Brain Focused Care

Can You Get a Brain Scan for Mental Illness?

To help bring some clarity to mental health diagnoses doctors, scientists, and behavioral health experts have started to look at brain scans as a way to help diagnose mental illness.

Is Addiction a Brain Disease?

Many people associate addiction with substance use, physical deterioration, reckless behavior, and criminal activity. But addiction is a relapsing disorder that begins in the brain.

How Does Bipolar Disorder Affect the Brain?

When people don’t understand bipolar behavior, they may mistake you for an egomaniac or call you overly dramatic. But bipolar disorder is a real neurological illness that changes the way your brain operates.

How Does Anxiety Affect the Brain?

If you’re living with an anxiety disorder, you’re probably familiar with the ways anxiety can influence your physical health. You may not realize, though, how much anxiety affects your brain health.

What Does Cocaine Do to Your Brain?

While cocaine’s effects on the body can be harsh, what cocaine does to the brain is equally, if not more, damaging.