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“Behavioral” Health: What a Difference a Word Makes!
Mental Health News is now Behavioral Health News. It will now be reaching out to the fields of alcohol and substance abuse services and planning to expand its subject matter to include information about these fields in addition to the field of mental health. This is an exciting development that, I...
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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Anxiety
Are you living with anxiety? Do you know someone who always views the glass half empty? Given recent events such as natural disasters, shootings, bombings and the recession, it’s not surprising that many of our friends, family members and our patients have experienced various levels of anxiety....
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Focus on Integrated Treatment (FIT)
Person-centered recovery and treatment includes understanding a person’s individual strengths and challenges. For many, the path to recovery includes addressing both mental health and substance use disorders; however, historically, treatment settings offering help with both have been difficult to...
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From Isolation and Despair to Engagement and Activation: The Peer Support Specialist’s Role in the Behavioral Health Care System
Peer coaches are individuals in recovery from a behavioral health condition who are trained to use their lived experience to help others on their journey to recovery. They do this by offering support, promoting engagement and facilitating activation. Optum’s Whole Health Peer coaching program is...
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BHN Fall 2013 Issue
"Perspectives on Behavioral Health” Articles in This...
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MHN Summer 2013 Issue
"Understanding and Treating Eating Disorders” Articles in This...
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The Structure of a Revolution in Obesity Treatment
Although Katherine used to enjoy hiking and skiing, if given a choice between elevators or stairs she now selects elevators. Katherine is 81 pounds overweight, has prescriptions for gastro-esophageal reflux and high blood pressure, and has avoided her primary care physician for 2 years. Katherine...
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Understanding and Treating Eating Disorders
An eating disorder is an illness that causes serious disturbances to your everyday diet, such as eating extremely small amounts of food or severely overeating. A person with an eating disorder may have started out just eating smaller or larger amounts of food, but at some point, the urge to eat...
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Web-Based Virtual Humans for Supporting Healthcare and Medical Needs
The rapid pace of Virtual Reality (VR) and interactive computer games advancements are producing significant opportunities for the health and medical communities. The Department of Defense (DoD) is capitalizing on these advancements through research centers such as the Institute for Creative...
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A Word or Two on Setting Boundaries
As I have worked my way through my recovery, I have had to learn a few things about setting boundaries. Learning to set boundaries has become a very important part of getting myself a few steps closer to being healthier and happier. I was absolutely clueless when the concept of setting...
