Have you ever had a traumatic experience? It’s an experience that causes severe mental or emotional stress or physical injury. Trauma’s effect on your mental health can manifest into any number of disorders. One of the more common is post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD. About 8 million American adults have PTSD during a given year. […]

Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is a mental illness defined by obsessive thoughts that you try to control with compulsive behaviors. The cycle of obsessions and compulsions can dominate your life to the point that OCD is one of the 20 leading causes of disability worldwide. Examples of obsessive thoughts are: Fear of germs Unwanted thoughts […]

On January 31st we unveiled a brand new facility in South Elgin, Illinois! This new center will help bring a non-invasive form of depression treatment to our neighbors. Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a form of mental health treatment that is soaring in popularity. As it stands, over 2,150,000 TMS treatments have been delivered to […]

Persistent sadness, irritability and low self-esteem. These are just a few of the common signs of depression. They might be equally as debilitating as the symptoms of anxiety (nervousness, chest pain, and a sudden sense of doom), but they’re distinctly different. Still, depression and anxiety often occur together. In fact, in one survey, 58.1% of […]

Depression is a widespread health issue, and it doesn’t have just one face. It affects men, women, and children of all races and backgrounds. In the U.S., about 16.2 million adults and 3.1 million adolescents have experienced a major depressive episode. Many of those adults likely never sought treatment. If you’re one of them, perhaps […]

If you suffer from sleep deprivation, you’re not alone. One in four Americans develops insomnia each year, and around 10% have chronic insomnia. Lack of sleep is especially common for people who suffer from depression and anxiety. A hallmark symptom of depression is early-morning waking because depressive episodes make sleep patterns out of whack. That […]