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Understanding Bipolar Disorder
Bipolar disorder, formerly known as manic depression, is a challenging and commonly misunderstood mental health condition. At Highland Hospital Behavioral Health in Charleston, West Virginia, we want to help people
- by Jackie Hammers-Crowell
Many people don’t realize that not all therapy is the same. Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) is a form of talk therapy that has been around since the 1970s. DBT is...
- by Jackie Hammers-Crowell
Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) is a relatively new mental health treatment that is used to help patients cope with mental health concerns involving trauma. EMDR was first introduced...
- by Jackie Hammers-Crowell
One of the scariest things a person in active addiction must face when they want to get sober is detoxing. Withdrawal symptoms typically show up two hours to three days...
- by Sandy Baker
Alcohol use disorder is not uncommon. The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism reports that 5.8% or 14.4 million adults in the U.S. had this disorder in 2018.It can...
