How to Know If You Are Bipolar

How to Know If You Are Bipolar

Staying in optimal mental health is a challenge sometimes, particularly these days. However, feeling like your emotions might be a little out of the norm could be a good sign that you need to speak to someone about what it is that you’re feeling. Feeling drastic or otherwise significant fluctuatio...
How to Get Treatment for PTSD

How to Get Treatment for PTSD

Many people are exposed to significant trauma or levels of chronic stress at some point, and for some, it can result in PTSD. While PTSD was once thought to be strictly a military issue, it was even called shell shock in the early 20th century, it is now known that it can develop or be […]...
What is Inpatient Depression Treatment

What is Inpatient Depression Treatment Like?

Depression is an incredibly serious mental health issue, and when you are facing it, it can feel like that is all that you can feel or maybe you don’t feel anything at all.. Sometimes, if you or someone close to you is showing serious enough symptoms or signs of depression, it may be the case [&he...
holistic addiction treatment

What is Holistic Addiction Treatment?

Recovering from addiction means you have options. One option for recovery is holistic addiction treatment. Holistic addiction treatment is a type of therapy that focuses on the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual aspects of addiction. It is not a “one size fits all” approach to treating a...

Somatic Experiencing™ to Treat PTSD

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may happen after a person experiences a traumatic event (ranging from fatal accidents, terrorist acts, natural disasters to sexual violence and abuse) that lead to intense and disturbing thoughts and feelings. These emotions can last for a long time after the tr...

What Is a Monitored Detoxification?

Detoxification from substances is a pivotal step towards recovery. It is also a mental and physical challenge. Detox can be emotionally and physically exhausting. Sometimes detoxification can also kickoff life-threatening withdrawal symptoms. This is why you need the help of medical professionals wh...

Preparing Clients for Outpatient Care

Completing residential medical detox marks an important milestone for many people who are undergoing treatment for substance addiction.  Many may choose a continuing outpatient service that does not require 24-hour supervision at a facility. Health professionals need to prepare clients for this tra...

Reducing Non-Compliance in BPD Treatment

The Current State of Borderline Treatment The typically inflexible nature of borderline personality disorder (BPD) clients is a major limitation to treatment and outcomes.  However, long-term treatment can improve or eliminate symptoms through emotional regulation training, stabilizing their sense ...