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Anxiety & Depression
Stay informed about anxiety and depression with the latest news and insights from ScienceWorks Behavioral Healthcare.
PMDD in Teenagers: When Cycle-Linked Mood Crashes Aren't Just Adolescence
How to tell PMDD from ordinary teen moodiness, why two cycles of daily tracking matter, and the treatment and safety questions to ask.
Kiesa Kelly
5 days ago13 min read
Depression and Chronic Pain: Which Came First, and Does It Change Treatment?
Depression and chronic pain often feed each other. What the order can tell you, what it can't, and why a care plan should address both.
Kiesa Kelly
Oct 2213 min read
ADHD in the Postpartum Year: Why It Can Feel Harder, and What Else to Check
Why ADHD can feel harder after a baby, how to tell it from postpartum depression or anxiety, what is known about hormones, and when to get evaluated.
Kiesa Kelly
Oct 2116 min read
Worry Time Technique: How Scheduled Worry Time Works
How to use scheduled worry time to postpone daytime worry, what the research shows, and when chronic worry needs a different approach.
Kiesa Kelly
Oct 1915 min read
Depression in Autistic Adults: Why It Can Look Different and Get Missed
Depression is common in autistic adults but easy to miss. Learn how it can look different, why it gets overlooked, how screeners fit in, and what helps.
Kiesa Kelly
Oct 1915 min read
Rejection Sensitivity at Work: Reading Neutral Feedback as Catastrophe
Does neutral feedback at work feel like a verdict? How rejection sensitivity differs from real concerns, a hostile workplace, anxiety or depression.
Kiesa Kelly
Oct 1916 min read
Caregiver Depression: When Looking After Someone Else Runs You Down
Caring for an ill or aging family member? Learn the signs of caregiver depression, how it differs from stress and grief, and what helps.
Kiesa Kelly
Oct 1615 min read
Depression After Retirement: Signs, Risks and Getting Help
Most people adjust well to retirement. Learn the signs that low mood has become depression, who is most at risk, and when an evaluation helps.
Kiesa Kelly
Oct 1515 min read
Problem-Solving Therapy for Depression: Steps and Evidence
How problem-solving therapy works for depression when life problems pile up: the steps, a typical course, honest evidence, and who it fits best.
Kiesa Kelly
Oct 1413 min read
Fear of Flying: How Exposure-Based Therapy Helps (and What Sessions Look Like)
How exposure therapy treats fear of flying: building a fear ladder, what sessions involve, VR and telehealth options, and when it is something else.
Kiesa Kelly
Oct 1215 min read
Still Angry a Year or More After Baby? When Postpartum Rage Lingers
Still angry a year or more after having a baby? Why anger can outlast the first year, what can drive it later, and how an assessment sorts it out.
Kiesa Kelly
Oct 1214 min read
Chronically Late: Is It ADHD or Something Else?
Chronic lateness can come from ADHD, depression, anxiety, OCD checking or a late body clock. How the patterns differ and what an evaluation looks at.
Kiesa Kelly
Oct 1215 min read
Therapy Not Helping Depression? When to Ask About Meds
When therapy alone isn't moving depression: when to ask about medication, who prescribes, what to bring, and questions for a first consult.
Kiesa Kelly
Oct 616 min read
Advanced Sleep Phase or Insomnia? When You Wake Too Early
Asleep by 8 and up at 4? How to tell an early body clock from insomnia or depression, what helps, and when early waking needs an evaluation.
Kiesa Kelly
Oct 617 min read
Capable on Paper, Stalled in Practice: Career Underachievement in High-Ability Adults
Capable on paper but stalled at work? Why some high-ability adults' careers stall, the causes worth ruling out, and what an evaluation can clarify.
ScienceWorks Team
Oct 416 min read
Can EMDR Help With Grief? What the Research Shows
Can EMDR help with grief? What the research shows, why sudden or violent loss can get stuck, and when grief-specific therapy should come first.
Kiesa Kelly
Oct 313 min read
Thyroid and Mood: When Hormones Mimic a Mood Disorder
Thyroid problems can look like depression or anxiety, especially in women. The clues that point to the thyroid, what gets tested, and what results mean.
Kiesa Kelly
Oct 217 min read
Sleep Paralysis: Why It Happens, When It's Linked to Anxiety or Irregular Sleep, and What Helps
Sleep paralysis is frightening but not physically dangerous. How it relates to anxiety, trauma and irregular sleep, and when to see a sleep specialist.
Kiesa Kelly
Oct 114 min read
What Causes Perfectionism? Where It Comes From, How It Links to OCPD, and Whether It Can Be Cured
What causes perfectionism? What research says about genes, parents, trauma and culture, how it links to OCPD, and whether it can be cured.
Kiesa Kelly
Sep 3011 min read
Postpartum Insomnia: When You Can't Sleep Even When the Baby Does
Can't sleep even when your baby sleeps? How postpartum insomnia differs from newborn sleep loss and mood changes, and how CBT-I is adapted for new parents.
Kiesa Kelly
Sep 2715 min read
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