For the estimated 30 million Americans suffering from an eating disorder, coping with the stress of the COVID-19 pandemic is proving an exceptional challenge.
Parents and their children continue to adapt to the fluidity of the COVID-19 environment—work schedules, cancelled summer camps, delayed sports seasons, and now the looming of a different kind of school year.
Summertime—a season when families typically slow down and focus on making memories together. But this is not a typical summer. Due to the pandemic, families are spending more time sharing the same space than ever before. And with all that togetherness, it can be common for parents to see increased signs of sibling rivalry.
Leaving home for college is a rite of passage for millions of students each fall, often filled with a combination of excitement, sadness, and fear of the unknown, especially with the uncertainty of the pandemic. This time can be difficult to navigate in an unfamiliar environment with new routines and stressors.
Rogers is hosting a live Facebook Q&A session to discuss parenting during the COVID-19 pandemic on Wednesday, August 12 at 2 pm CT. You can click Get Reminder in the embedded post below to receive a notification from Facebook when we go live. Can’t make it for the live session? Reach out to us over Facebook Messenger with questions that you would like to ask our expert and keep an eye out for the published video later that day.
Depression is more than simply “a case of the blues.” It’s a serious mental health condition where a low mood is much more severe and prolonged.
Frequent hand washing. Physical distancing turning into self-isolation. Fear of contracting the virus. For patients with contamination obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), the COVID-19 health guidelines have been especially challenging.
Childhood should be a carefree time of innocence. Sadly, children are not immune from experiencing or witnessing traumatic events. According to the U.S. Department of
For patients struggling with mental health challenges, a behavior specialist is an integral part of the therapeutic team at Rogers Behavioral Health.
An alarming new trend has developed as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to evolve—mental health hotlines of all kinds are reporting a dramatic spike in calls.
