Acute Stress Disorder vs. PTSD: What’s the Difference?

Many people are familiar with post-traumatic stress disorder. However, another diagnosis connected to trauma, acute stress disorder, is not as well known. Both post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and acute stress disorder (ASD) develop from trauma. One can develop either condition after witnessing traumatic events in their community, witnessing a traumatic event involving a loved one, […]

Apr

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3 Symptoms of Body Dysmorphia Among Young Adults

Body image struggles occur for people of all ages and genders. In today’s social media and technology-focused environment, it is easy to look at others online and on television and aspire to look like someone else. This desire is often fueled by a perceived defect in one’s own physical appearance. This describes the symptoms of […]

Apr

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Common Eating Disorders Among Young Adults

Not so long ago, the struggles faced by someone with an eating disorder went largely unnoticed. Many people in society, including some within the medical and mental health communities, viewed eating disorders as a choice or a voluntary ailment. It was not until relatively recently that research proved eating disorders were dangerous mental health conditions […]

Mar

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What Constitutes a Manic Episode?

Most people understand bipolar disorder as a mood disorder with two primary symptoms: manic episodes and depressive episodes. While there are different bipolar diagnoses, each experiences mania, and depression to varying degrees. The intensity and severity of the emotional highs and lows you experience with bipolar disorder will vary based on your specific diagnosis. Despite […]

Mar

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What It Means to Romanticize Mental Illness

Over the last half-century, the push to destigmatize mental illness has led to increasing coverage about mental health across many outlets. Today it is possible to find online articles, reference tools, podcasts, televisions shows, and even documentaries about the evolving face of mental health. Yet, with the good also comes the bad. For decades, horror […]

Feb

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The Harms of Being Pro-Anorexia

Eating disorders are illness that affects the lives of millions of American’s of all ages. Despite a long-standing misconception, it is essential to remember that an eating disorder is not a struggle “by choice” or “in the head” of the person suffering. The statistics from the National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders or […]

Feb

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Examples of Other Specified Feeding and Eating Disorders

Eating disorders are more common than many people realize. Some statistics suggest as many as 30 million Americans of all ages and genders have at least one eating disorder. Without help from a professional treatment program like The Meadowglade, the long-term effects of eating disorders can lead to dangerous, potentially fatal consequences. Unfortunately, a great […]