Some of the most common and complicated psychiatric illnesses to treat are eating disorders. Roughly twenty million women and ten million men in the United States will experience an eating…
Author: Dr. Jim Collins
Person-Centered Care for Older Adults with Chronic Illnesses
By now, healthcare and medical professionals know that person-centered care is the gold standard in the planning, delivery and quality of care for people young and old. It has received…
Neurotoxins and Their Role in Neurodegenerative Disorders
As cases of various neurodegenerative conditions like Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and other dementia-related diseases increase, there is a surge in research examining the effects of exposure to neurotoxins, pollutants, and their…
CBD and Parkinson’s Disease: Some Research Findings
The second most diagnosed neurodegenerative disorder, right behind Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s disease, is a devastating condition that has no known cause or cure. While there are various medications, including psychotropic drugs,…
Life in Rural Nursing Homes: Challenges and Opportunities
Although many skilled nursing facilities face the challenge of increasing and maintaining their census, rural facilities are against some fairly steep odds in doing so. They also face other unique…
Challenges to Nursing Homes Providing Care to Residents with Severe Mental Illness
The state and government movement known as “deinstitutionalization” in the 1970s and 1980s was responsible for closing psychiatric hospitals and residences across the United States. The idea was to have…