For our Program Spotlight this time, we will be focusing on Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT). This innovative form of therapy is used to help clients change unwanted behavior for a more desirable one. How Does Dialectical Behavioral Therapy Help Those In Recovery? Dialectical Behavioral Therapy is used to help people dealing with a number of…
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Fentanyl is one of the strongest opiates (narcotic pain reliever) available. Its effects are not long-lasting, and it is often used in hospitals for patients recovering from surgery. This medication may also be prescribed for “breakthrough pain” for patients who are already taking an opiate pain medication but who experience temporary pain that breaks through…
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Anxiety disorders are types of mental illness which make the affected person feel overly frightened, uneasy or distressed in situations which would not make most other people experience that same level of heightened discomfort. If the affected person does not receive appropriate mental health treatment, he or she may have difficulty with going to work…
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If someone decides that they want to make positive changes to improve their life in some way, they need to take action to make it a reality. Simply thinking about what they want or deciding how much better life will be once the change occurs is not enough to bring it to fruition. Positive Changes…
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Description: Psychotic disorders are severe mental health issues where a person experiences abnormal thinking patterns and difficulty with perception, such as delusions and/or hallucinations. Mental illness is very common in those who have a substance addiction. Psychotic disorders are severe mental disorders where the person affected experiences abnormal thinking and perceptions. A person undergoing a…
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