Mental Health Resources

Everyone knows that breathing is an essential part of life, but did you know that breathing plays an essential role in anxiety? This information sheet will briefly discuss the role of breathing in anxiety and guide you through a simple breathing retraining technique that uses breathing patterns to help deal with anxiety.

La forma en que las personas experimentan o expresan las emociones puede cambiar después de sufrirse una lesión cerebral traumática (LCT). Si bien esto puede ser angustiante para los miembros de la familia y los amigos, muchas estrategias pueden ayudar a manejar estas preocupaciones emocionales después de una LCT. …

Following a life-changing event like a brain injury, it’s normal to feel intense stress which can build up and lead to anxiety. Anxiety becomes a significant concern when these feelings intensify to a point where they interfere with the tasks of life.

Feeling sad is a normal response to the losses and changes a person faces after TBI. There is cause for concern when feeling depressed or losing interest in usual activities occurs at least several days per week and lasts for more than two weeks.

This comic strip explains common emotional changes following a TBI and how to seek help.

A brain injury can change the way people feel or express emotions, including anxiety, anger, and irritability. This articles covers several types of emotional problems and provides potential strategies for dealing with them.

Life after a brain injury can be overwhelming for both the survivor and family members. Counseling is simply another form of therapy that helps people recover and adjust emotionally after their accident.

La depresión es un sentimiento de tristeza, pérdida, desesperación o desesperanza que no mejora con el tiempo y que es lo suficientemente abrumador como para interferir con la vida diaria. Usted tiene motivo para preocuparse si se siente deprimido o pierde interés en las actividades acostumbradas por lo menos varios días por semana y si esta situación dura más de dos semanas. …

This article provides information about controlling your anger after an injury, the dangers of anger, recognizing early warning signs for anger, and ideas about how to better control anger.

The effects of brain injury and mental illness can look very similar, which is why understanding the relationship between the two is important for individuals to advocate for themselves and for medical professionals to make accurate diagnoses.

Los efectos de una lesión cerebral y una enfermedad mental pueden parecer muy similares, por lo que comprender la relación entre ambas es importante para que las personas puedan defenderse a sí mismas y para que los profesionales médicos realicen diagnósticos precisos.

Diagnosing a brain injury is not always as simple as getting a scan or picture of the brain. This is why something like a neuropsychological evaluation can help pinpoint the issues someone is having, what it causing it, and how to treat it effectively.

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is common after a traumatic event that leads to a brain injury (e.g. an assault, a near drowning or a motor vehicle accident). Not all people who sustain a brain injury will experience post-traumatic stress and not all people who develop post-traumatic stress will experience the same severity of symptoms.

Muscle relaxation can be particularly helpful in cases where anxiety is especially associated to muscle tension. This information sheet will guide you through a common form of relaxation designed to reduce muscle tension.