LifeCare Behavioral Health Providers
 

	Adam Guilmino, PhD, LP is a licensed psychologist with a doctoral degree in counseling Psychology from UND. Do you fall into these self-defeating traps? These are just a few examples of ways in which we can perpetuate depression and anxiety. These are catch phrases taken from the Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT). Basically, this is how I do therapy. This approach focuses on understanding a person's behavior in the context of their environment, thoughts, and feelings. Cognitive-behavioral therapy is based on the idea that our thoughts cause our feelings and behaviors, not external things, like people, situations, and events. The benefit of this fact is that we can change the way we think to feel / act better even if the situation does not change. CBT is based on the scientifically supported assumption that most emotional and behavioral reactions are learned. Therefore, the goal of therapy is to help clients unlearn their unwanted reactions and to learn a new way of reacting. Therefore, CBT has nothing to do with "just talking". People can "just talk" with anyone. And yes there is homework. Want to know more about this approach or feel as if you can use a session or two to uncover some of these traps? Give me a call at LifeCare Medical Center and I'll be glad to help.
	Jan Carr directs the Behavioral Health Department of LifeCare Medical Center in Roseau. Jan has been an employee with LifeCare Medical Center since 1990. When she began her career with LifeCare as a hospital and long-term care social worker she discovered that mental health needs of the community were unmet due to a lack of mental health professionals. Because of this she decided to pursue an educational path that would allow her to help provide these much needed services. She attended the University of Minnesota and in 1997 completed the Master of Social Work program and earned her degree in clinical social work. After completing the necessary requirements for licensure she began researching how to provide mental health services. In 2002 Jan began seeing patients as the first therapist for LifeCare Medical Center. Recruitment processes began shortly after and today LifeCare Medical Center has four therapists and serve patients with all mental and behavioral health needs. Jan also is the Director of Social Services, Discharge Planning and Utilization Review for LifeCare Medical Center. Jan lives in Roseau with her husband Bob. She has two sons, Robert and Sam, ages 23 and 20.
	Kim Guilmino, LICSW is a Mental Health Therapist in the Behavioral Health Department at LifeCare Medical Center.  She has been employed with LifeCare Medical Center since 2006.  Kim attended the University of North Dakota where she received both her Bachelor's and Master's Degrees in Social Work.  Prior to moving to Roseau she worked in Indiana with individuals experiencing severe and persistent mental illnesses.  Kim provides therapy for a variety of mental health issues to children, adolescents, adults, and the elderly.  Each week she also travels to Baudette and Warroad to provide behavioral health services to those communities.
	Patricia Hunter, PhD, LP is a licensed psychologist who has been practicing in LifeCare Medical Center Behavioral Health for the past three years. She attended the University of North Dakota where she received her Doctorate in Counseling Psychology and completed her Internship at the VA Illiana Medical Center in Danville, IL with a focus on PTSD, Inpatient Psychiatric Disorders, and Substance Use Disorders. Dr. Hunter sees patients with many types of issues, including depression, anxiety, anger management, PTSD, Substance Use Disorders, personality disorders, and adolescent and childhood behavioral problems.

LifeCare Medical Center is offering a confidential online Mental Health self-assessment program.

COMMUNITY ONLINE SCREENING PROGRAM
Depression can be a ”man’s problem”

Have you been feeling irritated, tired, or just not interested in your work or other activities that once engaged you? Has drinking, working, or some other activity started to serve as an unhealthy escape?

If this describes you or someone in your life, depression may be the culprit. Depression affects both genders; however a man’s experience of depression may mirror these descriptions rather than the feelings of sadness, worthlessness, and excessive guilt that are traditionally seen as symptoms (National Institute of Mental Health, 2009). While it may not seem that depression can be a “man’s problem” the National Institute of Mental Health estimates that six million men suffer from a depressive disorder every year (2009)

Lifecare Medical Center hopes that you will celebrate National Men’s Health Week, June 14-20, by either screening yourself or encouraging a friend or family member to screen themselves for a variety of common mental health conditions. The screenings are free, anonymous, and only take a few minutes. To take a screening please visit http://www.mentalhealthscreening.org/screening/LIFECARE.


National Institute of Mental Health. (2009). MD: Men and Depression (research).
       Retrieved January 7, 2010, from
       http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/men-and-depression/md-men-and-depression-research.shtml

The importance of a good night’s sleep

Did you sleep well last night? Your answer to this question could tell others much about your mood and energy level today. It has been found that the emotion centers of the brain are over 60% more reactive after missing a single night’s sleep (ScienceDaily, 2007).

To anyone who has suffered a sleepless night, these results probably aren’t surprising. However, they do offer insight into the link between depression, anxiety, and sleep problems. If you find that you have more than an occasional poor night’s sleep, or if you feel exhausted during the day despite sleeping through the night, it may be a sign that you are suffering from depression, anxiety or another mental health condition.

Because sleep is so important to your mental health, Lifecare Medical Center is honoring National Sleep Awareness Week, March 7-13, by offering you the opportunity to complete a free, anonymous screening for depression, anxiety and other common mental health conditions. The screenings are available at:
http://www.mentalhealthscreening.org/screening/LIFECARE

We hope that you will take advantage of these screenings as a way to look at how you have been feeling and to make sure depression or another mental health condition is not getting in the way of your good night’s sleep.

ScienceDaily. (2007, October 23). Sleep Loss Linked to Psychiatric Disorders. Retrieved December 9,
       2009, from http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/10/071022124729.htm

CHECK OUT YOUR MOOD WITH LIFECARE'S DEPRESSION SCREENING
Could your drinking habits be making you depressed?

A report in the March issue of Archives of General Psychiatry found that while depression did not lead to alcohol abuse, alcohol abuse did increase the risk for major depression (ScienceDaily, 2009). The authors of this study suggested this could be caused by alcohol’s impact on the body or by the stressful life events brought on by heavy alcohol use.

While moderate drinking has many health benefits, overdoing it could be affecting both your health and your mood (Hanson, 2007). LifeCare Medical Center is honoring April as National Alcohol Screening Month, by offering you the opportunity to check your mood with a free, anonymous screening for several common mental health conditions. The screenings are available at: lifecaremedicalcenter.org.

LifeCare Medical Center hopes that you will take advantage of the screening because both alcohol abuse and depression are treatable and these screenings can serve as the first step in feeling better.

If you have questions or would like additional information, please contact Kim Guilmino, LICSW at (218) 463-4732.

Hanson, D. (2007). Alcohol and Health. Retrieved January 6, 2010, from State University of New York, Potsdam, Alcohol Problems and Solutions Web site:
http://www2.potsdam.edu/hansondj/alcoholandhealth.html

ScienceDaily. (2009, March 7). Alcohol Abuse May Lead to Depression Risk, Rather Than Vice Versa. Retrieved December 11, 2009, from http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090302183002.htm