Did you know that the month of May is Borderline Personality Disorder Awareness month? Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is sometimes referred to as the “untreatable disorder.” Patients with BPD suffer from distortions in cognition and a sense of self...
Substance abuse disorder and treatment providers are open to considering complementary and alternative medicine interventions, and Music Therapy falls into this category. Clinical research, case studies, and stories reveal that music has an extraordinary capacity to:...
The month of April was declared Child Abuse Prevention Month by presidential proclamation in 1983. It is time to acknowledge the need for helping families and communities collaborate to prevent child abuse. “Whatever befalls the earth, befalls the children of...
At New Roads Behavioral Health we continue to support our clients with on-going training for our Clinical Team. This month the entire Clinical Team at New Roads Behavioral Health participated in an intensive two-day ACT training. The ACT training, facilitated by Robyn...
Throughout history, stories have been shared and passed down and have been responsible for life changing events, reflecting the human spirit of perseverance and even the recovery process. Stories take us deeper into ourselves in search of our life purpose and...
“A dream you dream alone is only a dream. A dream you dream together becomes reality.” -Yoko Ono Substance abuse has a way of shifting thoughts to another reality. The reality is very lonely, and the daily activities of life are happening because of the...
“If there is light in the soul, there will be beauty in the person. If there is beauty in the person, there will be harmony in the house. If there is harmony in the house, there will be order in the nation, there will be peace in the world.” -CHINESE...
Outpatient treatment programs at New Roads Behavioral Health focus on education. Outpatient is not necessarily an alternative to residential treatment, but rather another way to maintain and build the skills necessary to keep recovery going strong after residential...
Trauma experienced in the lives of children and families forms one of the many threads that weave the cycle of trauma impact. Below is an illustration of this “Fabric of Trauma” which illustrates the tangled web of violence. Trauma begets trauma just as...
Addiction to drugs and alcohol can ruin a persons’ life. While the actual act of addiction can be treated with detox programs and residential treatment, there is little focus on the substance abuse causes that create the feeling of extreme reward when abusing a...
