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Narrative Medicine is designed to help providers think about patient’s unique stories and not their disease.

Lindner Center of HOPE is hosting a training for providers and caregivers to learn how a patient’s story of their illness provides unique insights for treating and caring for them.

Narrative Medicine:  Creating More Therapeutic Clinical Encounters will be presented by Shana Feibel, DO, Lindner Center of HOPE, on February 22, 2020 from 11:30 to 3 pm at Lindner Center of HOPE, 4075 Old Western Row Rd., Mason, Ohio. The training is $20 and includes a light lunch and 3 CEUs.

Upon completion of the workshop the participants should be able to describe the principles behind and the value of narrative medicine as a complement to clinical medical

Education, practice a narrative medicine workshop to help recognize the value of understanding differing viewpoints and perspectives and reflect on the emotions that others are struggling with to better understand the humanity in ourselves and in our patients.

Narrative Medicine is a particular way of thinking about a patient’s narrative as they reveal the story of their illness. The focus is on individuals and their unique stories, not their disease, and on our shared emotions and attitudes and, ultimately, on gaining insight into what makes us human.

Before Dr. Feibel attended medical school and a psychiatry residency, she graduated with an M.A. in Film History and an M.F.A. in Screenwriting from The U.C.L.A. School of Theater, Film and Television. She is a published author, filmmaker and an award-winning screenwriter. In 2017, she became one of the first graduates of the on-line Graduate Professional Certificate Program in Narrative Medicine from Columbia University, where modern Narrative Medicine began. She has given Narrative Medicine workshops across the country. In June, 2019, she spoke about Narrative Medicine at The CHCI Health and Medical Humanities Summer Institute in Paris, France.

Register at: lindnercenterofhope.org/narrative-medicine/ by February 14.

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Margot Brandi, MD
Staff Psychiatrist
Sibcy House, Medical Director
Lindner Center of HOPE

 

Si alguna vez han visitado al oftalmólogo sabrán que la vision 20/20 se refiere a la agudeza visual que te permite ver con claridad los objetos a 20 pies de distancia, lo que equivale aproximadamente a 6 metros. Es la vision “normal”. Las estadísticas reflejan que solo un 35% de todos los adultos tiene una vision 20/20. Esto explica porque a la mayoría nos toca usar algún método correctivo, por lo general lentes o cirugía. Y es que al final lo importante es que logremos ver con claridad encontrando al lente y la luz que nos acomode mejor.

Este primero de enero mientras compartía a la distancia las distintas formas de celebrar el nuevo ano a través de instagram me encontré con el hashtag (etiqueta digital) #vision 20/20 al pie de muchas de las fotos que contemple.

Se me ocurrió que el año 2020 puede ser una invitación a lograr la vision normal y a tener agudeza visual en lo que tengo a mi alrededor, al espacio en el que puedo influir y como explicaba antes la mayoría de las veces no es mucho mas que los 6 metros que tengo de radio de acción. El ano 2020 es una invitación a preguntarse, que es lo que quiero y puedo ver? Veo desenfocado? Necesito lentes? Que tipo de lentes necesito? Cuanto estoy dispuesto a invertir para corregir mi vision? Necesito mas luz? Me gusta lo que veo? No me gusta? Como lo puedo cambiar? Que puedo hacer para mejorarlo?

Nuestra vision como inmigrantes tiende a estar marcada por la dificultad para enfocarnos en nuestro presente. En la mayoría de los casos nuestro foco sigue aferrado a nuestra tierra de origen, a todo lo que perdimos en la transición a otro país, a todo lo que no pudimos traernos en la maleta (afectos, olores, sabores, colores) y que va tiñendo nuestra mirada de un halo melancólico que limita nuestra agudeza visual. Otros, en cambio intentan borrar la vision de su pasado y de su historia y no quieren saber nada de lo vivido hasta entonces pretendiendo comenzar una vida “totalmente distinta o nueva” y renegando de sus raíces pensando que así la adaptación sera mas fácil y podrán saltarse el duelo de todo aquello que dejaron atrás. En este caso también el resultado es una vision borrosa porque no se puede construir vida presente sin historia y sin pasado. La vision normal la obtienen aquellos inmigrantes que se interesan por conocer la cultura y tradiciones locales tratando al mismo tiempo de mantener sus costumbres y rituales propios de su region. Es un esfuerzo que requiere de gran esfuerzo y de mucho trabajo.

