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Dealing with insurance plans can be challenging, especially when you are already stressed and worried about mental health issues you or a loved one are experiencing. For this reason, it is best to understand your benefits before you need to … Continue reading →

Funding for mental health services has never achieved top legislative priority, and reforms requiring parity succeeded only after years of hard-fought battles. After the 2007 brush with economic collapse, the recession, staggering unemployment, budget deficits, and sparse tax revenues, however, … Continue reading →

Patients with borderline personality disorder (BPD) are often high users of health care and may present with multiple crises and minor incidents of self-harm or threats.1 As with the boy who cried wolf, inpatient consultants and health care providers may … Continue reading →

Bipolar disorder (BP) is a chronic, debilitating illness that affects 0.4% to 4% of the US population.1,2 The first nosological efforts describing BP appeared in the early 2nd century ad and culminated in Kraepelin’s eloquent description of its phenomenology in … Continue reading →

A focus on the present, dubbed mindfullness can make you happier and healthier. Training to deepen your immersion in the moment works by improving attention.” Pulling into a parking garage you notice you have no recollection how you got there. … Continue reading →

http://www.bipolar4lifesupport.co on line support group •The sooner you come to terms with your diagnosis and work your treatment plan, the sooner you are on the road to getting back your life •Get enough sleep and watch your stress level •Be … Continue reading →

http://www.bipolar4lifesupport.co On line support group grammer is off!! must admit focusing on one’s self is not an easy thing to do. I constantly am preaching to Andrew, ( my son ), about the words we say, simple words, really do … Continue reading →

Heart disease, with high blood pressure as a key risk factor, is the leading cause of death among U.S. women. Younger women who have a heart attack and women without classic symptoms of a heart attack (no chest pain or … Continue reading →

The consumption of alcohol is a socially accepted past time. From happy hours to family gatherings, it is common for adults who are of age to toss back a few while enjoying the company of their friends, family or peers. … Continue reading →

Eating disorders are something that many people struggle with. While some people have eating disorders for a short period of time, others may suffer from them for most of their lives. Anorexia nervosa is one type of eating disorder that … Continue reading →