When you’ve decided to enter residential mental health care, you’ll likely want to let your friends and family know where you’ll be and why. That said, it can feel intimidating to try to start a
When you seek care for depression, you may think that all that is needed is a doctor to prescribe a pill, or someone to talk to once a week. While medication management and talk therapy
While teenagers are capable of handling responsibilities and expectations that are more in line with adulthood than childhood, they are still growing. Treating depression in teenagers requires age-appropriate treatment; it’s important to actually reach teenagers
What if “depressed” is just how I am? When people experience long-term depression, it can start to feel permanent. I remember sitting across from my own therapist, years and years ago, and saying to her,
With the calendar rolling over to a new year, it can feel like a time for a fresh start, particularly when it comes to mental health. You may be looking at exercise, new pursuits to
The fall and winter holiday season can be one of festivity, cheer, and comfort. But it also often brings along changes in routine, stress, and relational strife. Family conflicts often fall into sharper focus around
Depression can be an overpowering experience, and seeking treatment—whether outpatient or inpatient—can feel overwhelming before you have a strong grasp on what is available. THIRA Health understands that depression treatment can take many forms, and
Having a mood disorder can be difficult to navigate, especially when there is a lot of misinformation and myths surrounding it. Many of these myths are surrounding borderline personality disorder (BPD), anxiety, or depression treatment,
Depression is a common and debilitating mental health disorder that affects millions of people around the world. For those struggling with depression, finding the right treatment can feel overwhelming. With numerous treatments for depression available—including
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is a type of evidence-based treatment that is rapidly growing in popularity in the mental health realm. As a cousin to the even more widely known cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), DBT
The history of suicide prevention in the United States is most noticeable in how we discuss it. Talking about it and talking through it rather than averting our gaze from this difficult subject is the
National Depression Screening Day – Thursday, Oct 7th Today on National Depression Screening Day, we aim to answer an important question for the parents out there seeking answers: is my teen daughter depressed? Perhaps mood disorders run