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Five Ways I Build Mental Wellness

My Brains Not Broken

As it is Mental Health Awareness Month , it’s a good time to share resources, tips and techniques about mental health and wellness. After a decade-plus of living with depression and anxiety, I am proud of how I’ve learned to manage my mental health challenges.

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CBT for Kids: How You Can Improve the Mental Health of Younger Clients

Relias

Whether this comes in the form of bullying, abuse, loss of loved ones, childhood trauma negatively affects children’s mental health and creates lifelong mental and physical health conditions. What is cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)? exercising or talking to friends), negative feelings decrease.

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Guest Post: Resiliency When Dealing With Bipolar Disorder by Christine

Bipolar Bandit

You name it I’ve tried it; talk therapy, CBT, DBT, ECT, EMDR and medication management. I have been experiencing bipolar moods for thirty-four years, diagnosed for twenty. I have learned an awful lot about myself through this journey. It takes courage, patience, being teachable and perseverance to cope with bipolar disorder.

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NASW Member Voices: ADHD and Mindfulness

Social Work Blog

Licensed mental health care professionals diagnose ADHD using the DSM-5. Social workers use mindfulness for clients with ADHD Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT) are evidence-based treatments that focus on cognition and the mind-body connection.

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Why Did It Take Me So Long To Accept My Mental Health Medication?

Beautiful Voyager

I started doing an inventory: I launched my own mental health consulting business, completed a few training sessions, quickly boosted my professional network, got involved in various projects and the list goes on. So, I used Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) techniques, my daily mantra and meditation to deal with them.

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Autism, Anxiety, and Depression: What You Need to Know About Comorbidity

Relias

Treatment options for those with autism and comorbidity CBT for individuals with autism and a comorbidity The comorbidity of autism and depression or anxiety changes how therapists and caregivers approach individual treatment plans. Part of the rationale for using CBT to treat comorbid conditions is its versatility.

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2022 School of Social Work Innovations Award Recipients

Michigan Social Work

Raising Our Spirits Together (ROST) bridges the rural mental health treatment gap by offering a group-based, technology-assisted cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) for depression, delivered by clergy. ROST was designed to be engaging, using an animated, character-driven storyline to illustrate core CBT skills.

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