Divorce is near the top of a list of the most stressful events a person can experience. Even in situations where ending a marriage is the best and safest option for those involved, it is a traumatic experience that can have a profound impact on many areas of the individuals' lives. This is especially true in children, ... Read More
What Is the Correlation Between Hypersexuality and Bipolar Disorder?
Bipolar disorder can cause a person to experience extreme mood swings. When someone is in the middle of an emotional high like mania or hypomania, their behavior can dramatically shift. Most people have changes in energy, becoming much more active or talkative. Feelings of euphoria are also extremely common, leading to ... Read More
What’s an “Out-of-Body Experience” from Hallucinogens Like?
Psychedelic experiences have long been a source of inspiration for filmmakers and are woven into countless movies. One common go-to element of psychedelic experiences is visual alterations. This may include anything from vibrant, shifting colors and geometric patterns to hallucinations of objects, places, and ... Read More
FHE Health Named “Top Workplace” for an 8th Year
Updated May 4, 2023 FHE Health has earned the honor of "Top Workplace" for an eighth year, according to the South Florida newspaper Sun Sentinel. As in previous years, the 2023 award means that FHE scored high marks on a survey measuring employee satisfaction and qualities like a positive work environment and ... Read More
How First Responder Unions Support Mental Health
There has been substantial progress in how the medical community and people in general view mental health issues. Even so, stigma and fear of stigmatization continue to be barriers. Collectively, of course, we now know that one in five people will suffer clinical depression at some point during their lives—and the ... Read More
Mindless Drinking: How Alcohol Shrinks the Brain
As early as 1940, neurologists understood that alcoholism caused brain shrinkage and irreversible damage to certain parts of the brain. However, moderate drinking was believed to provide health benefits. During the 1950s, articles regularly published in academic magazines like the Journal of the American Medical ... Read More
Is All Therapy Equal? How to Gauge Quality
Mental health services have long seemed out of reach for the average person. In the last few years, technology has had a significant impact on how people access the services they need, putting everything from groceries to contracting services just a couple of clicks away. Now, as people become more aware of how their ... Read More
Why Peer Support Is Key in First Responder Rehab
Updated on November 13, 2023 First responder peer support is crucial. While it can be rewarding, being a first responder is also one of the hardest, loneliest, and most stressful jobs around. What many people don’t know is that substance abuse and suicide occur at dramatically higher rates within first responder ... Read More