Addressing Past Trauma: Do You Need to Seek Help?
Learn about trauma and how it can profoundly affect your life, and the signs for when it's time to seek professional help when addressing past trauma.
Understanding the Treatment Assessment Process
Medical and psychiatric history are taken into consideration during a treatment assessment session. Learn the specifics and what to expect.
Paying for Treatment: New Jersey Parity Laws
The federal parity law requires equality between behavioral health services and other medical care. New Jersey parity laws extend those rights.
What is Intensive Trauma Therapy?
Many people are familiar with the traditional concept of trauma being a result of fighting in a war or experiencing violence of some kind. But the truth is, trauma and our understanding of it, has evolved rapidly in recent years; and, as a direct result, so have the methods of addressing and treating those who have been the victim of a traumatic experience. When it comes to trauma, it is crucial to have a mental health professional guiding you or your loved one through the right treatment program so that the root cause of the trauma, and any other [...]
A Closer Look At Co-Occurring Disorder Signs & Treatment
Addiction is more complicated than someone abusing a drug, even though many stereotypical trains of thought may view it in this light. Addiction is, in fact, a complex mental and physical illness. Part of this complexity is due to the fact that it often co-occurs with a mental illness of some form, leading to a confusing mix of thoughts, emotions and subsequent behaviors. Formerly known as a co-occurring disorder or dual-diagnosis, this mental health condition occurs when an individual is diagnosed with both a mental illness and substance use disorder. What are co-occurring disorders? A co-occurring disorder is the development [...]
Finding Drug or Alcohol Treatment in New Jersey
It is a crucial moment in your life. After ignoring or denying it for such a long time, you have accepted that there is potential to be significantly better off than you are right now. Relationships with friends or loved ones are damaged, and they’ve been begging you to get help for a long time. You don’t feel as well as you used to – physically or emotionally. Your mind is consumed with getting high – not because you are getting that same euphoria you used to get, but only because it makes your withdrawal symptoms go away. You [...]
What Kind of Mental Healthcare is Available For My Teen?
If you've researched forms of mental healthcare programs on behalf of your teen, you've likely discovered many different options. Deciding which is the best, however, can feel overwhelming, if not confusing. How can you determine which care level is best for your teen? The good news is you don't have to decide on your own. The trained admissions staff will guide you and your teen toward the best program selection to promote the highest quality of mental health. Teen mental health treatment Treatment options for teens vary from less supervised outpatient options to intensive inpatient treatment. Knowing what each program [...]
Can I Enroll Straight into an Intensive Outpatient Program?
When you make the choice to start addiction treatment and begin researching the different kinds of rehab programs, you will quickly realize there is no one-size-fits-all. In order to be successful, rehab needs to be personalized, starting from the kind of treatment program chosen. In other words, enrolling in an inpatient or outpatient program is determined by your needs and your personal goals. While an intensive outpatient program does provide excellent addiction treatment, whether or not you enroll immediately into this particular program depends on how long you've been battling addiction, what your home life looks like and whether or [...]
Benefits of Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Training for People with Depression
Dialectical behavior therapy or DBT was originally developed to treat people with borderline personality disorder, particularly those who were chronically suicidal. However, mental health experts are now finding that DBT skills training can be used in outpatient psychiatric care to address symptoms of depression as well as many other mental illnesses. What is dialectical behavior therapy? Dialectical behavior therapy is a modified form of cognitive behavioral therapy developed by Dr. Marsha Linehan that focuses on "accepting" uncomfortable and unhealthy behaviors and thoughts instead of struggling against them. The idea behind it is that once such a behavior is validated, changing [...]
Outpatient vs. Inpatient Addiction Rehab
Deciding to enter an addiction treatment program is a major decision, but fortunately, there are many ways people can seek help to free themselves from substance abuse. However, different treatment plans entail different levels of support and responsibility. Different programs will be more or less suited to you depending on your lifestyle and the severity of your addiction. The ideal program for an individual will even change over time as the addiction itself changes. To get an idea of whether you are most suited for addiction treatment at an inpatient or intensive outpatient level of care, and to find the [...]