Lo primero es detenerte a reflexionar cuanto de tu tiempo y de tu vision estas dedicando a tu vida en este país en comparación con la vida en tu país de origen. Sabes mas de las noticias de tu país que de lo que pasa en tu vecindario? O por el contrario hace ya demasiado tiempo que te desconectaste por completo de tu país de origen? En ambos casos, la metáfora de los lentes correctivos nos puede servir para ilustrar la necesidad de ajustar nuestro foco y nuestra vision hasta lograr un balance que nos permita ver y estar en el presente y al mismo tiempo integrar nuestra experiencia pasada a esta nueva mirada para enriquecerla con los colores únicos de nuestra tierra.

En este mes de Enero, donde todos hablan de resoluciones o intenciones de ano nuevo, atrévete a invertir en tu vision personal y pregúntate que necesitas para que esa imagen de lo que quieres hacer o lograr sea lo mas nítida posible. Abrete a buscar ayuda, trabaja en equipo, porque como dicen por allí “cuatro ojos ven mejor que dos”. Enfócate en los 6 metros que tienes a tu alrededor y pon toda tu energía en ese espacio de trabajo o personal en el que puedes influir y dejarte influir. Abrete a nuevas imágenes.

Vengo de un pais con una montaña mágica que nos obsesiona a todos los que nos sentimos venezolanos. No conozco venezolano, especialmente caraqueño que no busque dentro o fuera de si esa vision del Avila en un intento por recordarse a si mismo que sigue habiendo belleza y prodigio en la capital de la peor economía del mundo. A veces me siento que me estoy volviendo adicta a ver imágenes del Avila y de Caracas en la redes sociales para no perder de vista de donde vengo y por tanto quien soy. Hay muchas cosas que debería estar haciendo en vez de eso y también debo mirar más a mi alrededor a la ciudad donde vivo y no a la que deje atrás. Es enero, y la nostalgia me quiere desenfocar entonces me aferro a los 6 metros a mi alrededor y encuentro que son muchas last fotos de esta ciudad que también puedo tomar y que he tomado a lo largo de estos años. Q ue la vision de un inmigrante no es la de una imagen sino la de multiples imágenes que pueden convivir y enriquecer el panorama si estamos dispuestos a enfocar y desenfocar según lo amerita el caso.

¡Deseándoles un Clara y nítido año 2020!

 

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Lindner Center of HOPE Doctors Among Best in Nation
Ranking Places Five Lindner Center Doctors at the Top Locally

The Frances and Craig Lindner Center of HOPE is pleased to announce the following doctors were ranked among the best doctors in the nation and among the top specialists in the Tri-State as indicated by The Best Doctors in America 2019-2020 database. As selected by their peers, 459 specialists from the Tristate were included in the listing published in Cincy Magazine’s December 2019/January 2020 issue:

Leah Casuto, M.D., For more than 20 years Dr. Casuto has practiced psychiatry. In addition to serving patients and families in treatment settings, she has also served as a researcher and teacher in the field. She has extensive experience in community mental health serving as a staff psychiatrist for a number of facilities in Greater Cincinnati.
Brian P. Dowling, M.D., a highly regarded psychiatrist in the Cincinnati area, who focuses on maximizing time with his patients in order to truly understand their individual stories attempting to offer them hope and a sense of possibility. Dr. Dowling is the Director of Medical Education at Lindner Center of HOPE.
Paul E. Keck, Jr., M.D., President-CEO, Lindner Center of HOPE, is a nationally renowned psychiatrist and researcher in Bipolar Disorder and psychopharmacology. He authored over 525 scientific papers in leading journals and was the 7th most cited scientist in the world published in the fields of psychiatry and psychology over the last decade.
Susan L. McElroy, M.D., A nationally recognized researcher and educator, Dr. McElroy is internationally known for her research in bipolar disorder, eating disorders, obesity, impulse control disorders and pharmacology. As Chief Research Officer for the Lindner Center of HOPE, she currently oversees multiple ongoing studies in bipolar disorder, major depression, binge eating disorder and obsessive compulsive disorder.
Marie E. Rueve, M.D., possesses not only an extensive background in psychopharmacology but also expertise in psychotherapy and a love of teaching. Her treatment philosophy centers on walking with patients through a comprehensive understanding of their illness and context, on to holistic, multi-disciplinary treatment approaches aimed at helping them live fulfilling and functional lives.  Her expertise in leading diagnostic and treatment teams, especially in patients with complex co-morbidities.

