Category Archives for "Mental Health"
Understanding Mental Health: “The Who”
KSL Television ~ Studio 5 ~ View Video Segment In the last discussion of our three-part series “Understanding Mental Health,” we pose the question of “Who” to see. With so many social workers, marriage & family therapists, psychologists and psychiatrists, how do you go about finding the right mental health practitioner for you?
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KSL Television ~ Studio 5 ~ View Video Segment An alarming two-thirds of all people in the United States with mental health disorders do not seek treatment (Surgeon General’s Report on Mental Health, 2008). Yet, for those who do, nine out of ten claim that therapy made a significant impact in their recovery (American Psychological […]
Continue readingUnderstanding Mental Health: The “When” of Psychotherapy
KSL Television ~ Studio 5 ~ View Video Segment According to the National Institute of Mental Health, more than 30 million Americans need professional intervention in dealing with debilitating circumstances beyond their controlââ?¬â?marriage problems, family discord, death of a loved one, job loss, depression, stress, and additions. These overwhelming situations often call for the help […]
Continue readingUnderstanding Anxiety
KSL Television ~ Studio 5 ~ View Video Segment Everybody breathes. Everybody sleeps. And everybody stresses – yes, even your yoga teacher! Stress isn’t always bad; stress actually cranks-out the necessary hormones that increase productivity. But, (here’s the kicker) only to a point! After that point of stress-benefit, it’s all down hill from there.
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