A critical component of substance abuse prevention is understanding the underlying causes. Substance abuse is often a coping mechanism for stress and other mental health conditions. It’s important to be aware of the risk factors to stop it from becoming addiction.
If you or someone you care about needs help managing mental health or substance use issues, contact an Oceans Hospital near you.
The holidays are a special time of celebration with loved ones, but for many people they come with feelings of pressure and anxiety. In fact, 41% of U.S. adults claim their stress levels are higher during the holidays than at any other time of the year. If you experience stress around the holidays, it may…
Memory loss caused by Alzheimer’s can be shocking to many caregivers, but there are other behavioral side effects, like psychosis, that can be just as frightening.
The onset of psychosis is quite common among patients with Alzheimer’s disease. Between 30-50% of dementia patients experience psychotic symptoms, which lead to faster functional impairment and increased mortality risk. Here are three defining factors to understand and share while educating caregivers and staff:
Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs) are the fifth-most common health care-associated infection and they account for almost 25 percent of all infections in the elderly, particularly those in long term care facilities, according to the National Institutes of Health.