Is it the latest craze or real science? So goes the conversation about brain training and neurofeedback. Naturally, people want to know whether new technologies that reportedly "retrain" the brain for peak performance are medically legit or just one more money-making ruse; and, the answer to that query turns out to be ... Read More
Alcohol’s Short- and Long-Term Effects on the Brain
Our knowledge about alcohol and its effects has changed a lot over time. Drinking alcohol has been legal in the United States for those who are over the legal age since the end of Prohibition in the 1930s, and since then, alcohol has been regarded, generally, as safe. Yes, drinking has been considered a vice for ... Read More
Judi Dench Gets Personal About Mental Health and Addiction
Dame Judi Dench: A Voice for Mental Health Awareness With an acting career that spans over six decades, British actress Judi Dench has enjoyed worldwide recognition and numerous awards, including seven Laurence Olivier Awards, six film awards, 10 BAFTA awards, two Golden Globe Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, ... Read More
How Neurotherapy is Revolutionizing Depression Treatment
In 2017, a small group of Korean medical scientists carried out a pilot study with patients suffering from depression. The study didn't involve any type of psychotherapy or cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), and it didn't involve medication. The treatment involved a portion of the subjects taking part in various ... 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
Meet Our New Mental Health Program Director – An Interview with Dr. Michael Jochananov
FHE Health’s new Mental Health Program recently opened its doors for the very first time. Dr. Michael Jochananov directs the program, which treats people whose primary diagnosis is a mental disorder. Last week, he took part in a wide-ranging interview that answered frequently asked questions about mental health ... Read More
2020 Scholarship Undergrad Recipient Isabel Buckingham Shares Her “Hope for Healing Story”
Before she went on to win this year’s undergraduate “Hope for Healing Scholarship,” Isabel Buckingham began her personal essay with the following statement: “An estimated three percent of adolescents are diagnosed with an eating disorder; the first day of summer vacation in 2016, I became one of them.” Up until that ... Read More
2020 Graduate Scholarship Recipient – Melanie Ryerson Shares Her “Hope for Healing” Story
When Melanie Ryerson, the graduate recipient of this year’s Hope for Healing Scholarship, shares her story, “resilience” is a recurring theme. In her personal essay, the special education teacher and master’s student in clinical mental health counseling referred to something Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., reportedly once ... Read More