A nervous breakdown refers to a period of intense and severe emotional symptoms like panic, anxiety, and distress. You may ...
"Nervous breakdown" was never an official diagnosis, just a popular euphemism and convenient catch-all for the inability to function due to psychological stress. Melinda Beck has details on Lunch ...
Psychiatric diagnosis is badly in need of shaking up, but it didn’t happen in the new DSM-5 launched several months ago. The new edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual just trims at the ...
TOLEDO, Ohio — EDITOR’S NOTE — This story includes discussion of suicide. If you or someone you know needs help, the national suicide and crisis lifeline in the U.S. is available by calling or texting ...