Mental Health Matters: Asperger’s Disorder “A Part of the Puzzle
There are many ribbons indicating the bearer’s passion for a specific cause. A yellow ribbon for our soldiers, pink for breast cancer awareness, and red for AIDS awareness are some…
Mental Health Matters: Ten Negative Thoughts that Can Affect Your Mental Health
Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is the intervention of choice for the treatment of a variety of psychiatric disorders, including depression, anxiety, eating disorders, and personality disorders in both inpatient and…
Mental Health Matters: Severe Mental Illness & The Legal System
The National Institutes of Mental Health noted that most violent crimes are committed by people who are not mentally ill, and most mentally ill people do not commit violent crimes.…
Mental Health Matters: Exercise in Mental Health
About 30% of all Americans that go to the doctor are instructed to begin an exercise program. This has increased from 23% from just a few years prior. Approximately one…
Mental Health Matters: An Idea Whose Time Has Come OFFLINE
When people talk about an illness, they usually base their ideas on the symptoms, or signs of that illness. For instance, colds can include stuffy noses, scratchy throats, and lowered…
Mental Health Matters: When you have a child with severe mental illness
As a psychiatrist treating patients hospitalized with mental illness, I go through this scene quite often: anxious parents (who sometimes fly in from out of town) meeting with the treatment…
Mental Health Matters: What Are Personality Disorders
You probably have heard of mental illnesses such as depression or eating disorders. It is likely that you or someone close to you have experienced one of these disorders. You…
Mental Health Matters: Mental Health of Children: Pinwheels Around Tallahassee
While en route during your normal routine, you may have noticed that there are several large groups of pinwheels throughout the city. These are placed as part of a national…
Video Interview: Opening of Capital Therapy by Dr. Jay Reeve, Ph.D., CEO – Apalachee Center, Inc
Jay Reeve, PhD, is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Apalachee Center, Inc., a large community mental health center in Tallahassee, Florida, serving approximately 6,000 clients annually. Dr. Reeve…
Video Interview: History of Apalachee Center by Dr. Jay Reeve, Ph.D., CEO
Jay Reeve, PhD, is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Apalachee Center, Inc., a large community mental health center in Tallahassee, Florida, serving approximately 6,000 clients annually. Dr. Reeve…