by holly houston | Oct 2, 2021 | Uncategorized
Adolescents can be challenging to understand. Sometimes it’s hard to know how they feel or what they think. As parents, we become concerned and worried about our children’s behavior. It’s important to become your own expert about the signs and symptoms that indicate...
by holly houston | Sep 30, 2021 | Uncategorized
Over the years medical and mental health professionals have focused on improving the healthcare system in the United States. One area of focus has been the integration of mental health assessment into primary care visits. Many primary care medical practices have...
by holly houston | Aug 22, 2021 | Uncategorized
Obsessive-compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a complex anxiety disorder, characterized by obsessions that are unwanted and persistent thoughts, and compulsions that are behaviors aimed at relieving distress. Some common subtypes are contamination, symmetry, perfectionism,...
by holly houston | Aug 16, 2021 | Uncategorized
Mental illness has been treated as something more than an illness. It has been treated as a weakness since the beginning of time. In previous centuries people with mental illness have been accused of being witches and subsequently had been tortured and burned. This...
by holly houston | Mar 6, 2019 | Uncategorized
What does it mean to be mentally healthy? There are as many ways to define mental health as there are people attempting to proffer a definition. Among mental health professionals, mental health is synonymous with well-being, the state of being healthy and happy. The...
