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Apps for ACT and Mindfulness

posted on 8/11/2015 1:47:00 PM

In all IOP groups, we discuss the concept of mindfulness. We often practice this skill in group, but in order to be proficient in this skill, it is something to be practiced regularly. Both of these apps are available for apple and android.

2 new apps

posted on 8/10/2015 1:49:00 PM

There are two new apps from The National Center for Telehealth and Technology. Both are available from iTunes and Google play. The first is Virtual Hope Box. From the website: "The Virtual Hope Box (VHB) is a smartphone application designed for use by patients and their behavioral health providers as an accessory to treatment. The VHB contains simple tools to help patients with coping, relaxation, distraction, and positive thinking.Patients and providers can work together to...

One Woman's Experience with Moderation Drinking

posted on 4/2/2015 1:52:00 PM

Here's an article from Oprah's magazine about a woman who grew up with an alcoholic father, and eventually found herself not happy with her relationship with alcohol. She started working Moderation Management's program. Here's the link to Moderation Management's home page.

Suicide Prevention

posted on 8/25/2014 2:15:00 PM

With the untimely death of Robin Williams, there have been many articles and programs written about suicide of late. They're hard for me to take in. When I was just starting out in mental health in 1990, I went to hear a psychiatrist speak about new brain research on schizophrenia. While perhaps the good doctor was speaking in hyperbole, he said, "The 90s is the decade of the brain! There is every reason to believe we will have a cure for schizophrenia by the year 2000". At th...

A Healthy Lifestyle Lengthens Your Lifespan

posted on 7/10/2014 2:17:00 PM

A new study from the University of Zurich released yesterday shows that 4 things improve lifespan. I'm betting you won't be surprised to hear any of them. Regular Exercise No Cigarettes Low Alcohol Use Healthy DietWhat was interesting to me about this study was while each individual factor affected life expectancy, the one with the most significant effect of the four was cigarette use. Compared with a group of non-smokers, smokers have a 57 percent hi...

Alcohol-Related Deaths in America

posted on 7/3/2014 2:18:00 PM

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention just released new numbers this past month regarding alcohol effects in America. The study looked at data from years 2006-2010 and looked at alcohol-attributable deaths (AAD), as well as years of life potentially lost (YPLL) due to excessive alcohol use. Here are two quotes from the report: Excessive drinking accounted for 1 in 10 deaths among working-age adults in the United States. Among working-a...

Suicide Prevention Website

posted on 7/1/2014 2:19:00 PM

The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline has a great website with lots of useful information. The name of the site is You Matter. There are sections for getting help for yourself or for a friend, and for recognizing warning signs for suicide. Another section on the site is a blog that is divided into three focus topics--One is Self Love, which is all about good self care and has articles such as 'getting through the next 5 minutes'. The next focus topic is What to Ex...

Stigma and Discrimination for those with Mental Illness

posted on 6/26/2014 2:19:00 PM

USA Today published an article yesterday titled The Cost of Not Caring. The article is divided into 4 sections. These are: A separate and unequal system--people with mental illness face legal discrimination Lost in darkness--many wait nearly a decade for treatment Working for change--advocates chip away at discriminatory policies Overcoming the shame--speaking up heals old woundsThe article states: Although most people with mental illness are not violent, the USA's dysf...

Learning to say "no" is hard work, but very helpful.

posted on 6/17/2014 2:21:00 PM

In our Coping group, one of the things we work on is interpersonal effectiveness. Interpersonal effectiveness has three parts--getting what your want, or your objectives; keeping the relationship intact; and keeping self-respect. Trying to balance all three of these at the same time takes tremendous skill for many of us. One of the things people struggle with is saying no to others. We worry people won't like us, will see us as selfish, hard to get along with, uncaring, etc....

A short story on mindfulness by Leo Tolstoy

posted on 6/16/2014 2:22:00 PM

Leo Tolstoy, the Russian writer known for works such asWar and Peace and Anna Karenina, also wrote many short stories. One story, titled 3 Questions, attempts to answer the following: When is the best time to do each thing? Who are the most important people to work with? What is the most important thing to do at all times?You'll find the story here, which includes the answers to each question. It will only take a few minutes to read. As you read this stor...

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