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We're here for you when
you need help.
If you think that you or someone you
care about is having behavioral health problems, this is the place to start finding help.
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Identifying a behavioral health problem
ANYONE can have a behavioral health problem. It is a lot more common than most of us realize. Below are some of the most common symptoms and warning signs you might feel or see in someone else.
- Withdrawal or preferring isolation from others
- Significant increase or decrease in sleep or appetite
- Inability to enjoy activities
- Tearfulness
- Feelings of hopelessness
- Racing thoughts
- Spending too much money
- Nervousness or frequent anxiety
- Inability to focus or concentrate
- Frightening feelings of being out of control
- Suicidal thoughts
- Destructive or high-risk behaviors
- Hearing or seeing something that isn’t there
- Constant feeling of being watched or that others are against you
- Change in personal hygiene and/or appearance
- Use of alcohol or other substances to alter one's mood.
- Consuming larger quatities of alcohol or other substances in order to achieve
intoxication
- Substance-related legal problems (DUIs, public intoxication, etc.)
Children may show problems in different ways, such as
- Behavior that seems to slip back to an earlier developmental phase, such as bed wetting
- Reporting feeling lonely, has few friends
- Involved in frequent fights
- Refusing to obey parents/teachers
- Can not seem to sit still, having too much energy
LifePath can help you
If you, a family member or friend are experiencing these symptoms or others that concern you, we encourage you to seek help from a qualified behavioral health professional. There are solutions that work – no one needs to feel embarrassed that they might have an illness or substance use problem.
We are a comprehensive outpatient behavioral health clinic staffed with trained and credentialed psychiatrists, psychiatric nurses, licensed counselors and social workers.
Our goal is to provide the highest quality services in a respectful and caring environment focused on the
needs of each client. LifePath Systems services include:
Adult Services
- Psychiatric evaluation
- Medication monitoring
- Psychiatric nursing
- Individual and group counseling
- Skills training in managing the symptoms of mental illness, job readiness skills and independent living skills
- Intensive and supportive levels of substance abuse outpatient treatment
Child and Adolescent Services
- Psychiatric evaluation
- Medication monitoring
- Psychiatric nursing
- Individual counseling
- Family counseling
More information about behavioral health
According to the National Institutes of Mental Health, an estimated 26.2 percent of Americans ages 18 and older suffer from a diagnosable mental disorder in a given year. As this estimate shows, mental disorders are widespread in the population. However, the most
debilitating forms of mental illnesses are concentrated in a much smaller proportion – about six percent, or one in 17 – who suffer from a serious mental illness (including Major Depression, Bipolar Disorder, and Schizophrenia).
According to the 2009 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, an estimated 8.9 percent of the population aged 12 or older were classified with a substance dependence or abuse disorder in the past year.
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