Distress tolerance is a person's ability to manage actual or perceived emotional distress. It also involves making it through an emotional incident without making it worse. People who have low ...

We are all guilty of unhealthy coping at times. For example, we might overeat when feeling anxiety, or overspend when we feel dissatisfied or lacking in confidence. It’s natural to use the tools that ...

David, a 42-year-old journalist, sturdily built with a rugged demeanor, was sent to my psychotherapy practice by his internist. David told me he has trouble sleeping and suffers from chronic stress, ...

Note: For the latest information on this topic, read our 2022 post. One-third of Americans (33%) have experienced high levels of psychological distress at some point during the extended period of ...

A new study confirms that having high or very high psychological distress due to depression or anxiety impacts a person’s risk of experiencing cardiovascular health problems such as heart attack and ...

Health experts are concerned about the potential mental health effects of the coronavirus outbreak in the United States, and mental health hotlines report a substantial uptick in calls since the ...

Distress screening has been increasingly incorporated into oncology care since the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer made it an accreditation standard for cancer centers in the United ...