by Cristina Utti, MA, MFA | Mar 30, 2016 | Addiction, Mental Health
The human brain is the most complex organ in the body. Having an understanding of how it works helps us to understand how drug addiction is a brain disease. Drugs affect the brain’s pathological and biological processes. Almost all drugs affect the chemical...
by Cristina Utti, MA, MFA | Feb 22, 2016 | Mental Health
All emotions and feelings have an equal opposite. Just as every human being has felt happiness, we have all felt sadness. Without one, we would not realize the other. Strong feelings of sadness are usually fleeting. But for someone suffering with depression, negative...
by Lena Butler | Dec 31, 2015 | Mental Health
Mental health encompasses a person’s psychological, emotional and social well-being. Our mental health dictates how we feel, think and act. It determines how we handle stress, make choices, and relate to other people. In children, mental health means achieving...
