Mental Health Tips for People with Brain and Spinal Cord Injury and MS

Shepherd Center experts provide tips to mark National Mental Health Awareness Month 2015.

Workout

Treva Turner of Atlanta works out in Shepherd Center’s ProMotion Gym to maintain a strong fitness level to help manage her diagnosis of multiple sclerosis. Photo by Louie Favorite

Alyson Roth

With help from her friend Paul Vasquez and other friends, former Shepherd Center patient reached Taft Point, a summit in Yosemite National Park, in fall 2013. Photo Courtesy of Alyson Roth

Group Therapy

Shepherd Pathways counselor Teri Kohn, center, listens to brain injury survivors discuss their challenges in a group therapy session. Photo by Louie Favorite

May is National Mental Health Awareness Month. So experts from Shepherd Center's Neurorehabilitation Psychology Department have compiled these 10 mental health improvement tips for people with neurological conditions, including brain injury, spinal cord injury and multiple sclerosis. View the presentation below or by clicking here. For information on psychological services available at Shepherd Center, call 404-352-2020.

About Shepherd Center

Shepherd Center provides world-class clinical care, research, and family support for people experiencing the most complex conditions, including spinal cord and brain injuries, multi-trauma, traumatic amputations, stroke, multiple sclerosis, and pain. An elite center recognized as both Spinal Cord Injury and Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems, Shepherd Center is ranked by U.S. News as one of the nation’s top hospitals for rehabilitation. Shepherd Center treats thousands of patients annually with unmatched expertise and unwavering compassion to help them begin again.