Mental health therapy benefits are numerous. It's an unfortunate fact of life that mental health distresses and disorders (examples of mental illness) happen and can negatively impact lives. This is countered by more pleasant facts: many types of mental health treatments exist, and mental health therapy works. It allows people to live life well and fully. With proper therapy, people living with mental health disorders can function well in relationships, at home, and out and a

Contrary to popular misconception, you don’t have to be “crazy,” desperate or on the brink of a meltdown to go to therapy. At the same time, therapy isn’t usually necessary for every little struggle life throws your way, especially if you have a strong support system of friends and family. So how do you know when it’s time to see a therapist? Most people can benefit from therapy at least some point in their lives. Sometimes the signs are obvious but at other times, something

Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) appears to offer long-term efficacy in patients with treatment-resistant major depressive disorder (TR-MDD), new research shows. Presented here at the American Psychiatric Association's 2013 Annual Meeting, the multicenter, longitudinal, naturalistic, observational study showed that acute TMS induced "statistically and clinically meaningful response and remission" in patients with TR-MDD during the acute phase, and that the results were