Lindner Center of HOPE in Mason is a comprehensive mental health center providing excellent, patient-centered, scientifically-advanced care for individuals suffering with mental illness. A state-of-the-science, mental health center and charter member of the National Network of Depression Centers, the Center provides psychiatric hospitalization and partial hospitalization for individuals age 12-years-old and older, outpatient services for all ages, diagnostic and short-term residential services for adults and adolescents, outpatient services for substance abuse through HOPE Center North location and co-occurring disorders for adults and research. The Center is enhanced by its partnership with UC Health as its clinicians are ranked among the best providers locally, nationally and internationally. Together Lindner Center of HOPE and UC Health offer a true system of mental health care in the Greater Cincinnati area and across the country. The Center is also affiliated with the University of Cincinnati (UC) College of Medicine.

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Lindner Center of HOPE Doctors Included on Top List
Ranking Places Two Lindner Center Doctors on Cincinnati Magazine List

The Frances and Craig Lindner Center of HOPE is pleased to announce the following doctors were listed among the top doctors on Cincinnati Magazine’s 2020 list. The doctors who make the list are active physicians in Hamilton, Butler, Warren, and Clermont counties in Ohio; Boone, Kenton and Campbell counties in Kentucky; and Dearborn County in Indiana and were selected by their peers in a survey asking which physicians they’d turn to for care.

Tracy Suzanne Cummings, M.D., Chief of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Lindner Center of HOPE, Medical Director of Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center Inpatient and Partial Hospital Program at Lindner Center of HOPE
Danielle J. Johnson, M.D., FAPA, Lindner Center of HOPE Chief Medical Officer, founder of the Women’s Mental Health Program at Lindner Center of HOPE and staff psychiatrist.

Lindner Center of HOPE in Mason is a comprehensive mental health center providing excellent, patient-centered, scientifically-advanced care for individuals suffering with mental illness. A state-of-the-science, mental health center and charter member of the National Network of Depression Centers, the Center provides psychiatric hospitalization and partial hospitalization for individuals age 12-years-old and older, outpatient services for all ages, diagnostic services for all ages and short-term residential services for adults, outpatient services for substance abuse through HOPE Center North location and co-occurring disorders for adults and research. The Center is enhanced by its partnership with UC Health as its clinicians are ranked among the best providers locally, nationally and internationally. Together Lindner Center of HOPE and UC Health offer a true system of mental health care in the Greater Cincinnati area and across the country. The Center is also affiliated with the University of Cincinnati (UC) College of Medicine.

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Quarterly free webcasts offer one free continuing education credit per session

Lindner Center of HOPE has released the 2020 schedule for their Free Webcast Series. The series will cover a variety of topics chosen to increase understanding of mental health and addiction diagnosis and treatment.

The first session in 2020 of the free series is February 11, 2020. Chris Tuell, Lindner Center of HOPE, EdD, LPCC-S, LICDC-CS, Lindner Center of HOPE , Clinical Director of Addiction Services, will present Screentime – When is it too much?

This session will cover understanding internet use disorder, the relationship between internet use disorder and mental illness, and the role of the addictive brain in the relationship to internet use disorder. Visit https://lindnercenterofhope.org/screentime-webcast/  for more information and to register.

The series is offered quarterly. Login opens at 5pm with presentation from 5:30 -6:30. Other topics for the series include:

Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) vs Radically Open Dialectical Behavior Therapy (RO DBT)

presented by Brett Dowdy, PsyD, Lindner Center of HOPE, Chief of Psychological Services, and Laurie Little, PsyD, Director of Therapeutic Services, Sibcy House – Tuesday, May 12, 2020

Visit https://lindnercenterofhope.org/dbtvsrodbt-webcast/ for more information and to register.

  Residential Stabilization, Diagnostic Assessment and Treatment to Optimize Patient Outcomes presented by William P. Hartmann III, MD FAPA, Medical Director, Williams House at Lindner Center of HOPE – Tuesday, August 11, 2020

Visit https://lindnercenterofhope.org/residential-stabilization-webcast/ for more information and to register.

 OCD’s 10 biggest tricks and how to defeat them presented by Charles Brady, PhD, ABPP, Lindner Center of HOPE, Clinical Director of Outpatient Services and Staff Psychologist  – Tuesday, October 6, 2020

Visit https://lindnercenterofhope.org/ocd-tricks-webcast/ for more information and to register.

