Brookhaven Hospital

Brookhaven Hospital will be represented at a number of conferences this winter starting in Dallas, Texas at the World renowned Elisa Project’s 12th Annual Professional Symposium for the Prevention & Treatment of Eating Disorders being held at UT Southwestern Medical Center. Community Education Director, Sarah McGee, and Brookhaven’s own leading Eating Disorder therapist, Sherry Smith, [...]

Positive psychology is a holistic approach to mental health and personal wellness in relation to happiness. Keep in mind that happiness is understandable, teachable and attainable for any individual that is open to change in their life. One of the greatest thinkers in the history of western science and philosophy,  Aristotle, said it best when [...]

Suicide among young people is becoming a growing epidemic across the United States. In 2011, the suicide rates rose 38% from the previous year targeting teens beginning at age 15. Suicide begins with a self-destructive thought process and, if caught early, can prevent the number of adolescent suicides from rapidly growing in the years to [...]

  Welcome to Brookhaven Hospital’s Alumni Corner; a new and exciting addition to our website that is a special quarterly newsletter that Alumni’s can visit to stay on track with their successful recovery.  Brookhaven has a special passion for its alumni and is always looking to help our past patients in learning about the latest [...]

Binge drinking accounts for more than 40,000 deaths each year in the United States.  A 2010 study conducted by the CDC assessed the prevalence of binge drinkers in 48 states and the District of Columbia. The study defined binge drinking as an episode involving 4 or more drinks for women and five or more drinks [...]