Managing Mental Health With a Chronic Illness
Chronic Pain, Featured, Guest Blog, Mental Health, Physical Health, TreatmentChronic Illness and Mental Health
Living with a chronic illness is difficult in itself. Unfortunately, most chronic illnesses are coupled with mental health challenges, making life that much more overwhelming.
But it doesn’t have to be…
How to Access Therapy When You Don’t Have Health Insurance
Featured, Guest Blog, Health Insurance, Mental Health, Popular, TreatmentWith the existence of COVID-19, climate change, and social unrest, we are certainly living in turbulent times. When things get tough, people need to take stock of their lives and focus on their mental health. Unfortunately, to add to the issues…
The Connection Between Alcohol and Anxiety
Alcohol, Featured, Guest Blog, Mental Health, TreatmentBy Geoffrey A. Booth, M.D., Medical Director, Rehabs Malibu
Everyone feels stressed out on occasion. Stress, worry, and fear are powerful yet common emotions that color each of our daily lives to some extent. We worry about relationships, about…
How To Choose the Right Games To Reduce Stress
Featured, Guest Blog, Mental HealthVideo games are an excellent way to reduce stress levels. It is something most of us have wanted to do at some point last year. All video games are made for entertainment, but not all are relaxing. Some can even be stressful themselves. This…
Relationship Between Mental Health and Alcohol Abuse
Alcohol, Dual Diagnosis, Featured, Guest Blog, News, TreatmentBy Geoffrey Booth, Medical Director, LifeSync Malibu
There is an unmistakable connection between alcohol use disorder and co-occurring mental health issues. When a substance use disorder and a coexisting mental health disorder are both present…
What You Need to Know About Work Depression
Depression, Featured, Guest Blog, Mental Health, TreatmentDepression At Work
Depression is among the top three workplace problems, with 39% of workers in America experiencing it prior to the pandemic. But now that remote working has become the norm, this number has increased significantly to 46%.…
How to Discuss Mental Health Accommodations With Your Employer
Featured, Guest Blog, Mental Health, News, TreatmentWhen thinking of disability accommodations in the workplace, most employers focus on providing physical or technical accommodations such as wheelchair ramps or screen readers. However, “invisible” disabilities, like post-traumatic stress…
COVID-19 and Workplace Burnout
Featured, Guest Blog, Mental Health, TreatmentHow You Can Get the Help You Need
To say the past year or so has been difficult would be an understatement. Living through a pandemic has caused most of us at least increased stress, with many others experiencing more severe issues. There is…
The Challenges of Addiction Recovery in a COVID-19 World
Addiction, Coronavirus, Featured, Guest Blog, News, TreatmentNo matter the degree, the arrival of COVID-19 has affected the life of every person in America in one way or another. For some, it has led to job loss. Others have had to cancel plans they have had for years due to closed travel opportunities.…
Alcohol Addiction Among College Students: How Adolescents Respond to Stress
College, Featured, Guest Blog, News, TreatmentIf you decided to attend college within the past decade or two, you’re likely no stranger to the culture of excessive drinking and partying found across most campuses. Whether witnessing it or even partaking in it, behaviors such as binge…
