Addiction is frequently considered a young person’s problem, but rates of substance misuse among adults over 50 are higher than ever, with substance use admissions among seniors doubling between 2000 and 2012. While we may not associate substance use with people who are old enough to be grandparents, it is important to remember that today’s
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Psychosis is an aspect of mental health that is often feared and misunderstood. These misconceptions can make life harder for people who struggle with psychosis. At Carolina Dunes Behavioral Health in Leland, North Carolina, we treat people with mental health conditions that can produce psychosis, and we help their support systems to navigate the challenges
Observation alone can reveal a connection between substance use disorders and mental health conditions. Evidence supports this connection: many people who have SUDs also have mental health disorders, and vice versa. “Co-occurring disorders” or “dual diagnosis” are the terms commonly used to describe this phenomenon. At Carolina Dunes Behavioral Health in North Carolina, we offer
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Importance of Structure for Adolescents Teenagers may seem chaotic and spontaneous, but often what they need most to balance out their tumultuous adolescent lives is structure and routine. This is especially true for young people who are managing mental health conditions. At Carolina Dunes Behavioral Health in Leland, North Carolina, we offer psychiatric services for
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Fewer than half of all seniors with mental health concerns receive treatment. There is a tendency to dismiss the mental health concerns of older adults as a normal part of the aging process. While it is true that people do change throughout their lives, when an older person shows signs of mental illness, it is
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Occupational therapy is a whole-person approach to helping people across all age groups to adapt. This is done in order to help them continue to have meaningful lives after they lose the ability to do something the way that they used to or the way someone else might. Occupational therapists use everyday activities to help
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Anxiety is just a normal part of life that everyone experiences. It’s when anxiety reaches a level that interferes with day-to-day functioning that it becomes a mental health disorder. The fact that anxiety is a part of life may be one reason why anxiety disorders often go undiagnosed. At Carolina Dunes Behavioral Health, we treat
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Trauma is any event that overwhelms a person’s ability to cope. Trauma can occur to people at any age, but children are most susceptible to the lasting impact of trauma because they have not yet developed the coping skills needed to handle difficult events. At Carolina Dunes Behavioral Health, we support trauma survivors every day
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Self-harm, which is sometimes referred to as self-injury or self-mutilation, is the act of intentionally inflicting pain and physical damage on oneself. It is something that can be confusing and upsetting to loved ones of the person who self-harms. At Carolina Dunes Behavioral Health, we want to give loved ones the tools to understand and
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Many people have a specific idea of what depression looks like. But a depression diagnosis will look different in different people, and each type of depression has unique characteristics. Regardless of the type of depression diagnosed, those who suffer from depression experience such high levels of sadness that it has begun to interfere with their
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