Therapy for Managing Stress and Trauma: Adjustment Disorder Many times, people have trouble adjusting to a difficult or stressful event such as the loss of a loved one or a natural disaster such as a storm or flood, or a violation of their individual rights. Over time,...
Play therapy is a technique used in therapy for children. In play therapy, a therapist interacts with the child by interpreting play behavior and communication. Play therapy also uses a child's play to help him or her manage the emotional and behavioral difficulties that interfere with...
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Or EMDR Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing or EMDR is a therapy technique that is used to treat patients who are troubled by traumatic memories. The technique focuses on the emotions and negative feelings triggered by trauma. EMDR is most commonly used...
Conduct Disorder Conduct disorder is a term used to describe various emotional and behavioral problems that are commonly observed in adolescents. Teens suffering from conduct disorder are generally anti-social and have a tough time adhering to proper social conduct, rules, and norms. They can be aggressive...
Seasonal affective disorder, also known as SAD or seasonal depression, is a condition that affects millions of people. It is more common during the winter months when the days are shorter, hence its name. The symptoms tend to wane once spring sets in. People who suffer...
What is psychosis? People often have a skewed impression of psychosis, which may refer to the symptoms of a mental disorder rather than to a disorder itself. The condition often manifests as hallucinations, delusions, extreme confusion and other forms of reality-impaired thinking and perception and may...
Cognitive therapy & schema A schema in psychology is a cognitive thought pattern or behavior that helps organize and decipher different categories of information we receive from our external world. It can be explained as a mental structure of pre-existing ideas and beliefs, a psychological framework...
Signs of Emotional Difficulty in Adolescents Mental health issues can strike anyone, irrespective of their age, nationality, gender and physical location. But emotional or mental problems in adolescents can be especially concerning. Adolescence is not an easy time of life, and as a result it's common for...
Signs Of Bipolar Disorder Bipolar disorder is not at all a rare condition in the United States. According to a study conducted by Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA), about 5.7 million adults in the US currently are affected by bipolar disorder. The condition is often...
Substance abuse is a disease. Without professional help, your loved one may not recover. Due to the sensitive nature of this issue, never take it upon yourself to tell your loved one to stop abusing alcohol or drugs. Instead, calmly tell your loved one why you believe...
OCD (Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder) sufferers normally have both obsessions and compulsions, although some people may experience obsessions alone. The seriousness of symptomotology tends to vary, but it often gets worse over time, especially throughout occasions of stress. Here are some examples of OCD variations: • Excessive Washing (e.g., washing hands...
People with panic attacks have multiple and often unpredictable episodes of intense fear which may be accompanied by sweating, chest discomfort, rapid heart beat, nausea, rapid breathing, dissociation, tingling, numbness, feeling "unreal," and/or other responses associated with a heightened state of the sympathetic nervous system. Panic...
The beliefs you will have about yourself often appear to be statements of truth, although truly they're really only opinions. They tend to be based on the experiences we've had in life and the messages that these experiences have given us about the type of...
There are some common foods which can help boost energy and emotion quite a bit. To determine which of these are especially right for you: 1) Eat one of these foods at a time, going methodically down the following list; 2) Journal what your reactions are one...
Ready to schedule an appointment? Schedule online or call 303-986-4197. At some time in our lives, all of us feel overwhelmed and might need skilled assistance to cope with our problems in life. The issues of each day can at times feel considerably debilitating. And sometimes we...
In yet another effort by the Affordable Care Act to help regular Americans, this section establishes a National Healthcare Workforce Commission to plan for the needs of workers and to expand the healthcare workforce. Major expansions for community health centers are also supported. An exceptionally good source of information...
Title II addresses Medicaid. Low income people are now eligible, not just those who are disabled or who are parents or are children. Medicaid grows as a national program with improved standards for eligibility, enrollment, and quality. An exceptionally good source of information on the Affordable...
Obamacare is the latest in a long history of attempts to address and repair the nation's health care problems. For example, the Nixon administration in the 1970s introduced the Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) as a proposed solution to the continued rise in the nation's health...
As a public service, Westside Behavioral Care in Denver, CO, is providing a series of blog posts explaining several important aspects of the Affordable Care Act (known colloquially as Obamacare). The primary source for these summaries is a seminar recorded on DVD and recently published by...
Written by therapist Annie Hutt I am trained in family systems and I have learned to see individuals through the lens of their family, community and culture. None of us was born in a vacuum. We influence and are influenced by those around us. Some of...
America’s inadequate mental health care was thrust into the spotlight in 2013 following the stabbing of Virginia State Sen. Creigh Deeds by his mentally ill son. The younger Deeds, who committed suicide after the attack, had undergone a psychiatric evaluation but was turned away by...
Prescription drugs are playing an increasingly larger role in U.S. life, with nearly half of all Americans taking one or more medications. On one hand, more people than ever are receiving effective treatment for chronic conditions and chronic pain. But doctors and pharmacists also find...
Despite great strides in our understanding of mental illness and vast improvements in the dialogue surrounding it, too many still suffer in silence. Tens of millions of Americans face mental health conditions like depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). National Mental...