Find Your Holiday Happiness: Manage Anxiety and Depression
Feeling Stressed Out?
Would You Rather Be Out and About?
The ho
lidays are an exciting time of good cheer, warm family traditions, and spending time with friends. Or, are they?
Understanding Anxiety Disorders
Psychologist Dr. Douglas Mennin discusses how to understand anxiety disorders.
Howie Mandel Talks About OCD
TV personality and actor Howie Mandel shares his struggle with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in a public service announcement for the ADAA campaign "Treat It, Don't Repeat It: Break Free From OCD."
Find Help
The military has made its soldiers strong and adept at handling tough situations. It can be difficult to handle symptoms of combat stress and PTSD on your own, though.
Getting help can make readjusting to civilian life easier. Confide in friends or family, and call a mental health professional, who can work with you to manage and treat your PTSD.
Remember, seeking help is a sign of strength, not weakness.
Facts
PTSD by the numbers
- Approximately 40,000 military members who have returned from Iraq or Afghanistan have been officially diagnosed with PTSD (posttraumatic stress disorder) since 2003, according to the U.S.
