Mental Health Archives - Schick Shadel Hospital

August 3, 2020

Coronavirus + Declining Economy = Rising Alcoholism

By Schick Shadel | Alcohol, Mental Health, Recovery

Coronavirus + Declining Economy = Rising Alcoholism Without warning, many of us have experienced changes or major disruptions to the routines, social settings, income, jobs, and lifestyles that we enjoyed...

October 24, 2019

The Chemicals of Care: How Self-Compassion Manifests in Our Bodies

By Schick Shadel | Mental Health, Study

By Kristin Neff In my work I have defined self-compassion as having three main interacting components: self-kindness, a sense of common humanity and mindfulness. Self-kindness refers to the tendency to...

April 9, 2019

Clarity

By Schick Shadel | Mental Health

Clarity by Linda Graham, MFT based on the book Bouncing Back by Linda Graham The practice of mindfulness — training the brain to focus its attention and to strengthen conscious...

March 28, 2019

Understanding Alcoholism as a Mental Disorder

By Schick Shadel | Alcohol, Mental Health, Recovery

While communities throughout the country suffer the high burden that alcoholism imposes on life, families, and the economy, there is yet another toll that often goes unaccounted for. A deeper...

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