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What do you do to support a family member who recognizes the need for rehabilitation and recovery, but doesn’t quite know how to proceed? How do you answer when your loved one says to you, “I know I need help. …
There has been a positive shift in public perception of mental illness in recent years, yet the need for heightened awareness and education prevails. Negative attitudes remain stubbornly entrenched, especially regarding serious conditions such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or dual …
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) can affect anyone who witnesses or personally experiences one or more traumatic events in their lives. Often we are more aware of the disorder in relation to soldiers’ return from combat. The PTSD Foundation of America …
When someone dies from suicide, family and friends are always left with more questions than answers. Why did my loved one do this? How did I miss the signs? What could I have done to prevent this? How did he …
We spend a lot of time with individuals on therapies for the mental illnesses they are coping with. We work hard at WestBridge to treat people with a variety of behavioral health issues that are coupled with a drug or …
Stress is the catch-all word for any time we’re overwhelmed or over-worked. Factors that cause people stress are money, relationships, jobs, family responsibilities, and worries about these or other aspects of life. The effects of stress shouldn’t be underestimated, and …
In the second of a series of articles on our blog related to the factors that put people with serious mental illness at higher risk of mortality, we focus on the complexities of alcohol abuse by those with dual disorders. …
If you do an online search for the term ‘mindfulness’, you will find more than 5 million articles and web pages discussing this topic, with their focus ranging from mindfulness in the workplace, to mindfulness over one’s body for weight …
American troops have been actively entrenched in battle for well over a decade, and the effects are taking their toll on generations of individuals, spouses, and families in ways that are often visible, but just as often, not visible. It’s …
If you ask most Americans what they think a drug addict looks like, they would probably not say ‘a clean-cut, well-dressed, well-educated physician with a successful career’. This picture would probably never enter their minds as an individual who could …
WestBridge Meet & Greet
At WestBridge, we work with adult men and families from around the country and, in some cases, the world. One of the unique features of our model is our virtual Meet & Greet service which allows us to deepen our assessment and begin building trust and engaging participants in the pre-admission process.