Yoga is widely believed to have gotten its start in India more than 5,000 years ago. It was first mentioned in the Rig Veda, which is an ancient text. Today, more than 20 million people across the world consider themselves regular practitioners of yoga, and it's considered an accessible type of exercise that can be ... Read More
Behavioral & Mental Health
Approximately 18.5% of adults in the U.S. have experienced mental illness. These disorders include depression, anxiety, and bipolar disorder among others. This learning center explores the reality of mental health and the treatment needed. The stigma surrounding this issue prevents people from reaching out for quality help when a better life is possible. Our mental health licensed professionals treat patients with a variety of conditions and inform our topics found in this section.
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A Brief History of PTSD and How it Was Discovered
We generally think of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as a modern affliction, but why is this? Despite changes in technology, science and our understanding of certain medical issues, the human condition has been largely the same since the beginning of time. Presumably, we can find out some information about the ... Read More
A Guide to Quality Mental Health Services, From an Expert in the Field
People with mental health disorders and their loved ones sometimes wonder whether therapy will really help— maybe especially within the more intensive counseling context of an inpatient mental health program. Many of these same families face the added challenge of evaluating mental health programs for their quality and ... Read More
Campus Counselors – A First Line of Defense for Teen Mental Health
Campus counselors often provide invaluable help to high schoolers, helping them navigate peer, parental and societal pressures, plan for life after high school and address mental health and behavioral issues. This article will explore these and other ways campus counselors provide mental health support to young ... Read More
How Technology Can Improve Mental Health
For many years, conversations about technology centered around entertainment. It’s not uncommon to hear people talk about too much TV or internet time causing attention disorders and unhealthy bodies due to lack of exercise. Yet, technology is improving mental health. In many ways, we are seeing health breakthroughs ... Read More
Mental Health and Gun Violence
On February 14th, 2018 14 students, one teacher, an athletics director, and an assistant football coach were killed after a 19 year-old gunman entered their school with an AR-15 style semi-automatic weapon. Despite multiple reports over the years that the gunman, Nikolas Cruz, was suspected by many of being a ... Read More
Treatment of Phobias
Everyone is afraid of something or someone, but phobias go deeper than that. Specific phobias can be overwhelming and are complex disorders to treat. The National Institute of Mental Health notes that 2007 data shows 9.1% of U.S. adults had some type of specific phobia in the previous year, and 12.5% struggled with ... Read More
5 Tips to Quit Gambling, From the Experts
With the rise in legalized sports gambling across many states, the presence of gambling is becoming far more ubiquitous. Millions of Americans bet on sporting events, enter March Madness pools, go to racetracks and hit casinos for a night of risking it all to win big. For most people, gambling isn't the kind of ... Read More
