• Pyramid Healthcare, Inc. Opens First Outpatient Treatment Program in Ohio

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    ALTOONA, PA – June 19, 2023 - Pyramid Healthcare, Inc. announced today the opening of a new outpatient behavioral health treatment center in Moraine, [...]

  • Treating Trauma with Polyvagal Theory

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    Somatic therapy is a body-oriented approach to trauma treatment that is rooted in the idea that the physical body and nervous system are systemically affected [...]

  • Mental Health and the LGBTQ+ Community

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    Members of the LGBTQ+ community face unique socioeconomic and cultural challenges that can put them at a higher risk of developing mental health issues, [...]

  • The Dangers of Fentanyl Abuse

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    Fentanyl abuse has spiked in recent decades, leading to an increase in overdoses and deaths. This synthetic opioid, which is meant to be used [...]

  • The Importance of Life Skills: A Q&A with Sean Rhodes, Life Skills Specialist at Pyramid Healthcare Altoona Detox & Residential Treatment Center

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    What type of life skills are important to teach to those in recovery? There's a plethora of different things that we teach. [...]

  • How to Help Your Loved One Avoid Substance Abuse

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    So you’re out to dinner with some friends and family, and notice one of your loved ones is ordering their third drink — while [...]

  • Common Stigmas in Mental Health and How to Increase Awareness

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    The way other people perceive us is important. Not only does it help us assess our own actions and behaviors, but it can guide [...]

  • Mood Disorders: Types, Causes and Symptoms

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    Do you experience a constant, underlying feeling of sadness?  Maybe you feel tired all day long; the kind of tiredness that doesn’t go away, [...]

  • Identifying Your Major Depressive Disorder Symptoms

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    Everyone experiences bouts of sadness, especially in response to tragedy, loneliness, stress, disappointment and the like. Experiencing sorrow in response to life’s difficult events [...]

  • A Closer Look at How Nutrition Affects Mental Health

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    Practicing positive self-talk, repeating affirmations, learning self-love, these are some of the most commonly thought of practices when it comes to ways to improve [...]

  • Why Your Nutrition is Key to Long-Term Recovery

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    “Food is thy medicine,” said Hippocrates, the ancient physician universally referred to as the father of medicine. If this statement was true thousands of [...]

  • Anxiety Disorder in Veterans

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    A 2013 study found that approximately 12 percent of veterans are diagnosed with generalized anxiety disorder, which is 4-to-6 times higher than the general population. [...]