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Susan L. McElroy, MD

Lindner Center of HOPE, Chief Research Officer and Consultant to Eating Disorders Team

Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a mental disorder consisting of a pervasive pattern of instability in regulation of emotions, impulses, interpersonal relationships, and self-image. Symptoms of BPD include frequent mood changes and excessive anger; feelings of worthlessness, insecurity, loneliness, and emptiness; periodic distortion of reality; and unhealthy social relationships.  Individuals with BPD are prone to self-harm (including suicidal ideation and behavior, self-cutting, and completed suicide), aggression, problematic alcohol and drug use, and other dangerous behaviors. The cause of BPD is unknown but thought to involve both genetic and environmental factors. Diagnosis is made clinically based on symptoms.

BPD is very common. It occurs in up to 5.9% of the general population and represents 15% to 29% of patients in psychiatric clinics and hospitals. Because the personality of children and adolescents is developing, the features of BPD do not become recognizable until late adolescence or early adulthood. Once the disorder appears, its course is often chronic. Though BPD is more common in women, a substantial number of men have the disorder as well.  There is a high comorbidity of BPD with other psychiatric disorders (approximately 85%), including anxiety disorders, mood disorders, impulse-control disorders, substance-use disorder, and eating disorders.

The present standard of treatment of BPD is psychotherapy, especially a form of psychotherapy called dialectical behavior therapy, to help individuals with tolerating distress and managing mood changes, impulses to self-harm, and relationships.  Most patients with BPD also receive psychiatric medication to target mood instability and excessive anger, impulsive and self-harming behavior, and cognitive and perceptual distortions. Small studies suggest medications that affect the dopamine and serotonin systems, particularly atypical (or second generation) antipsychotics (such as aripiprazole, quetiapine, and olanzapine), can be helpful for these symptoms. However, no medication has been approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of individuals with BPD.

The Research Institute at the Lindner Center of HOPE is participating in two important studies of one such medication, brexpiprazole, for treating BPD (clintrials.gov identifier NCT04100096 and NCT04186403) and is actively seeking individuals with BPD for participation. The first study is a 12-week, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial to evaluate the efficacy and safety of brexpiprazole for the treatment of individuals diagnosed with BPD. The second study is a six-month open-label trial of brexpiprazole in individuals who have completed the first study. (Open-label means all participants will receive brexpiprazole; no one receives placebo).

Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development and Commercialization, Inc., the manufacturers of brexpiprazole, is sponsoring the studies. Of note, brexpiprazole already has approval from the United States Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of schizophrenia and major depressive disorder (the later in combination with an antidepressant).

Please see the following links to get more information about the study:

https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04100096?term=Rexulti&cond=Borderline+Personality+Disorder&draw=1&rank=2

https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04186403?term=rexulti&draw=1&rank=8

https://lindnercenterofhope.org/research/

You may also contact Morgan Pond at [email protected]  or (513) 536-0704.

For further information on BPD:

https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/borderline-personality-disorder/index.shtml

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Margot Brandi, MD, was honored recently as a Rising Star Medical Leader by Venue Magazine and Wealth Management.

Dr. Brandi, Medical Director of Sibcy House at Lindner Center of HOPE, is a staff psychiatrist and psychoanalyst. She works both at Sibcy House diagnostic assessment-treatment readiness program for adults and outpatient services for adolescents and adults.

Dr. Brandi earned her medical degree from the Central University of Venezuela where she also completed her Categorical Psychiatry Residency. She then completed psychoanalytic training at the Caracas Psychoanalytic Institute where she remained an active member until 2005. As a psychoanalytic candidate she was elected president of OCAL (Latin America Candidate Organization) and then Vice President for Latin America for the International Psychoanalytic Studies Organization (IPSO). During the first years of her career she developed a Consultation-Liaison program in the Cardiology department at the Caracas University Hospital and was involved in individual and group supervision of Psychiatry residents. She built a solid and respected private practice in Caracas, Venezuela and collaborated as a volunteer professor of clinical psychology at the Catholic University Andres Bello.

Dr. Brandi migrated to Cincinnati in 2005 and became involved with the Cincinnati Psychoanalytic Institute where she co-led a clinical seminar. She worked as a Psychiatry Research Fellow at the Cincinnati’s Children Hospital from 2006 to 2008. In 2013 she started her second Psychiatry residency at University of Cincinnati, College of medicine. During her last year of residency she became outpatient Psychiatry Chief Resident and got an award for outstanding Outpatient Practice.

