Throughout COVID-19, there’s a heightened need for mental health and addiction care. In response, Rogers Behavioral Health began serving patients virtually across the country through Rogers Connect Care — a telehealth treatment option for people who would benefit from specialized partial hospitalization or intensive outpatient levels of care.
If a friend or loved one tells you they’ve been in treatment for mental health or addiction, you may be wondering about the best way to respond. Rogers’ Sue McKenzie Dicks, vice president of healthy culture at Rogers Behavioral Health, shares some common missteps and supportive things to say so your friend or loved one feels validated and understood.
June is Men’s Health Month, a time when men are encouraged to take better care of themselves, both physically and mentally.
Cody says that although he had a happy and carefree childhood, when he was in his 20s, he struggled with persistent, unwanted thoughts, and suicidal ideation.
Although it has become trendy to say, “I’m OCD” when describing yourself as being organized or precise, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a serious mental health disorder.
Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is a mental health disorder in which people struggle with obsessions and compulsions. Kathryn says the treatment and support she received at Rogers for OCD and anxiety changed her life.
“Scrupulosity is a type of OCD in which someone becomes mentally and emotionally consumed by matters of religious practice and/or morality.” Dr. Brenda Bailey explains scrupulosity and the signs that someone could be suffering from the disorder.
In Maya’s story, she shares about her family’s journey to Rogers and how she was able to overcome her OCD and anxiety through residential treatment in Oconomowoc.
Frequent hand washing. Physical distancing turning into self-isolation. Fear of contracting the virus. For patients with contamination obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), the COVID-19 health guidelines have been especially challenging.
Talking about the uncertainties of COVID-19 and adapting to a new schedule can be hard for any child, but when you have a child struggling with a mental health disorder like OCD, anxiety, or depression, and the child is on the autism spectrum, it’s even harder.
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