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Why we will no longer be a welcoming church

We’ve decided to quit being a welcoming church. No kidding. We’re giving it up. Like so many congregations, we’ve sunk an amazing amount of time and energy into becoming a welcoming church. We changed worship styles, trained greeters and ushers, wore name tags, brewed coffee, went to workshops on hospitality and put our friendliest people …

How to Contour Your Face Shape

All contouring techniques are not created equal. Any makeup artist will tell you that your face shape will make a big difference in determining what type of shading and highligh...

3 Tips for Finding the Right Physical Therapist

Choosing the right physical therapist to treat you in your area can sometimes be tricky. Depending on where you live you may have many choices or not enough. In order to help you down the path of choosing the right one for you, here are three tips to help get you started. The first step…

10 Ways to Pay for Assisted Living

Are you wondering how to pay for assisted living? Read our tips on eight common ways that families pay for assisted living care.

Latest Research and Findings in Mental Health Treatment

The field of mental health treatment is continually evolving and improving as researchers find new options and work to improve existing therapies.

Barriers to Mental Health Treatment: Stigma or Self-Sufficiency?

While some media outlets are reporting that a recently published study implicates mental health stigma as one of the primary reasons for people not seeking out treatment, that's only a part of the story. Glossed over by most media reports of the study is that the study actually found larger barriers to treatment that pale in comparison next to the concept of "stigma" (or, more accurately…

6 Benefits of Group Therapy for Mental Health Treatment

Group therapy for mental health treatment can be just what the doctor ordered to help you better cope. Learn about the many benefits of participating in group.

Is nutritional psychiatry the future of mental health treatments?

Mental health problems are notoriously tricky to treat, with many sufferers reporting that they’ve gone through several different psychiatrists and medications before striking on something that manages their condition to at least some degree. However, it’s starting to look like seeing a conventional

Breaking the stigma: Why doctors are afraid to seek mental health treatment

Doctors are still hesitant to seek medical care for their mental health due to regulation, with many states using invasive and stigmatizing questions on licensure applications, leading to reluctance to seek treatment to avoid disclosure, and a high prevalence of burnout, depression, and anxiety in the medical profession, with an estimated 300-400 physicians dying by suicide every year.

How to Decolonize Mental Health Treatment for BIPOC

Therapy can be very helpful, but we have to remember that therapy is not the standard nor the only place to find healing and safety.

New EU Guidelines Tap Exercise As Integral to Mental Health Treatments

A comprehensive review of existing studies has led the European Psychiatric Association (EPA) to issue new guidelines to promote exercise as a key adjunctive treatment for mental health conditions. The meta-review led the team of scientists to suggest that a regime of structured exercise should be added to standard medication and psychotherapy. The authors found that exercise can effectively reduce mental health symptoms, improve cognition, and…

More Choose Therapy Over Medication for Mental Health Treatment

People who seek professional help for mental health conditions are more likely to accept and follow through when talk therapy is prescribed, rather than medication.

Marijuana for Mental Health Treatment Ineffective, Analysis Finds

When people experience depression, anxiety, psychosis, or posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), many turn to marijuana for relief. But results of a new study suggest cannabis is ineffective for these conditions.

Can Green Space Be a New Mental Health Treatment?

A new study finds turning vacant lots into green space can improve feelings of depression among residents in the hardest-hit neighborhoods.

Should You Seek Therapy From A Mental Health App?

7 Mistakes Families Make During Their Loved One's Mental Health Treatment

1. Not Giving Your Loved One Enough “Recovery Space” Families must find the right balance between ensuring their loved one adheres to their mental health treatment plan (e.g. taking their medication or attending counseling sessions) while also giving them enough room to recover and sufficient trust to grow. A casual but caring approach and tone …

Risks of cannabis use for mental health treatment outweigh benefits

New study shows evidence of positive outcomes is scarce while symptoms can be exacerbated

Do Left-Handed People Need Different Mental Health Treatments?

Researchers say brain hemispheres work differently in left-handers and a common neural treatment for depression may not be effective on them.

Treatment is Prevention: An Argument for Trauma-Informed Mental Health Treatment

Treatment is Prevention: An Argument for Trauma-Informed Mental Health Treatment<br>3/16/154:33 PM<br>It is becoming increasingly clear that toxic stress and trauma play an important role in the development of mental health and addictive disorders. We have recently explored some of the implications of this emerging picture for improving individual treatment . In this blog, we suggest that using effective trauma-informed treatments and family supports for…

Are games the future of mental health treatment?

Two friends combined their experience in gaming and medical therapies to create a unique approach to mental health that could help treat many more people.