A passion for teaching and for healing has been a constant throughout her career. Her additional Psychoanalytical expertise allows Dr. Brandi to approach patient care with an integrated approach that includes psychodynamic psychotherapy and evidence based psychopharmacologic management. She has a particular interest in working with a diverse patient population. Her Latin-American background also gives Dr. Brandi, the possibility to engage the growing Latino population in their native language and in a manner that is sympathetic to the idiosyncrasy of this population.

Dr. Brandi, along with other honorees, were recognized at a reception on October 24.

Lindner Center of HOPE  provides excellent, patient-centered, scientifically advanced care for individuals suffering with mental illness. A state-of-the-science mental-health center and charter member of the National Network of Depression Centers, the center provides psychiatric hospitalization and partial hospitalization for individuals 12 years and older, outpatient services for all ages, diagnostic offerings for ages 6 and up and residential services for adults, intensive outpatient program for substance abuse and co-occurring disorders for adults and research. The center is enhanced by its partnership with UC Health as its clinicians are ranked among the best providers locally, nationally and internationally. Together Lindner Center of HOPE and UC Health offer a true system of mental health care in the Greater Cincinnati area and across the country. The center is also affiliated with the University of Cincinnati (UC) College of Medicine.

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Jennifer Farley, PsyD

Lindner Center of HOPE, Staff Psychologist

The holiday season can be an enjoyable and peaceful time for many of us. We adults know that this can also be a busy, tense, overstimulating, overindulgent, and overwhelming time. Any of these experiences can be triggered, for example, by holiday memories of the past, our current experiences, or worries about the future. We also may have expectations for how our holidays “should” be, which can bring about even more stress in planning them or sadness or anger if our experiences fall short of what we wanted.

Using mindfulness, or focused attention on the “here and now,” can be helpful in making the holiday season more tolerable and, hopefully, more enjoyable. Mindfulness involves being self-aware of one’s thoughts or feelings or behaviors in the current moment and without judgment. Why the current moment? Because thinking about the past can bring about sadness (and depression) and thinking about the future can bring about worry (and anxiety). Being mindful without judgment is also important – it helps prevent an emotion from being experienced more intensely. For example, telling oneself, “I’m a horrible friend for not giving them a gift,” is far different than, “I have the thought that I am a horrible friend for not giving them a gift.” Similarly, reflecting, “I’m sad that my family member isn’t here,” is experienced differently than “I have the feeling of sadness about my family member not being here.” The without judgment part also comes from not judging oneself or anyone else for having a particular thought, feeling, or behavior. Telling oneself, for example, that they’re “bad” for thinking or feeling a certain way is a judgment – having a thought or feeling simply makes one human. What we do with a thought or feeling is what matters more.

Thoughts about how the holidays “should be” can intensify people’s emotional experiences further. Many people, for instance, experience “shoulds” surrounding holiday traditions. While these can bring comfort to our holidays, “shoulds” can also weigh people down with guilt, burden, or anxiety. Family traditions are important, but so is the consideration of how a specific tradition might be unreasonable to expect – for oneself or others. Letting go of the word “should” allows more flexibility and adaptability to an experience, and as such, can bring about more joy and a lot less tension. Do you really “need” to host Christmas dinner? Or is it that you prefer it but can adapt to having someone else host?

Mindfulness can be practiced by observing and describing one’s current thought(s) or feeling(s). Mindfulness can also involve doing something with intention. Consider how you might – with focused intention – wrap a present, look at Christmas lights, drink your cup of coffee or hot chocolate, hug a loved one, sing a Christmas carol, hang ornaments on your tree, watch a favorite holiday movie, or study the fire in the fireplace. Doing something with intention helps you remain in the present moment. Be aware of how your phone or other distractions prevent you from being fully present with others. If you find yourself diving deeper into a holiday memory, try to catch yourself first, and mindfully reflect if it’s a happy or heartwarming memory or one that could bring about sadness or hurt or anger.

One classic holiday movie (A Christmas Story) features Ralphie and his myriad of Christmas-related incidents. There are two scenes that highlight mindfulness practice: 1) when Ralphie looks with amazement at the snow-covered scene outside his bedroom window on Christmas morning, and 2) when Ralphie’s parents sit together in the dark and gaze at their Christmas tree. Another movie (Elf) depicts a father making a choice to fully participate in singing a carol with his family. These pop culture references may help highlight ways you might practice mindfulness in your own ways this holiday season. As a result, may your next month or so be experienced with mindful moments that bring self-awareness, peace, and joy.

