Behavioral Health

Adult Psychiatry & Adolescent Psychiatry located in Illinois

Behavioral Health services offered in Illinois

How you behave can significantly affect your mental health, but making changes is often challenging. Abosede Babalola, DNP, PMHNP-BC, at Best Option Behavioral Health Services in Orland Park, Illinois, is an expert in behavioral health. With her help, you can change harmful behaviors to optimize mental health treatment. Call the office in Chicago’s south suburbs today to request an in-person or telehealth consultation or schedule an appointment by completing the online booking form.

Behavioral Health Q & A

What is behavioral health?

Behavioral health is a broad term encompassing all the aspects of a person’s life that influence their mental and physical health. This includes:

Upbringing
Education
Living environment
Diet and nutrition
Physical activities
Stress levels
Smoking and excessive alcohol consumption
Substance misuse
Relationships

These factors all have a significant impact on health. Some behavioral issues directly cause diseases — overeating and gaining excessive weight, for instance, can cause Type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol, and smoking causes cancer and emphysema (a serious lung disorder).

Best Option Behavioral Health Services specializes in aspects of behavioral health that affect your psychological and emotional well-being.

What role does behavioral health play in my mental well-being?

Some behavioral health issues can directly increase your risk of psychiatric disorders. For example, substance misuse causes not only addiction but depression, anxiety, and other serious issues. Excessive body weight can also lead to depression, anxiety, and low self-esteem.

In other cases, behavioral health negatively influences your mental well-being. A common problem is excessive drinking, smoking, and risky activities that you might engage in to relieve the misery and distress mental health problems cause. While these crutches may give the impression that they help you cope, they actually worsen your condition.

Other behaviors can also influence your mental health. Common issues include:

Not managing stress
Insufficient sleep
Poor diet
Not exercising regularly
Working excessive hours
Not taking medications as prescribed

Best Option Behavioral Health Services assesses your behavior’s effect on your mental health. The experienced behavioral health experts offer support and solutions to any issues and include them in your personalized treatment plan.

What behavioral health treatments might I need?

Before designing a treatment plan for you, your therapist performs a comprehensive psychological evaluation. This helps them identify the issues that need addressing and determine which treatments suit you best.

Therapy typically plays a significant role in addressing behavioral health problems. Individual therapy uses psychoanalytic techniques to help you identify and understand the issues and memories underlying your behavioral challenges. Your therapist discusses these problems with you, offering insights that help reduce their hold on you.

Behavioral therapies can also be beneficial. For example, cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) teaches you techniques to reassess old, flawed thought patterns and replace them with new, more positive ones.

To learn more about behavioral health and its effect on your well-being, call Best Option Behavioral Health Services today or schedule a consultation online.