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Nashotah: The First Year of Exploring Change

November 19, 2015

Now approaching its first anniversary of providing comprehensive residential programming to adolescent girls, Nashotah has proven to be a valuable service to patients from all across the United States who are ready to make real change. Serving about 50 patients in its opening year, the program helps young women improve their personal safety and quality of life by validating their emotions which may lead to dangerous behaviors and teaching skills to help them express their genuine feelings. While in treatment, the safety risks associated with emotional dyregulation are decreased and preventative measures are used to to help many of the girls who are at risk of developing personality disorders.

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Rogers Memorial Hospital Awarded BizTimes’ Large Nonprofit of the Year

November 6, 2015

After securing one of three finalist positions for the 2015 BizTimes (link is external) Large Nonprofit Organization of the Year, Rogers Memorial Hospital was awarded this honor at the BizTimes Nonprofit Excellence Awards (link is external) at Potowatomi Hotel and Casino (link is external) in Milwaukee. The award—which is granted to a small and large nonprofit organization in southeastern Wisconsin—acknowledges the winner’s exemplary dedication to their mission and their community’s well-being, exceptional structural sustainability and teamwork, as well as superior organizational skills in management and operations.

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Orthorexia Nervosa: Taking Clean-Eating to an Obsessive Level

October 21, 2015

In the past few years, it seems as though everyone is “eating green” or only “all-organic” food. Although there are many health benefits to this new trend towards “clean-eating,” there is a point when the practice can take over a person’s life and become damaging to their behavioral health. Related to eating disorders, orthorexia nervosa is a condition in which a person has obsessive behaviors, which may include: self-induced dietetic limitations and preparing and eating food in a ritual-like manner, all to achieve and maintain a “pure” diet.

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International OCD Awareness Week: An Opportunity to Help Others

October 12, 2015

October 11-17 is International OCD Awareness Week, an observance founded by the International OCD Foundation (link is external) (IOCDF). Now in its sixth year, International OCD Awareness Week was created to improve public understanding of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), and increase timely access to care and behavioral health treatment.

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Mental Health Stigma: Like Parent, Like Child

September 10, 2015

Starting in infancy, children mimic their parents’ actions, speech and beliefs, whether good or bad. Studies show that the same goes for parents’ stigma about mental health. Parents’ attitudes toward seeking mental health treatment are a factor in their child’s intentions to pursue psychological help (Vogel, et al., 2009). In other words, if you, as a parent, have a negative view about people with mental health concerns, your child is less likely to speak up about their own mental health. Failing to address a child’s mental health may be extremely harmful and the affects may carry on into adulthood.

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Horticultural Garden One Piece of a Greater Vision

August 11, 2015

The construction of a new horticultural therapy garden in the courtyard of the Child and Adolescent Centers is quickly making progress! The new addition will provide the space necessary for a new horticultural therapy program, but is also a piece of a larger vision to incorporate nature and the healing powers of the environment into treatment at Rogers Memorial Hospital.

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Utilizing Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Dual Diagnosis

July 21, 2015

Rogers Behavioral Health is a national leader in the use of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), a widely accepted treatment approach for people with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and anxiety. As the foundation of our treatment programs, studies show that CBT delivered in a highly structured, yet managed approach, empowers our patients to gain control over their symptoms and learn effective strategies they can use throughout their lives.

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Could it be ADHD?

June 25, 2015

Dr. Pahlavan is a licensed clinical psychologist and clinical director of the child and adolescent day treatment and partial hospitalization services at Rogers Memorial Hospital.
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a condition that is often first noticed during the preschool and early school years. One of the most common childhood disorders, ADHD affects 5 to 8 percent of school age children.

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First OCD-Wisconsin Walk Deemed Successful

June 18, 2015

The first OCD-Wisconsin Walk was held Saturday, June 13th. The two-mile walk around Fowler Park in Oconomowoc, WI was organized by OCD-Wisconsin (link is external), an affiliate of the International Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Foundation (IOCDF). Rogers Memorial Hospital was a major sponsor for the event. The goal of the walk was to raise awareness for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD).

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