Medications can be extremely helpful in the treatment process for recovery from drug and alcohol addiction or a co-occurring mental illness. At high levels of care, medication is managed by a certified nursing staff. The staff will keep track of medication, administer medication, and call in refills as necessary. Clients are checked to see that
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Identifying Sources Of Anger
What appears to be anger on the surface can really be a confused jumble of aggression, depression, frustration, disappointment, resentment, and more. Primarily, underneath stress there are two to three other emotions which are being lost in translation: fear, sadness, and shame.Typically, fear and sadness are identified the most but with some confusion for someone
What Is An Extended Care Program?
Choosing the right treatment plan for yourself or a loved one can be overwhelming with so many options. Generally there are 5 levels of care: detox, residential inpatient, partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient, and outpatient care. Each level of care, listed in that order, ranks in terms of protection, supervision, security, and hours spent in treatment.
What Do People Need To Know About Mental Health Disorders?
Despite growing awareness and information, mental health disorders are still widely misunderstood. Anyone Can Be Affected Mental illness is largely inherited through genetics. Due to environmental circumstances or life events, anyone can develop a mental illness in which the chemistry of their brains becomes unbalanced or they lose sense of their ability to control emotions.
Tips For Working With Your Mentor
Mentorship can be an effective source of inspiration and transformation in recovery. LEAD Recovery Center helps clients grow throughout a multi-phase program with the help of alumni and graduate clients who become skilled in leadership, life coaching, and mentoring. By the end of their treatment process, current clients then become leaders for new clients, continuing
Adventure Therapy For Trauma Treatment
50% of children experience trauma in their youth. Most adults will experience trauma at some point in their lifetimes. Children who experience abuse become adults who have been abused. Not all adults, or adult children, who experience trauma will grow up to have symptoms of post traumatic stress disorder or any kind of mental illness.
3 Basic Life Skills You Should Have Learned (But Probably Didn’t)
You learn a lot in school- a lot of information you probably won’t need for the rest of your life. Part of the general curriculum use to include practical information every child who would one day grow into an adult would need. Home economics courses were removed, as were auto shop classes and more. Young
Are You A Millennial Struggling With Mental Health At Work?
Depression is a globally experienced mental health disorder, more than any other. According to the World Health Organization, over 350 million people struggle with depression worldwide. In America, a significant population of those who are living with depression are those in the millennial generation. To be considered part of the millennial generation, one must have
How to Help an Alcoholic in Need
In many cases, the word help means to make something easier for someone else by providing your service, money, or resources. When addiction is involved, the best way to help the addict is by detaching yourself from the situation. Don’t let yourself try and manage the behavior. You can love the addict, but you have
Make It Through Recovery with Music
Although music can seem like an unexpected method of therapy, it is scientifically proven to be beneficial in many areas key to addiction recovery. When used in combination with other techniques and treatments, music therapy can be a necessary and welcome addition to your treatment care. Music can influence your emotions and mood, allowing you