PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) is a disorder that takes root when a person experiences a traumatic event. It is one of the disorders that is commonly seen co-occurring with addiction, and over half of men who have PTSD also suffer from an addiction. PTSD has been around for as long as stress has, but it hasn’t always been called this, and it hasn’t always been formally recognized by the medical community.
August 5, 2025
You can see how this methodology could be problematic, as it creates an unproductive cycle of social isolation and trying to treat symptoms, rather than the root cause. This is why residential mental health treatment programs have become a more accepted path to deal with specific disorders. Here are some of the advantages of residential mental health programs.
August 5, 2025
Recovery is possible, with the right care. At AMFM Treatment Center, we have experience treating a diverse range of mental illnesses. Here is a list of some of the severe mental health disorders that we proudly specialize in treating.
August 5, 2025
Gender-specific treatment for substance abuse addictions has been shown to be very beneficial for both men and women. Although everybody’s experience with addiction and journey to recovery is unique, there are some aspects that are more common among men than among women and vice versa. Here are a few reasons why providing gender-specific treatment is so important for recovering addicts.
August 5, 2025
Individuals who suffer from an anxiety disorder can have an especially hard time in the morning. Even worse, starting the day off with a ton of anxiety can make it harder to develop good coping mechanisms and sticking to them throughout the rest of the day. For this reason, it is important to develop good coping mechanisms and life skills in the morning that help keep your body and mind balanced, so that you can set yourself up for success when it comes to handling anxiety throughout the rest of the day. Here are some strategies that can help you do just that.
August 5, 2025
Psychologists are becoming increasingly confident that “one size fits all” is not the best approach when it comes to treating depression. Though the most commonly used Major Depressive Disorder treatment for 14 million Americans is antidepressant medication, recent research suggests that individually tailored treatment may provide significantly better results overall for these patients.
August 5, 2025
Choosing to love yourself can be an incredibly hard choice, even a courageous one, but doing so will ultimately help you heal and progress during mental health treatments. Here are some ways that you can find and cultivate self-care for your mental well-being.
August 5, 2025
If you have a loved one who suffers from depression, it’s easy to feel powerless to help. Everything you try to do to help only seems to make them more upset, but you can’t just do nothing when you see your loved one in pain and suffering.
August 5, 2025
Bipolar disorder, or manic-depressive disorder, is a mental health disorder that’s more well-known. However, that doesn’t stop it from being misunderstood; especially when it comes to the differences between bipolar 1 and bipolar 2. While we usually think of bipolar disorder as just one thing, the truth is that it occurs on a spectrum, ranging from bipolar 1 to bipolar 2.
August 5, 2025