Mental health disorders are common, impacting one in five American adults annually. Mental health symptoms can range from mild to severe and influence the best treatment level. Many people can get by with therapy, medication, outpatient treatment, or a combination. Still, others require a more intensive level of care. Harmony Hills is a mental health…
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Depression is one of the most common and severe chronic mental health disorders. While depression impacts millions of people of all ages, it remains misunderstood and stigmatized, contributing to barriers to treatment. There are various types of clinical depression, the symptoms of which can devastate all areas of a person’s life. Untreated clinical depression worsens…
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If you need mental health treatment, you may feel isolated and alone, but you are not. Mental health disorders are incredibly common, affecting one of every five American adults. Most people believe mental health disorders are rare and happen to “someone else,” but there are over 200 psychiatric diagnoses. The statistics about mental health disorders…
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Contrary to popular belief, individuals who engage in self-harm or self-injurious behavior are neither suicidal nor attention-seeking. Self-harm is not a mental health disorder but a symptom of psychological distress. Numerous circumstances motivate someone to engage in self-harm or self-injurious behaviors ranging from feeling overwhelmed by thoughts and emotions that cannot be identified or expressed…
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While post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can happen to anyone following trauma, it is most prevalent among our military service members, both active duty and veterans. Because of the nature of their service, members of the military face an exceptional risk of experiencing trauma and potentially developing PTSD. Trauma impacts everyone differently; unfortunately, there is no…
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We hear a lot of talk about anxiety, and with good reason. According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), approximately 20% of Americans have an anxiety disorder. Still, anxiety and its effects remain greatly misunderstood. Anxiety provides information. It is tied to our innate fight or flight response and is needed to avoid…
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Most people have or will experience at least one traumatic event. A traumatic event is any occurrence that threatens our sense of safety, whether real or perceived and can have a lasting emotional and psychological impact. It is normal to think, act, and feel differently following a traumatic event. Typically, these effects subside after a…
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Developed by Albert Ellis in 1955, rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT) is an actioned-oriented approach to managing cognitive, emotional, and behavioral disturbances. REBT holds that our way of thinking leads to emotional and behavioral upset. With a focus on current thinking, REBT guides individuals in examining and challenging the negative thinking that creates unhealthy emotions…
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If you have a mental health issue and you recently decided to seek treatment for your condition, you are likely to wonder just how much information to divulge to those who are assisting with mental health treatment therapies. Being honest with professionals tasked with your case is extremely important. Honesty in mental health treatment is critical,…
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Dissociative identity disorder can be frightening. For those who experience DID and their loved ones, it’s important to know the signs and symptoms of DID and other mood disorders associated with trauma and post-traumatic stress. A dissociative disorder treatment program is the safest, most effective way to diagnose DID and get the support you or…
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