Advice From Our Specialists

The Behavioral Health staff at Singing River Health System works to make sure that your mind is in its best state. Besides the medical services provided, the staff has also put together various articles related to topics that are vital to keeping you healthy.

Depression and Breast Cancer
Depression is not a personal weakness or a condition that can be willed or wished away, but it can be successfully treated. Breast cancer patients become at risk for depressive symptoms. 

Dealing with Alzheimer’s Disease
Most of us have been touched by Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) in some way or another in our lives. As someone has said, “Alzheimer’s is the disease that first steals you and then kills you.” 

Surviving Stress
Stress is a normal occurrence that often arises when you perceive a situation as threatening or when you are dealing with an unusually large number of everyday responsibilities.

Health Risks From Too Little Sleep
It’s often said that human beings spend a third of their lives asleep. In fact, recent research studies indicate that we need 8 ½ hours of sleep each 24-hour period. However, many people don’t get the sleep they need. 

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