As we’ve mentioned before, COVID-19 has inflicted severe damage on America’s collective mental health. Young people are particularly hard hit. While many youths find themselves on a spectrum of anxiety and depression, there is a concerning subset of young adults…
The rate of depression, anxiety and suicidal ideation among America’s youth was at epidemic proportions before COVID-19. Prior to the pandemic, over 20% of America’s college students suffered from a mental health disorder. This is deeply understandable considering that young…
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is not just wreaking havoc on America’s physical health. The unique threat of the virus, plus the isolation of lockdown and uncertainty of the future all have contributed to the unprecedented mental health crisis taking hold…
Evidence based treatment (EBT) is yet another facet of the rehabilitation, recovery and medical worlds that means exactly what it sounds like: the application of the best available, most reliable evidence gained from scientific method used to guide clinical decision…
Co-occurring disorders are simultaneously intuitive and complex. A co-occurring disorder refers to either the substance abuse problem or depression of an individual suffering from both afflictions. What is important to grasp is the simultaneous distinction between and interrelationship of the…
Eating disorders are frightening conditions. Victims and their families face a feeling of hopelessness and a spiraling loss of control. These disorders are painful to experience and witness, particularly when a loved one is afflicted. The good news is: we…
Vitamins are often portrayed as a quasi-medicinal afterthought. Vitamins, however, are crucial pieces of equipment for our body’s natural processes. Vitamin deficiency can cause everything from Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome to malaise and depression. Those suffering from alcoholism or other substance abuse…
Any gardener worth their trowel will tell you that gardening is their preferred form of meditation. But horticultural therapy, or the practice of healing through interaction with plants, is nearly as old as the United States. Dr. Benjamin Rush was…
Holistic therapy is what it sounds like: an approach that treats symptoms in relation to the whole-person wellness of a patient. Once pushed to the margins in the addiction treatment community, holisitc therapy for addiction has–due to its evidenced-based positive…
An Intro to MET: Motivational Enhancement Therapy Motivational enhancement therapy, or MET, is a seemingly simple yet deeply effective treatment for those in recovery. MET’s unique beauty results from its people-forward methodology that increases the patient’s motivation towards change. It…