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Lindner Center of HOPE Super Bowl Event Proceeds to Fund Financial Assistance for Mental Health Services for First Responders

Touchdown for HOPE Scheduled for Sunday, February 2, 2020

 Mason, OH –The eleventh annual Touchdown for HOPE Super Bowl Sunday event will take place Sunday, February 2, 2020, starting with tailgating at 5:00 p.m. and with Super Bowl kick-off at 6:30 p.m., at the Great American Ballpark Champions Club.

Proceeds from Touchdown for HOPE will be used to fund a mental health services financial assistance program at Lindner Center of HOPE, benefitting our community’s first responders.

Community first responders (brave individuals who have specialized life-saving training) are among the first to arrive and provide assistance at the scene of an emergency, such as an accident, natural disaster, or terrorist attack.  These incidents are unfortunately all too frequent.  Fire fighters, paramedics, emergency medical technicians, law enforcement officials and other first responders experience incredible stress, while witnessing tragedies on a nearly unimaginable basis. When these heroes encounter traumatic experiences such as these, it often leaves them feeling as if no one else could possibly understand what they are going through besides their peers. They often don’t turn to experts to help them deal with mental health issues.

Sponsorship support and ticket sales will provide education and financial assistance to our first responders who are always ready to help our friends and neighbors in the toughest of times.

Touchdown for HOPE is a classy and fun Super Bowl party with big screen televisions, plush seating, and signature Cincinnati food favorites and other upscale tailgate-style treats. All taking place in a sports fan’s dream location –overlooking the baseball field.  Tickets are $125 per guest, but a young professional’s ticket, for those 35 and under, is priced at $85. Tickets purchased on or before January 15, will receive a discount. Reservations include free parking in Central Riverfront Garage and Cincinnati favorites such as LaRosa’s pizza, Skyline Chili, Montgomery Inn ribs and UDF ice cream food and much more.

Event details:

Location: Great American Ballpark, Champions Club, 100 Joe Nuxhall Way.

Date: February 2, 2020; 5:30p.m., 6:30 p.m. kick-off

Tickets: $125; $85 young professional’s ticket (Pre-Season prices on or before January 15 are $100 per person and $75 per young professional)

Register on-line at https://lindnercenter.ejoinme.org/MyPages/TouchdownforHOPE2020EventPage/tabid/1090619/Default.aspx call 513-536-0328.

A generous list of sponsors makes this event possible. Sponsorship opportunities are still available.

Lindner Center of HOPE in Mason is a comprehensive mental health center providing excellent, patient-centered, scientifically-advanced care for individuals suffering with mental illness. A state-of-the-science, mental health center and charter member of the National Network of Depression Centers, the Center provides psychiatric hospitalization and partial hospitalization for individuals age 12-years-old and older, outpatient services for all ages, diagnostic and short-term residential services for adults and adolescents, outpatient services for substance abuse through HOPE Center North location and co-occurring disorders for adults and research. The Center is enhanced by its partnership with UC Health as its clinicians are ranked among the best providers locally, nationally and internationally. Together Lindner Center of HOPE and UC Health offer a true system of mental health care in the Greater Cincinnati area and across the country. The Center is also affiliated with the University of Cincinnati (UC) College of Medicine.

 

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Lindner Center of HOPE Announces 2020 Free Series Providing Information on Mental Health, Substance Use Disorders, Treatment and Strategies for Coping

Free Community Education Series Offered the Third Wednesday of Every Other Month in 2020

Lindner Center of HOPE has released the 2020 schedule for their Free Community Education Series offered with the support of the Manor House in Mason. The series will cover a variety of topics chosen to increase community awareness of mental health, substance use disorders, treatment and strategies for coping.

The first session in 2020 of the free series is February 19, 2020. Elizabeth Mariutto, PsyD, Lindner Center of HOPE Staff Psychologist and Clinical Director of Partial Hospitalization/Intensive Outpatient Adult Eating Disorder Services, will present Helping Your Loved One with an Eating Disorder.

This session will cover identifying signs and symptoms of eating disorders, challenging myths about eating disorders and identifying strategies for support.

The series is held at Manor House, 7440 Mason-Montgomery Rd., Mason at 6 p.m. the third Wednesday of every other month. Other topics for the series include:  Ecotherapy for Wellness; What is OCD and How is it Treated?; Helping Teens Become Healthy Young Adults and more. View the entire 2020 schedule at lindnercenterofhope.org/education.

Register by visiting lindnercenterofhope.org/education.