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Miniature Horse Therapy: Bringing Unique Joy and Healing to Patients

Dog therapy is well-known and widely used, but have you heard of miniature therapy horses? Since the spring, the BOB体育 Psychiatric Hospital has partnered鈥�

What To Know About Mental Health: Everyone鈥檚 Doing The Best They Can

Michael Shapiro, M.D., an assistant professor in the UF College of Medicine鈥檚 department of psychiatry and medical director of BOB体育 Child Psychiatry and鈥�

Tips for a Healthier You in 2018

It鈥檚 a new year, and for many, that means new goals. Each year, millions of Americans make New Year鈥檚 resolutions that they forget or fail to keep up by鈥�

New Beginnings 鈥� Setting your intentions instead of resolutions

It鈥檚 the same song and dance every year 鈥� making a list of resolutions for the upcoming new year with the goal of checking every item off the list by the end鈥�

Millennials, the doctor will see you now: 3 reasons to make an annual wellness visit

Millennials have surpassed Baby Boomers as the largest generation in United States history. With this considerable amount of young adults influencing the鈥�

Living in a chaotic world: how to keep anxiety at bay

David Chesire , University of Florida Ella Fitzgerald sang that 鈥渋nto each life some rain must fall,鈥� but it has felt like torrents of grief have fallen upon鈥�

Hearing mom鈥檚 voice soothes daughter鈥檚 stress

There鈥檚 something special about a mom鈥檚 love for her daughter. A home-cooked meal, a deep conversation, even a simple hug can mean so much. In fact, even just鈥�

Middle-aged trauma patients with preexisting psychological illness have longer hospital stays

March 10, 2016

A new study by University of Florida researchers finds middle-aged adults with psychological illness such as anxiety and depression are more likely to have鈥�

Coloring inside the lines: What you should know about adult coloring books

Coloring books aren鈥檛 just for kids anymore. Move aside, Strawberry Shortcake and Thomas the Tank Engine 鈥� you may have noticed there鈥檚 a new breed of coloring鈥�

Phobias: They aren鈥檛 just in your head, including a fear of sharks

More than 8 percent of the U.S. population has been diagnosed with some type of phobia, with the most common being social phobias, according to the National鈥