Breast Cancer – Now What?

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Dania Demaurio

Dania Demaurio, LCSW
Behavioral Health Consultant
NOAH Balsz Health Center

According to the National Institute of Health (NIH), there are 252,710 estimated new cases of breast cancer for 2017. Receiving a breast cancer diagnosis can be one of the most distressing experiences that a woman can experience. It can affect a woman’s psychological, social, physical, and spiritual well-being. A cancer diagnosis often results in unwanted intrusive thoughts about cancer, emotional reactions and psychological challenges, such as anxiety, hopelessness and despair, fear of dying, sense of lonesomeness, and sexual and body-image problems. A cancer diagnosis can also result in change in relationships and a change in a woman’s life and overall decrease in the quality of life. Read more

Domestic Violence – Toxic Stress

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Domestic Violence is more common than we may think and negatively impacts a child’s long term mental and physical health. In the United States it is estimated that up to 30% of children, 15.5 million, live in a household where domestic violence is present. Exposure to abuse and neglect can lead to what is called Toxic Stress that causes the body to produce stress hormones over long periods of time, including Cortisol, that can be quite harmful to the developing brain and body of a child. Read more

Between the lines …

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School is in full swing, fall is around the corner and academic demands of classwork and homework are increasing. Summer vacation and sleeping in are a thing of the past. This is when we see a rise in the number of children suffering from depression, a common and treatable mental health condition. Read more

Just Listen…

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By Beverly Kube, Behavioral Health Consultant

Talking about suicide does not make someone decide to take their life. People who are feeling depressed and hopeless want to talk. Your willingness to talk about emotional issues, including suicide, can be the first step to getting a person help. The best thing you can do is begin the conversation. Read more

May is Mental Health Awareness Month!

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Rafael Martinez
Behavioral Health Director

This is an important topic as mental health issues not only effect the individual, it also effects the many others connected to that individual such as family, friends, work and community. Mental Health America is a national organization that leads the effort to identify mental health issues early to prevent the problems it can bring to one’s life.

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Behavioral Health at NOAH

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It has been established that many medical issues are related to behavioral health such as anxiety, depression or interpersonal problems. Also, the treatment of chronic medical conditions such as obesity, diabetes, hypertension and pain involve behaviors and habits that many people struggle to prevent.

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Depression: Let’s Talk

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World Health Day is celebrated on April 7 to mark the anniversary of the founding of the World Health Organization (WHO) in 1948. WHO launched a year-long campaign Depression: Let’s talk. The goal is to educate and provide assistance to those in the community who are suffering from depression. At NOAH, we make sure our medical and behavioral health patients are screened for depression at the beginning of their appointment. Last year NOAH provided 7,579 depression screenings to our patients. Read more