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How Functional Medicine Helps with Anxiety

Center for Integrative Psychiatry

Anxiety is one of the most common mental health challenges, affecting millions of people worldwide. Functional medicine, however, takes a holistic approach to treating anxiety by identifying and targeting the underlying imbalances that contribute to mental health concerns.

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Giving Caregivers a Platform: Leigh, Mother of Melissa

Mad in America

She was never again able to function at the high level she did before, sleeping a lot at first and then developing insomnia afterward. Mel started drinking alcohol, as the benzos did not calm her anxiety, and both alcohol and benzos act on the same neurotransmitter in the brain, the GABA [gamma-aminobutyric acid] receptor.

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Why Women Are More Prone to Anxiety Disorders (and How to Cope)

Lightwork

This stark difference isn’t just a statistical anomalyit reflects complex biological, social, and cultural factors that shape women’s mental health experiences. Biological Factors Contributing to Anxiety in Women Women’s bodies go through complex hormonal cycles that have a significant impact on their mental health.

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It's Okay to Need Medication for Mental Health Treatment

Zencare

There are 298 mental health conditions currently recognized in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition-TR, which is the standard reference for clinical practice among trained, licensed mental health professionals, in the US. Written by Rebekah Ferguson, LMHC.