41-year-old Lisa Battiloro of Boynton Beach, Fla had battled severe depression for more than a decade. However, now the symptoms of here depression have largely vanished. She feels hopeful and optimistic about the future. “My friends and family are amazed,” Ms. Battiloro stated, “I’m a new and improved Lisa.” Battiloro’s recovery is due to deep [...]
Brookhaven on the Road
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 Can Change a Life
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 [...]
Preventing Teen Suicide
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 [...]
Binge Drinking: An Increasingly Dangerous Problem
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 [...]
Managing Seasonal Stress
Stress is defined as a feeling that is created when we react to particular events. For most individuals, stress is a normal part of everyday life, but is increased during periods of transition and uncertainty like the holidays. Holiday stress is often ignored and unrecognized for the negative effects it may have on one’s [...]
Drunkorexia: Dual Diagnosis with a Twist
Drunkorexia is not an official diagnosis, but it serves to describe a condition involving a group of college and post- college age individuals, mostly women, who starve themselves all day to save calories for binge drinking. The term has been associated with serious eating disorders, specifically bulimia where the person binges on food or, in this [...]
How to Avoid the Holiday Blues
Holidays are a time of joy and togetherness for families and friends across the nation, but for an individual without those social lines, it can be a time of loneliness and sadness causing a sense of the “blues”. The Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance reports that 35 million Americans will be affected by depression in [...]
Creating a Positive Life
Happiness research has become a huge development recently in Psychology and numerous professionals including internationally known coach and author Caroline Miller are incorporating it in their client interaction for maximum life transformation and growth. Positive psychology is a holistic approach to mental health and personal wellness. The following are four proven ways to successfully [...]
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