To help bring some clarity to mental health diagnoses doctors, scientists, and behavioral health experts have started to look at brain scans as a way to help diagnose mental illness.
Many people associate addiction with substance use, physical deterioration, reckless behavior, and criminal activity. But addiction is a relapsing disorder that begins in the brain.
When people don’t understand bipolar behavior, they may mistake you for an egomaniac or call you overly dramatic. But bipolar disorder is a real neurological illness that changes the way your brain operates.
If you’re living with an anxiety disorder, you’re probably familiar with the ways anxiety can influence your physical health. You may not realize, though, how much anxiety affects your brain health.