What is a 5150 Hold? 5150 Meaning
Featured, Inpatient, Mental Health, News, Psychiatric, TreatmentGetting help for a loved one that is posing harm to themselves or others.
When someone you care about is showing signs of severe mental instability, they may benefit from a 5150 hold. This is the legal action in CA law that allows for the involuntary…
What is Inpatient Psychiatric Care Like
Featured, Inpatient, Mental Health, TreatmentLearn About the Levels of Mental Health Care and What is Inpatient Psychiatric Care Like
When your mental health has not improved with outpatient care, there may be a need for a higher level of care. An inpatient mental health program can…
Symptoms of Childhood Trauma in Adults
Addiction, Anxiety, Depression, Featured, Inpatient, Mental Health, Outpatient, PTSD, Recovery, Treatment, Well-being, WellnessChildhood Abuse Resulting in Mental Health Conditions
One of the biggest predictors of adult onset mental health disorders is whether someone had experienced trauma in childhood. Children who experience physical or sexual abuse, neglect, sudden…
I am a Heroin Addict and Need Help Now
Addiction, Detox, Drug Treatment, Drugs, Featured, Heroin, Inpatient, Recovery, Rehab, TreatmentAdmitting I am a Heroin Addict and Junkie
One of the hardest things someone can imagine is standing in front of a family member, spouse, or the mirror and uttering the words, “I am a heroin addict.” Being in denial for so long about the…
PTSD and Alcohol Co-Occurring Addiction and Mental Health
Featured, Inpatient, Outpatient, PTSD, TreatmentSelf Medicating with Alcohol for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Alcohol continues to be the go-to substance that people may misuse when attempting to self-medicate the effects of a mental health disorder. This is absolutely the case when…
Alcohol Detox in Hospital vs. Residential Setting
Alcohol, Detox, Featured, Inpatient, TreatmentYou realize your alcohol addiction has reached a crescendo and you are now ready to confront the detoxification process head on. Detox and withdrawal from an alcohol addiction is a highly uncomfortable process where the body releases the toxins…
Inpatient Substance Abuse Treatment
Addiction, Featured, Inpatient, TreatmentWhen Substance Abuse Treatment is Needed
It may have begun as just some weekend fun, but over time that recreational drug use somehow got out of control. Fact is, you didn’t see it coming. But that is how addiction takes hold, in little…
