Discovery Behavioral Health Opens New Treatment Facilities in Crownsville
New Facilities Bring 19 Beds for Mental Health Treatment to Maryland BALTIMORE, MD– Discovery Behavioral Health, Inc., a leading nationwide provider of behavioral health services, announced the opening of a new facility today in Crownsville, MD, devoted exclusively to the treatment of mental health. Discovery’s new facility will feature two residences for evidence-based treatment. The […]…
How To Find Virtual Support Groups For Mental Health
Feeling cut off from one’s support network can be scary. For those who’ve come to embrace and depend on our communities for help, it’s almost like losing a vital part of oneself. Lots of people depend on their social and professional networks to maintain a positive outlook on life. For people with mental health issues, […]…
Black Friday and Anxiety
Updated on 10/26/23 Black Friday cannot only create anxiety, but it can also take away from valuable family time. Many Black Friday sales begin the night of Thanksgiving, so instead of eating dessert and sharing laughs, many people leave the house to stand in never-ending lines to get their hands on a coveted sale item. […]…
The Rising Mental Health in the Elderly:National Grandparents Day
National Grandparents Day falls each year on the first Sunday after Labor Day, and this year it will fall on September 8th. This day was started to celebrate and acknowledge family, traditions, and heritage. This day was founded by Marian Lucille Herndon McQuade who had 43 grandchildren. The three purposes for this day was to […]…
Suicide Prevention Statistics: World Suicide Day September 10, 2019
September 10th is world suicide prevention day, an awareness day that is recognized around the world to remember those affected by suicide. Regardless of whether they attempted suicide but failed, have had suicidal thoughts or lost a loved one due to suicide. Preventing suicide is saving someone’s life, allowing them to live a little bit […]…
What’s Eating Our Patients? The Link Relationship between Trauma and Eating Disorders
Although the evidence to suggest that eating disorders (ED) have a biological basis has been described as irrefutable (e.g., Strober & Johnson, 2012), we know that the environment also plays a role in the development of an ED. One of the most prominently discussed environmental factors found in the literature—and in the therapy room—is trauma, […]…