What is Major Depression?
What is major depression? This mental health condition can impact millions of adults and youth every year — removing the joy from life. Thankfully, with the help of luxury depression treatment centers, tools such as medication and psychotherapy can minimize the symptoms of depression and help bring back a healthy balance. What is…
Read MoreFrom History to Healing: A Comprehensive Look at Trauma
A traumatic experience acts like a hemorrhaging wound. While wounds heal, some heal better than others. Psychological trauma is similar. On a certain level, when we experience something deeply abhorrent, it can cause a physical change in the brain. This neurological change may result in changes in memory, behavior, cognition, and mood. This mental wound…
Read MoreManic Depressive Disorder: What You Need to Know
Manic depressive disorder is more commonly referred to as bipolar disorder today. This mental health condition is known for its fierce mood changes — from highs to lows, hence its name. According to recent research by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), 2.8% of people in the United States have bipolar disorder. Whether…
Read MoreBipolar Depression vs Bipolar Disorder: Similarities and Differences
Navigating mental illness can be difficult when so many different symptoms overlap. Yet getting to the root cause is so important for successful treatment and improved quality of life. Bipolar depression vs. bipolar disorder tells us of two intermingled, though distinct, conditions. Let’s take a look at the similarities and differences of both. …
Read MoreNew Year, Fresh Beginnings: Making Amends for Your Mental Wellbeing
The New Year is meant to be a period of rejuvenation, celebration, and hope as we look toward the future for new opportunities. It’s also a time to reflect on the last twelve months, taking the good with the bad. However, for many people, it’s the bad that tends to stick out the most. Sometimes,…
Read MoreManaging Stress and Rediscovering Joy this Holiday Season
The late autumn weeks set the tone for the holiday season. Stores start playing festive music, decorations start flying off the shelves, and the holiday spirit seems to get to us all, in some shape or form. Whether or not you celebrate a tradition or festival this holiday season, this time of year is special.…
Read MoreGratitude & Connection: A Potential Path to Mental Wellness
It is more than just a Hallmark cliché; the research tells us that there may be real healing power in the feeling of gratitude and social connectivity. Feeling grateful for the positive things in our lives – nature, serendipity, family, friends, and other loved ones – can improve our mental health, keep us calm, help…
Read MoreEmbracing Change: Tips for Navigating Life Transitions
In life, few things are certain. People lose things they might have taken for granted, gain things they never would’ve imagined, or obtain an appreciation for things they would’ve missed if not for a split-second change of heart or a mighty coincidence. No matter how much you’ve lived, no matter how much you’ve seen, no…
Read MoreSeptember is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month
This month is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. Understanding suicidality and being able to recognize and address it at home and within our communities is important, especially among our most vulnerable groups. The topic of suicide has, unfortunately, become more relevant in recent years, as 2021 and 2022 both mark an uptick in self-harm and…
Read MoreEmbracing a Holistic Approach to Mental Health
Amend Treatment utilizes a holistic approach to mental health. But what does that mean? To us, a holistic approach to mental health refers to a multidimensional path toward patient well-being. It means exploring the sum of the parts in each case and employing a variety of concurrent, collaborative treatment methods. Collaborative, in the sense that…
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