Mental health conditions are the most common cause of disability in the United States and worldwide. They can also lead to more serious and potentially life-threatening issues if left untreated. Substance abuse and addiction can evolve from efforts to self-medicate to serious health consequences and accidental ... Read More
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The Mental Health Effects of Parental Separation on Children
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 individual's life. This is especially true in children, ... 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
Help for Phone Separation Anxiety and Fear of Being Offline
It happens to everyone and it can be a source of deep anxiety—they reach for their cell phone and discover their pocket is empty. If you feel lost and anxious without your cell phone, you are definitely not alone. A recent study found the widespread and almost obsessive reliance on cell phones among teens and young ... Read More
What May Be Signs of PTSD in Children?
All children experience stressful events that shape their views of themselves, others, and the world in general. In most cases, they recover quickly without ongoing mental health problems. However, sometimes, children who experience extreme stress may be affected long-term. Those who've lived through an event that ... Read More
Egosyntonic and Egodystonic Behaviors in Psychotherapy
Updated January 24, 2025 Addiction is a complex disease that impacts all aspects of your life. It affects you physically, emotionally, spiritually and psychologically, causing you to change how you think, feel and act. When you're struggling with addiction to a particular substance like heroin, alcohol, opiates, ... Read More
OCD Statistics
Unlike some mental health disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder is still not well-understood. It's a condition with a slow onset and acute symptoms that almost everyone experiences to some degree. The causes of Obsessive Compulsive-disorder (OCD) are also not very clear, although it's considered to be a brain ... Read More
Process Addiction Treatment
At FHE Health, we work closely with each patient to understand exactly what they're facing. In some situations, the mental health and substance abuse disorders we treat are also co-occurring with other forms of addiction. Called process addictions or behavioral addictions, these conditions may not demonstrate a ... Read More
