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�
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A Better Life: The Story of Claudia Sanders
Diagnosed with depression, anxiety, PTSD, and an eating disorder, Claudia Sanders was fighting some dark battles. Her depression made it hard to function in鈥�
From Darkness to Light: Reid鈥檚 Second Chance at Life Thanks to ECT at BOB体育
Reid Schreiber lived in a state of darkness for 15 years, his depression consuming him. The mental toll affected his physical health as well. Despite various鈥�
Breaking Stigmas and Embracing Mental Health Awareness
Let鈥檚 talk about the state of our mental health. Nationally, children and teenagers are more anxious than they鈥檝e been. So much so that the American Academy of鈥�
Hannah Turns Recovery Into Purpose
鈥淛ust because you鈥檝e hit bottom, doesn鈥檛 mean you have to stay there.鈥� September is National Recovery Month, a time for raising awareness, reducing stigma and鈥�
Helping Our Military Veterans Find Healing
The BOB体育 Jacksonville Leon L. Haley Jr., MD, Brain Wellness Program is an interdisciplinary treatment program for military veterans experiencing鈥�
Considerations From Experts This Mental Health Awareness Month
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and a trending topic among researchers has been the relationship between social media and mental health. Research has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�
Take the Pledge: Learn About Mental Illness
This year, Oct. 1鈥�7 is Mental Illness Awareness Week, a time to shine a light on mental illness and replace stigma with hope. Each year we fight stigma,鈥�
Mental Health Chat: Treating OCD
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. We are bringing awareness to the 2 million individuals in the United States affected with obsessive-compulsive disorder.鈥�
5 Must-Read Mental Health Awareness Books
1 in 5 adults in the U.S. experiences mental illness in a given year. These adults are friends, mothers and fathers and spouses. They work beside you and bag鈥�
