What is the History of Co-Occurring Disorder Treatment?
It’s important to treat addiction and mental health disorders simultaneously. People with mental health disorders may self-medicate with drugs or alcohol, but those substances tend to exacerbate mental health disorder symptoms. This makes it crucial to address both. However, we didn’t always know this. For much of the history of addiction and mental health treatment, […]
How to Select a Treatment Facility
Introduction to Treatment Facilities If you or a loved one is struggling with addiction or mental health issues, selecting the right treatment facility can make all the difference in your journey towards recovery. With so many options available, it’s important to carefully consider various factors before making this critical decision. Factors to Consider Before Choosing […]
Addiction as Self-Soothing
Sometimes when we haven’t been taught healthy methods for coping with pain, we use drugs or alcohol to self-soothe. As Liz, who I interviewed for the Sober Stories series, said, “There’s a practice of self-compassion of thinking: at that time in my life, that was the tool I’d learned for self-survival. I wasn’t taught healthier […]
A Conversation With Dr. Beverly Greene About Marginalization and Mental Health
I spoke with Dr. Beverly Greene about how marginalization impacts mental health, why it’s important for therapists to understand this, and how clients can identify what they believe about themselves and why. Dr. Greene, PhD, ABPP, is a Professor of Psychology at St. John’s University and a practicing clinical psychologist in New York City. She is […]
On Psychotropic Medications
What are Psychotropic Medications? Psychotropic medications are pills you can take to help treat mental health disorders. Not everyone who is diagnosed with a mental health disorder takes medication, but doing so can be beneficial. Sometimes people have resistance to taking meds. There is still a stigma that says a person is “weak” if they […]
Prevent Anxiety This Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day can set a person up for intense feelings and emotions, especially if they worry something could go wrong. Anxiety is common when it comes to big days like this. However, when the signs of anxiety are always present, that could mean a mental health disorder is occurring, creating a need for more advanced […]
