For most people around the world, eating is enjoyable as well as necessary for survival. For others, however, it's the source of deep emotional wounds. For around 2% of American adults, eating disorders dominate the normally pleasurable experience of a good meal. Eating disorders come in numerous forms but are ... Read More
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Benzodiazepine Addiction
The crisis of addiction to prescription opioids — and the accompanying grave statistics about overdose and related deaths — has overshadowed another class of prescription drugs that has proven to be extremely dangerous and addictive: benzodiazepines. These prescription medications, often prescribed to treat anxiety, ... Read More
Overcoming the Stigma of Therapy
Understanding the complicated relationship between addiction and mental illness has been a debatable topic for quite some time. In fact, many people refuse to correlate the two and view addiction and even mental illness as an “excuse” for moral failing and lack of “willpower.” Let me give a little firsthand experience ... 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
Understanding Social Anxiety Disorder
Is social anxiety a mental illness? Most people get uncomfortable when they meet someone new or when they have to stand in front of a group and say something. For others, a debilitating feeling of panic rushes over them when they're engaged in any type of social activity. This could be a social anxiety disorder, once ... 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
Meet the Two 2020 Recipients of FHE Health’s “Hope for Healing Scholarship”
FHE Health has chosen the first two recipients of its first-ever, annual “Hope for Healing Scholarship.” This year’s winners are Isabel Buckingham, a nursing major at the University of Pennsylvania, and Melanie Ryerson, a master’s student in clinical mental health counseling at the University of Central Florida. The ... 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
