A bipolar disorder is a mental health illness where people experience extreme shifts in mood, energy levels, and mental focus that can significantly impact their daily lives. Fortunately, bipolar treatment in Portland, Oregon, helps clients reduce the extremes of their mood swings and teaches them healthy coping skills to manage their symptoms. In fact, bipolar…
Psychiatrists in Portland are trained professionals who can help you. They have experience working with men and women from all walks of life who are struggling with their mental health. Furthermore, they specialize in treating a number of conditions, such as depression, substance use, marital or family issues, post-traumatic stress disorder, and other panic disorders.…
Rehab provides you the opportunity to attend therapy groups. It’s an invaluable opportunity. However, are you curious to know what goes on in group therapy? For example, what are some substance use group topics or recovery group topics you might discuss at a substance use treatment center? Process Group Topics and Themed Groups in Rehab…
During rehab and beyond, there are dozens of treatment methods that can aid in recovery. One of methods that people don’t utilize enough, but is often incredibly effective, is meditation. Explore some benefits of meditation for addiction recovery. Meditation is the practice of focusing one’s mind on a particular object, subject, or activity. It can…
The winter months can be difficult for everyone. Shorter days, colder weather, and changes in routine can bring on seasonal depression. While some may think seasonal depression is a made-up term to define the “holiday blues,” it is a mental health disorder affected by seasonal change. Luckily, there are programs to treat seasonal affective disorder…
Anxiety disorders affect millions of people across the U.S. Experiencing anxiety in this uncertain time, when coronavirus continues to spread around the country, potentially results in worsening anxiety among people with an anxiety disorder. Professionals are also seeing new cases of individuals with anxiety, leading to more people needing individualized anxiety treatment in COVID-19. You…
Drug addiction is a chronic, deadly condition characterized by compulsive and uncontrollable drug-seeking behavior and drug use despite harmful consequences and changes in brain chemistry. Drug addiction is also a relapsing disease. Relapse involves the return to drug use after recognizing the consequences and trying to stop using drugs. Contact Crestview Recovery to learn more…
Some very significant things in life can cause a lot of stress, but many people do not recognize the signs of stress when they develop a problem with it. Then they live their lives stressed out and uncomfortable, which can lead to mental and physical health problems, addiction issues, and more. Fortunately, Crestview Recovery is here…
As our understanding of stress and its impact on health grows, a more significant number of people are diagnosed with acute stress disorder. However, what is an acute stress disorder? Also, how does it influence addiction? These two questions must be answered. Keep in mind that the answers may be a signal that you need…
Threatening or scary events in life can damage a person in ways that physical injuries never could. In fact, the minds of individuals can be affected in a number of extreme ways that lead directly to negative consequences. This trauma makes a therapeutic intervention necessary to restore the mental health of the affected patient. Using…