Coping With Traumatic Events National Institute of Mental Health NIMH

Coping With Traumatic Events National Institute of Mental Health NIMH

The symptoms of depression can cause noticeable problems with work, school, family life, and social relationships. Depressive disorders are a classification of mood disorders that include major depressive disorder and related conditions. The diagnostic and statistical manual (DSM), also known as the statistical manual, provides the standard criteria for diagnosing depressive disorders and substance use […]

Why do I get angry when I drink? Alcohol and aggression

Why do I get angry when I drink? Alcohol and aggression

Alcohol impairs your ability to walk, speak, react, and remember events. But it also lowers inhibition, hinders impulse control, and affects decision-making. Although this part of the brain can build up long-term tolerance to alcohol, this isn’t true of the hippocampus. Found deep in the brain, the hippocampus is critical to forming memories. Its vulnerability […]

What Is Recovery in Alcohol Use Disorder?

What Is Recovery in Alcohol Use Disorder?

The gut and brain communicate via the vagus nerve, so gut health directly impacts mood, anxiety, and neurodegenerative conditions. In addition, gut microbes trigger the release of substances that travel to the brain and influence it. GLP-1 itself is a gut-derived incretin hormone released by the enteroendocrine cells in response to nutrient intake. Its classical […]