Boundaries are the invisible lines that separate us from everyone else. They can be physical, spiritual, emotional, intellectual, material, financial, or time-based.
With the changing seasons comes the winding down of another school year. Before enjoying the slower pace of summer, students are experiencing the stress of completing final projects and exams, which can add to already heightened levels of anxiety and other mental health challenges.
Jessica says from the time her son, Jake, was little, her family’s life revolved around his intense anxiety. From her first call to Rogers and throughout his subsequent treatment, she felt like they were finally in a place where people understood and were able to provide help and hope.
A recent CDC report is raising concern about teens and their mental health, saying rising levels of depression and anxiety are why they’re turning to substances like alcohol and drugs.
As a leader and innovator in mental health and addiction care for more than a century, Rogers Behavioral Health is using a cutting-edge, evidence-based treatment approach to help reach a broader range of people.
Rogers offers specialized IOP, intensive outpatient programs, and PHP, partial hospitalization programs. These programs are for people who need more treatment than traditional outpatient therapy. In IOP and PHP, a person spends a lot more time in a therapeutic setting. At Rogers, IOP is three hours a day, five days a week, while PHP is six and a half hours a day, five days a week.
Rogers experts discuss healthy ways to manage stress and how that improves our overall mental and physical well-being.
The outward signs of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) can be easy to see – excessive handwashing, compulsive arranging – behaviors often done in an attempt to address unwanted thoughts. But researchers say focusing on the unseen reason for compulsions, not the actions themselves, may lead to improved treatments.
Rogers’ Amy Bork, RD, registered dietitian, discusses the impact nutrition can have on mental health.
“When I think of resilience, I think of grit. It’s leaning into something that you’re working toward, persevering and pushing through challenges because of how much you value what could be in store. Although you can feel frustrated by setbacks, you resolve to not let them deter you.” Rogers’ Dr. Amanda Heins discusses resilience and why it’s important.
