Excellent work, MaryBeth! 🥳
Our Cohen Clinic team works hard to provide the highest quality mental healthcare to our active duty service members, veterans and their families.
We are so proud to serve you!
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When someone says they're spiritual, John McDougall asks what they do to actually nourish that connection. McDougall shared his thoughts about the connections between spirituality and mental health, and ideas for practicing spiritual fitness for the @Cohen Clinic's Winter Mental Health Lunch & Learn series.
Read more on our website!
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#WellnessforEveryone #AlaskaBehavioralHealth #Spirituality
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Want to sharpen some of your parenting skills or learn new ones? Here are 12 ways to embrace positive parenting within your household ✨
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this #EDAW, we're sharing facts about eating disorders. Want to learn more? Check out Alaska Eating Disorders Alliance and National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) for resources and information.
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Eating disorders in boys and men appear to be on the rise. One study found as many as 20% may meet the diagnostic criteria. Boys and men are more likely to be focused on muscle mass than overall size, but that muscle dysmorphia can lead to disordered eating. Eating disorders in men may be missed in standard screenings focused on food restriction, fewer treatment options exist for boys, and there's a "double stigma": it may be even harder for boys to talk about eating disorders because they are seen as a female issue.
If you're worried about anyone's eating, male or female, start a conversation, or reach out for help.
#eatingdisorders #wellnessforeveryone #Alaskabehavioralhealth
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“We’re not meant to absorb the stress of 8 billion people," says Dr. Angie Salvato, PhD, Cohen Clinic Clinician. "We have never consumed as much trauma and stress in the past as we do now from our phones."
Dr. Salvato shared information about how our nervous systems work, and some of her favorite nervous system calming techniques at a recent lunch and learn.
Read more here: loom.ly/DERahO0 or watch the full video on YouTube. loom.ly/oLZCPcE
#AlaskaBehavioralHealth #WellnessforEveryone #nervoussystem
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Eating Disorders affect 1 in 10 people in the United States sometime during their lifetime. Anyone can experience an eating disorders, but women are 5 times as likely to be diagnosed and 1.5 times as likely to seek treatment. Some people are at greater risk: athletes are 2 to 3 times as likely to develop an eating disorder.
#eatingdisorders #mentalhealth #WellnessForEveryone #AlaskaBehavioralHealth
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Eating disorders are not just a problem for girls and young women: 13% of middle age women report symptoms of eating disorders. Some may be long-standing issues, long-ignored and rising to the surface. Others may develop in middle age as life changes and the physical changes of menopause play a role in self-perception and mental health.
Eating disorders in midlife can contribute to poor bone health, muscle loss, and heart disease.
Recovery is possible with effective treatment! Reach out for help today.
#eatingdisorders #mentalhealth #WellnessForEveryone #AlaskaBehavioralHealth
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You can now reach us at one phone number, across the state!
907-563-1000
We’re upgrading our phone systems! Phone numbers for Fairbanks staff with the 317 prefix will be phasing out. Rest assured, you’ll still be able to connect with a live human being located in Fairbanks when you call 907-563-1000!
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