treatments
The past, present and future of psychiatric diagnosis and beliefs about treatment in every culture and pocket of society.
Holistic Health
Holistic Health is an approach to life. Rather than focusing on illness or specific parts of the body, this approach to health considers the whole person and their interactions within their environment. It accentuates the mind, body, and spirit connection, with the goal being to achieve optimum well-being. Holistic health patients accept responsibility for their own level of well-being, and their everyday choices, to take responsibility of their own health. The four strategies to consider when promoting positive mental health are; encourage typical life experiences, increase coping skills, increase social support, and empower families (Huff, McClanahan & Omar, 2010). Holistic medicine focuses on treating the entire person and not just the disorder or affliction. In the assessment and management of chronical illness and specific disorders the holistic health care provider considers biopsychosocial factors of biological, psychological, and social concerns. These biopsychosocial aspects influence one another and are integral to healthy emotional functioning (Huff, McClanahan & Omar, 2010). In considering wellness, fostering positive mental health, the medical management goal is to minimize the impact of the disease on the physical, emotional development and functioning of the patient. Holistic health promotes a mental health goal of achieving balance between disease management and positive mental health. The Holistic health care provider embraces quality of life, believing all parts of physical, emotional, environmental, and spiritual aspects help patient life balance to address any issues, sickness, or disorder, to make a person whole (Walter, 1999).
By Shanie Walker5 years ago in Psyche
Hyperbaric Therapy For autism: Everything You Need To Know
Autism always gets misinterpreted. You would be astonished to know that until the 1960s, the researcher started analyzing that autism is a treatable condition. Even today, people’s understanding of autism is it is an untreatable disease. In this post, you are progressing to uncover everything about hyperbaric therapy for autism.
By Writescuration5 years ago in Psyche
Ayahuasca
This can be the experience of a lifetime, but it could turn into a disaster in split seconds. Ayahuasca, mainly found in the Amazon is a psychedelic plant and once used by Indigenous people in the Amazon tribes as part of religious ceremonies. The purpose of this was to align themselves with the element of Earth. Those who are curious and strong enough to venture themselves in the Amazon are blessed with its benefits and returned with a different perspective of life.
By sheena seegoolam 5 years ago in Psyche
Which Type of Addiction Treatment Program is Right For You?
When it comes time to enroll in a drug and alcohol treatment program, one decision you’ll have to make is which type of program is best suited to help you successfully stop using substances and start your recovery journey. Picking the right rehab program is essential for long-term recovery. Although treatment doesn’t cure addiction, it can help you address the underlying reasons for your addiction and teach you how to make lifestyle changes that are conducive to sobriety.
By Hailey Parks5 years ago in Psyche
How it Feels to Have Depression
Recently, in my home town, there was a teenage girl who wanted to take her own life. Her mother took her to the ER so she could get the help that she needed. They waited for eight hours and then a nurse came along to speak with them. She tells them that there is nobody available from the Psych department and that they would have to call somebody in. She sighs and says, "You aren't going to make me call somebody in at this time of day are you?" This is the sad facts of having a mental illness. You are not considered sick or an emergency. So, to an already young girl that feels that her life is worthless, a nurse just validated that feeling inside her. She wasn't worth calling in anybody in to speak with her, to help her. The next day, the girl took her life.
By Patricia Astle5 years ago in Psyche
“MDMA provides access” — therapists test ecstasy in trauma patients
When Nachum Patschenik’s father abused his son, something went wrong with the youngster. “There is a kind of death in your life, you breathe in and out, but you don’t live your life — for years,” Patschenik, now 47, tells us in a café in Jerusalem. He had lost the love of life, was ashamed, had avoided people.
By AddictiveWritings5 years ago in Psyche
How Can We Help Someone with Suicidal Thoughts?
This post is personal advice and not a professional opinion. Burnout has been worse this year for myself and others. Personally, I have self-harmed multiple times and tried to die by suicide twice and I know of four adults who have died by suicide recently. I believe we all know someone who has passed away or is suffering emotionally, besides those suffering from COVID-19.
By Eileen Davis5 years ago in Psyche
Day 3
Today I find myself in a Brave New World of healthcare professionals that I'm bribing to actually give a sh#t. What worries me is the plethora people without financial ability or emotional support to get to this point. They just continue spiraling ever downwards, ever so much more in pain in trauma.
By Jarett Dunn5 years ago in Psyche
