Brookhaven Hospital

Brookhaven has a busy Spring calendar full of exciting opportunities for outreach and community education in the next few months to follow. On April 4th- 6th, Brookhaven Hospital’s CEO, Rolf B. Gainer, Ph.D., spoke at the National Association of Social Workers- Arkansas Chapter Annual Conference on the topic of “The Double Whammy: Living with a [...]

Depression is categorized as a mood disorder that affects more than 15 million children and adults annually in the United States and is the leading cause of disability for individuals’ ages 15-44 years. Every individual deals with symptoms of sadness throughout their lifetime, but it is when these feeling don’t dissipate after a few days [...]

Though many bulimics engage in binging and purging behavior in order to control weight-gain, a new study shows that bulimia actually tends to cause women to gain weight rather than lose it. The study, led by Drexel University, shows that women hit their highest weights while engaging in bulimic behaviors such as laxative abuse and [...]

A recent survey by the American Psychiatric Association reflected more than two-thirds of women have reported that their lives have been negatively impacted by the recession, causing them to neglect their own personal needs to cater to a loved one. In light of these statistics, seventy-six percent of the women polled, reported participating in more positive [...]

        Compulsive Overeating, often referred to as food addiction, is characterized by an obsessive/compulsive relationship to food. According to a recent study, 1/3 of America is obese- the obesity rate more than doubled from 1990 to 2010. Obesity is the number two cause of preventable death in the United States, the first [...]

A new study finds that Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans with a mental health disorder are more likely to abuse prescription narcotic pain killers. When these war veterans return from active duty, they are often struggling with PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) and are also dealing with chronic pain. With the modern advances of science/technology in [...]

Some exciting new technological solutions are going to hopefully make it easy to diagnose and deliver care to individuals struggling with mental health issues. The innovations, which include a mental health kiosk and mobile phone apps will hopefully make it easier for patients to get the help that they need. When many people think of [...]

Ketamine is a unique injectable anesthetic that has to be prescribed and is only available to physicians; it is often used as a general anesthetic for children, persons of poor health and in veterinary medicine. Ketamine belongs to a class of drugs called “dissociative anesthetics, which separate perception from sensation; other drugs in this class [...]

  Individuals who inject drugs are “at risk” for acquiring HIV, Hepatitis C and other diseases. 9% of all new HIV infections in the United States involve injecting drug users, despite a decline in HIV in general. Of those who tested positive for HIV, 45% were unaware of their infection.  A report published by the [...]

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 [...]