In observance of Mental Health Awareness Month in May, Fidelis Care visited partner New Choices Recovery Center, an alcohol and drug treatment facility in Schenectady, and talked with Clinical Coordinator Meagan Rivers, LMHC, NCC, CCTP.
Fidelis Care: What is your general advice for people regarding their mental health?
Meagan Rivers: “I think people taking care of their mental health is one of the most important things anybody can do. It affects everything from how you sleep to how you interact with the rest of the world. I’m sure everybody’s heard the term self-care. That really is important, and self-care looks different for
2024/5/1
• Posted by Dr. Patrice Reives-Bright, Fidelis Care Senior Medical Director of Behavioral Health, and Dr. Celeste Johns, HARP Medical Director
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五月是心理健康宣傳月。心理、身體和社交健康緊密相連。它們互相影響。我們稱之為「身心連接」。沒有心理健康就沒有整體健康。
許多研究表明，身體健康狀況不佳會導致心理健康問題。其中可能包括抑鬱症、積極性低下和焦慮症。心理健康狀況不佳也會導致身體問題。其中可能包括慢性疼痛、高血壓和心臟病。
2023/9/14
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隨著人們年齡漸長，在家跌倒可能會導致嚴重傷害。請採取一些簡單做法，降低跌倒風險。
1) 清理所有的過道。清理過道和房間裡的雜物，降低絆倒風險。如果想使用小地毯，利用背膠將其固定在地板上。確保屋外的入口處沒有障礙物和院落雜物。
2023/5/23
• Posted by By Dr. Celeste Johns, Medical Director, Psychiatry
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每個人都有心理健康需求。您可能有朋友或家人陷入心理健康問題難以自拔，或者您自己正在其中苦苦掙扎。當您身邊的人十分難受時，您的日子可能也會因此而不好過。您想幫忙，但卻無從下手。有時，您甚至不知道該不該提起。
2022/9/12
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任何人都可能发生滑倒和跌倒。 希望我们能够以瘀伤或划痕的方式重新站起来。 但随着人们年龄的增长，跌倒会产生更严重的后果。 对于老年人来说，跌倒是导致住院和严重受伤的主要原因之一。