Apalachee Center to establish and operate a regional psychiatry residency program

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Florida State University College of Medicine, Apalachee Center and Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare have signed an agreement to establish and operate a psychiatry residency program, addressing a critical area of need for the training of additional mental health-care providers for the region and state. The program will be based at Apalachee Center, a…

Mental Health Matters: Borderline Personality Disorder Stigmatization

Borderline Personality Disorder Stigmatization Sri Kothur, M.S., Therapist   “Manipulative,” “attention seeking,” “difficult,” and “treatment resistant” are a few deleterious ways clients with borderline personality disorder (BPD) are viewed [1]. More than any other psychological disorder BPD is viewed as the worse and most untreatable. A common view is that these clients’ take deliberate actions…

Mental Health Matter: “Passive vs. Active Listening: Music Therapy in Mental Health”

Mental Health Matter: “Passive vs. Active Listening: Music Therapy in Mental Health” By: David Ko, MM, MT-BC Music is a universal form of communication. Through the art of writing and performing music, musicians are able to communicate some of their deepest emotions and most significant experiences in a way that is simultaneously expressive, creative, and…