and the risk is even higher in the first year after an incident, research suggests. Click this link to read the...
by Dan DeMarle | Aug 24, 2023 | Emotional Disturbance, Mental Health, Social Media, Uncategorized
Whether or not social media affects mental health, and to what degree, has long been up for debate. While some contend that social media connects the world, others argue that it feeds a culture of FOMO (fear of missing out) and an endless desire for affirmations....
by Dan DeMarle | Aug 20, 2023 | Depression, Emotional Disturbance, Uncategorized
At its worst, depression can be a frightening, debilitating condition. Millions of people around the world live with depression. Many of these individuals and their families are afraid to talk about their struggles, and don’t know where to turn for help....
by Dan DeMarle | Jul 27, 2023 | Emotional Disturbance, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Recommended Reading, Uncategorized
“Trauma isn’t just the sadness that comes from being beaten, or neglected, or insulted. That’s just one layer of it. Trauma also is mourning the childhood you could have had. The childhood other kids around you had. The fact that you could have had a mom who hugged...
by Dan DeMarle | Jul 14, 2023 | Emotional Disturbance, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Uncategorized
"What My Bones Know: A Memoir of Healing from Complex Trauma" A searing memoir of reckoning and healing by acclaimed journalist Stephanie Foo, investigating the little-understood science behind complex PTSD and how it has shaped her life”Every cell in...
