Category Archives: Mental Illness

ACA recommends Neurofeedback to increase counseling effectiveness

In a recent article in Counseling Today Magazine, published by the American Counseling Association, states: “(Complicated clients) brainwave electrical activity and physiological functions such as heart rate, breathing, muscle tension and hormone regulation are severely imbalanced or dysregulated. To benefit … Continue reading

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The Efficacy of Antidepressants

A newly published study found that people taking antidepressants felt worse in the long term, than people who did not take any medication for their depression.  This study followed 15,000 people over a 9 year period.  It seems that antidepressants … Continue reading

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Are All Mental Illnesses Related?

According to former FDA commissioner, Dr. David Kessler, all mental illnesses are related.  Revealed in his new book, Capture: A Theory of the Mind, Dr. Kessler explains that mental illnesses are misguided neuro-networks that keep firing in a maladaptive pattern … Continue reading

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