Mental Health

Many people are guilty of using “bipolar” in a joking manner. Maybe we call a friend “bipolar” when they get moody, or maybe we use the term to describe the weather. While these comments may be a joke to some,…

Mental health has come a long way in recent years, but there is still a lot of confusion in the industry. One area that isn’t discussed much is the concept of dual diagnoses. So what exactly is it? What is…

Suicide is one of the leading causes of death in the United States. Close to 800,000 people die due to suicide every year. This is why September is Suicide Prevention and Awareness Month. Fortunately, there is help for individuals struggling…

Medical books of the past can be the things of nightmares.  Traditional psychological treatments from the early history of the US were performed by barbers with no medical training at all.  Eventually, doctors were trained and licensed and sought out. …

Meditation is not just for hippies and gurus anymore.  There are endless professional athletes, doctors, and superstars who have decided to try mediation and preach its’ benefits. The masses have begun to open up to the idea of this simple,…

Treatment for anxiety often involves antidepressants and psychotherapy. But what if you could relieve your anxiety naturally, using acupuncture? Some research suggests it’s possible. Auricular Acupuncture Relieves Stress and Anxiety Auricular acupuncture, which is performed on acupuncture points in the…

Stress can affect every aspect of your life, including your mental, emotional, and physical health. At our stress rehabilitation center, we strive to help you relax and restore your mental and physical well-being. And, to give you the tools to…

Bipolar disorder can make it impossible to live a normal life, hold down a job, go to school, or carry on normal relationships, especially when it’s paired with other disorders like depression or an eating disorder. Bipolar disorder and borderline…

Drug addicts who have tried and failed traditional sobriety treatments often feel defeated and hopeless in their attempts to stop their drug abuse. But there are plenty of alternative therapy programs in Delray Beach. All of them, some of them…

Having one type of disorder can be hard enough, unfortunately sometimes people may suffer 2 or more disorders at the same time. This is called dual diagnosis disorders. Those suffering with dual diagnosis disorders experience not only the pain of…

If you suffer from a mental disorder such as depression or anxiety and live in South Florida, you may have wondered if you could find psychiatric care in Delray Beach. A serious mental disorder should be treated and not left…

Are you a parent of a child in need of youth counseling? If so, you should call today for The Delray Center for Healing’s youth programs.  It’s unfortunate, but not all treatment centers understand the importance of youth counseling and…

Couple and family therapy is a branch of psychotherapy instilled in various treatment programs. These therapies work with both families and/or couples in intimate relationships to learn how to nurture change (in the terms of systems of interaction between family…

Codependency is defined as an unhealthy love and a tendency to behave in overly passive or excessively caretaking ways.  These behaviors negatively impact one’s relationship or quality of life and often involve placing a lower priority on your own needs…

The tendency to behave in excessively caretaking or overly passive ways that negatively impact one’s relationships and their quality of life is known as codependency.  With other behavioral habits such as denial, low self-esteem, excessive compliance, and/or control patterns, codependency…

Established by Jon Kabat-Zinn at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) is a program that has evolved into a common form of complementary medicine with the ability to address a variety of problems since its inception…

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD or ADD) is a neurobehavioral developmental disorder. It’s often identifiable by poor attention, distractibility, and impulsive behaviors of an individual.  The use of stimulants to aid in this disorder date back to the late 1930s….

Used to describe the co-morbid (pertaining to a disease or other pathological process that occurs simultaneously with another) condition of a person suffering from both a mental illness and a substance abuse problem is known as dual diagnosis.  In cases…

Characterized by invasive thoughts that lead to uneasiness, suspicion, fear, or worry combined with repetitive behaviors aimed at reducing anxiety is the disorder known as obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).  Diagnosed just as often as asthma and diabetes and ranked as the…

Stemming from Latin roots, meditate means to ponder.  Having been practiced for well over thousands of years now, meditation was initially meant to help deepen the understanding of the sacred and mystical forces of life.  Today, a number of meditation…