Behavioral Health

Information and insights to help you better understand and treat a wide array mental or behavioral health conditions

  • Need a hand talking to your teen? Here are some tips for navigating roadblocks (and eye rolls).

    Need a hand talking to your teen? Here are some tips for navigating roadblocks (and eye rolls).

    The adolescent years are a critical growth period for your kids. A Providence Swedish expert offers some best practices for supporting their emotional, cognitive and social development. Learn more.

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  • Choosing a therapist: identifying your mental health goals and what to keep in mind

    Choosing a therapist: identifying your mental health goals and what to keep in mind

    Think you might need some professional support for your emotional well-being? A Swedish expert has tips to help you make the right connection. Learn more.

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  • Anorexia's symptoms and treatments: what you should know

    Anorexia's symptoms and treatments: what you should know

    Anorexia is a complex condition rooted in a host of causes and risk factors, including genetics, psychological and environmental influences, and cultural pressures. Learn more.

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  • Make Valentine's Day special by focusing on love, not just romance

    Make Valentine's Day special by focusing on love, not just romance

    A Swedish expert has tips for celebrating all the special connections in our lives, especially the one we have with ourselves.

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  • Struggling with the holidays? Give yourself the gift of compassion.

    Struggling with the holidays? Give yourself the gift of compassion.

    The holiday season can trigger difficult emotions. A Providence Swedish behavioral health expert has tips to help you enjoy this festive time of year.

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  • Swedish expert Q&A: Tips for navigating your post-election holiday gatherings

    Swedish expert Q&A: Tips for navigating your post-election holiday gatherings

    The holidays can be sweet — and stressful. Especially in an election year. Learn how to navigate the many POVs you may run into at your parties this year.

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  • Your Health: Today & Beyond. A healthy future you starts today at Providence Swedish.

    Your Health: Today & Beyond. A healthy future you starts today at Providence Swedish.

    Watch this KING5 special to learn more about our experts who are practicing tomorrow's medicine today.

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  • Providence Swedish mental health programs offer intensive, flexible care

    Providence Swedish mental health programs offer intensive, flexible care

    Our partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient treatment programs provide support for patients with acute psychiatric care needs. Watch the short video to learn more.

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  • Teenage girls and depression

    Teenage girls and depression

    A clinical social worker at Swedish talks about depression in teenage girls and offers tips to help parents and caregivers provide support.

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  • A brighter future for pregnant people with substance use disorders

    A brighter future for pregnant people with substance use disorders

    Swedish Ballard's Substance-Using Pregnant People program supports better outcomes for birthing parents and their babies.

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  • 988, the free national mental health hotline, has connected with millions in crisis

    988, the free national mental health hotline, has connected with millions in crisis

    The Suicide & Crisis Lifeline offers care without judgement 24 hours a day by phone, text or chat.

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  • Guidance to help your family cope in the wake of a national tragedy

    Guidance to help your family cope in the wake of a national tragedy

    News of catastrophic or violent events can take a toll on your mental health. A Providence Swedish behavioral health expert offers tips on caring for yourself and others.

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  • Access to mental health-care is a key to helping every community flourish

    Access to mental health-care is a key to helping every community flourish

    Providence Swedish is committed to fostering equity in mental health services and supporting previously overlooked populations. Learn more.

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  • Coping with PTSD: symptoms, causes and treatments

    Coping with PTSD: symptoms, causes and treatments

    Post-traumatic stress disorder can cause significant difficulties for those affected. Learn more about the condition and how to help yourself or someone you love.

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  • New study: bouts of anger can take a toll on your heart

    New study: bouts of anger can take a toll on your heart

    Research showed that even short episodes of anger can damage blood vessels and increase the risk of heart attack or stroke.

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  • Did the baby blues arrive with your newborn?

    Did the baby blues arrive with your newborn?

    It is completely normal and expected to experience a range of emotions after childbirth. Identifying and understanding these feelings can help you navigate them.

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  • Every body is a #summerbody

    Every body is a #summerbody

    A Providence Swedish expert has tips for getting out of a negative headspace and into joys of summer. Learn more.

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  • We are committed to supporting your mental health and well-being

    We are committed to supporting your mental health and well-being

    Watch video: Arpan Waghray, M.D., CEO of Providence’s Well Being Trust, shares more about our work advancing mental health support nationwide.

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  • Routine mental health talks with kids help make home a stigma-free zone

    Routine mental health talks with kids help make home a stigma-free zone

    In this short video, a Swedish expert has tips for checking in with kids about mental health.

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  • Tip the stress scale in your favor

    Tip the stress scale in your favor

    A Swedish mental health expert shares an exercise that can give you a short, stress-lowering break.

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