Posts Tagged ‘mental health’
Shielding Your Kids from Harmful Social Media Content
Feyza Basoglu, MD, is a board-certified child and adolescent psychiatrist. She serves in the Inpatient Adolescent Mental Health Unit on Inova Fairfax Medical Campus for Inova Behavioral Health Services. Whether you call them iGen or Generation Z, today’s adolescents and young adults are connected online more than ever. Over the past few years, we have…
Read MoreWhen Does a Mental Health Challenge Become an Emergency, and Where Should You Go for Help?
By Paula Gaudino, MSW LCSW, Director of Inova Behavioral Health Services, Emergency Services If you suddenly begin to have chest pain and shortness of breath, you likely know what to do: you head to the emergency room, because you might be having a heart attack. You know that a heart attack is a potentially life-threatening…
Read More‘Remember me?’: Dealing with an Aging Family Member
Home for the holidays? Here are a few ways to recognize signs of mental health decline As comforting as it may be to go home for the holidays, it can also be jarring to notice changes in your aging parents or relatives, especially if you haven’t seen them in a while. But how can you…
Read MoreCoping During the Holidays
Feeling like a Grinch? Here are some ways to make the holidays easier. The holidays are just around the corner, and while they often can be a time of joy and celebration, for many people, there can be sour notes among all that cheer. “Some struggle with family dynamics and overwhelming stress during this time,”…
Read MoreStress Management for Dads: How Your Mental Health Impacts Your Kids
Michael B. Moore, MD, is a board-certified psychiatrist at the Inova Behavioral Health Outpatient Center at Merrifield. Parenting is hard work. When people talk about self-care and stress management, the discussion often focuses on moms. A mother’s mental well-being is incredibly important, of course — but we shouldn’t forget about dads. Fathers often feel like…
Read MoreInova Pairs Mental Health With Primary Care
Breaking barriers in behavioral health With the mind-body connection well established, Inova Medical Group’s pairing of primary care and behavioral health providers in the same offices has reaped rave reviews. Since July 2017, most Inova primary care clinics have counselors and other mental health clinicians on staff, under the same roof, creating a seamless transition between…
Read MoreHow can you help a child avoid suicide risk?
Youth Suicide Prevention Dr. B. Jill McCabe and Erin Rovelli, RN serve patients at the Children’s Emergency Room at Inova Loudoun Hospital – Loudoun County’s only emergency facility solely dedicated to caring for children and adolescents. It is also the first and only sensory-friendly ER in the region. Being a parent is difficult. One of the most…
Read MoreNew Kellar Center location in Loudoun offers behavioral health services for families
Meeting a Need May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and it’s a good reminder that behavioral health resources are a vital part of a community’s well-being. Children, teens and their families in Loudoun County, VA have limited choices for help with behavioral health challenges, and even fewer affordable options. Thankfully, the Inova Kellar Center has…
Read MoreInova Expands Adolescent Behavioral Health Services to Loudoun Co. Community
Leesburg, VA — Inova is pleased to announce the opening of the Inova Kellar Center – Loudoun, bringing critical, additional adolescent mental health services to the community. The Kellar Center, based in Fairfax County, provides a full continuum of outpatient services and programs, including individual, family and group therapy, medication management, psychiatric evaluations, psychological testing…
Read MoreInova Brings Behavioral Health Services to Community
Leesburg, VA — Inova is pleased to announce the opening of the Inova Kellar Center – Loudoun, bringing critical, additional adolescent mental health services to the community. The Kellar Center, based in Fairfax County, provides a full continuum of outpatient services and programs, including individual, family and group therapy, medication management, psychiatric evaluations, psychological testing…
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