Behaviors & Mental Illness Archives - Elite Care Family Medicine

It's that time of year again--the time when the winter blues set in. With the hustle and bustle of the holidays, it’s easy to stay distracted and too busy to think about being sad. However, for some, the holidays are the onset of painful depression. For others, it’s the days following the end of the holiday season that brings on feelings of sadness and fatigue. Why People Get Sad During the Winter The cold, gloomy days of January can lead to the development of...

Anxiety is a common nonmedical condition experienced by both children and adults. Defined as fear or worry often related to a particular event or concern, anxiety is often confused with panic disorder, but the two conditions are not the same.  Panic attacks are a symptom of panic disorder and can occur without a specifiable reason. At this time, anxiety attacks are not a diagnosable condition in the DSM-V, the American Psychological Association’s manual of current...

Alzheimer’s disease. It’s one of the most frightening diagnoses one can receive in their lifetime. Someone in the US receives this diagnosis every 65 seconds. Although we currently have no cure for Alzheimer’s and some cases cannot be prevented, you can improve brain health and reduce your risk of developing this and other brain deteriorating diseases. The best news about these steps is that anyone can take them and you don’t need a doctor’s visit to get...