8 AUGUST 2024IN MY OPINIONIN MY OPINIONLet me first make a disclaimer. I am not a trained expert in any field of psychiatry, psychological medicine, sociology, or any other field that specializes in understanding the human condition as it relates to our emotional hardiness. While I have deep experience in a variety of aspects of health care, my more intimate exposure to mental health has been the result of my role as the Vice President for Behavioral Health & Emergency Services for the last 7 years, as well as a family member managing through life with other family members who have experienced concurrent mental health and substance use disorders in recent years. I also count my 4+ decades of experience as a manager and leader in acute care facilities as having provided me with certain reasonable perspectives on behavior and mental health in general.The media is replete with daily stories of the fragility that is growing in the capacity of our population to tolerate any level of physical discomfort or emotional stress. One might use the common statement that we live in a society where "everyone gets a trophy." It also seems that the pendulum is slowly swinging back into balance with respect to that perspective. However, I believe that if we really want to have a significant impact on mental health in general, we need to take an intentional, standardized, and consistent approach, with an understanding that we are in it for the long game.As many of the readers are aware, CBT and DBT are proven therapies that have demonstrated their effectiveness for a variety of disorders in a broad range of ages. While one focuses on patterns of thinking and behavior (CBT), the other focuses on your interactions "ON BETTER MENTAL HEALTH IN AMERICA"By Mark Sevilla, Vice President of Behavioral Health & Emergency Services, Yale New Haven HospitalMark Sevilla
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