Every year, Americans become victims of a drugging, and some of them lose their lives. The exact number of these crimes is hard to obtain, mainly due to factors like the underreporting on the part of the victims and the highly anecdotal nature of druggings linked to robbery. (These crimes may make headlines in ... Read More
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What to Know if You Were Drugged: Tips from an Expert
What Makes a Good Therapy Dog for First Responders? An Expert’s Take
Last fall, we featured the below interview with Dean Moreno on the question of what makes a good therapy dog for first responders. Moreno, an expert on the topic, is probably best known as Oscar the Therapy Dog’s owner and handler. (Catch Moreno’s exciting news about Oscar.) Since Moreno will again be heading the ... Read More
The Benefits of EMDR for First Responders, from an Expert
FHE Health has begun providing intensive EMDR (“Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing”) as part of its specialized inpatient treatment program for first responders. The Shatterproof Intensive EMDR Program includes one EMDR resourcing group session, an intensive EMDR workbook for customizing individual goals, and ... Read More
Overcoming Mental and Physical Disabilities: War Hero Shilo A. Harris
October is Disability Awareness Month. It’s an opportunity to educate the public about the accomplishments of those who live with disabilities. One of those people is Shilo A. Harris, whose heroism in the face of extreme adversity is an inspirational way to celebrate the theme of this month. (You can find more of ... Read More
Porn Addiction and Mental Health: An Expert’s Insights
Porn is a booming industry, both in the U.S. and around the world, and if recent statistics are any indication, porn consumption and addiction are on the rise. That has psychologists concerned—but why? It’s a complex question, one best left to experts like Dr. Sachi Ananda, Ph.D., LMHC, MCAP. As a mental health and ... Read More
This National Recovery Month: One Expert’s Challenge
September is National Recovery Month, and according to SAMHSA, it started in 1989 as “a national observance held every September to promote and support new evidence-based treatment and recovery practices, the nation’s strong and proud recovery community, and the dedication of service providers and communities who make ... Read More
Critical Stress Debriefings: An Expert’s Take
Critical stress debriefings, a preventative intervention after exposure to trauma, have grown in use among police and fire departments across the country. That may be because it is now widely known that when regular exposure to trauma goes unaddressed, that can lead to mental health issues like depression and PTSD, ... Read More
Mental Health in Combat Sports: An Interview with an Expert
“I used to be the guy I hate now,” JC Santana joked. Santana, who founded the Florida-based Institute of Human Performance in 2001, was describing his earlier self as a young combat athlete. “I was that kid in his 20s and 30s who thought, ‘The more you hurt me, the more I like it,’” he said, in a recent interview with ... Read More
