Mental Health
Meet Dr. Joshua Axman, Family Medicine Physician
Dr. Joshua Axman always had an interest in the sciences, specifically how the human body and mind functions. While studying biology at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Josh started shadowing doctors, observing them with patients, to see if a career in medicine was right for him. “I have...
Meet Internal Medicine Dr. David Burrows
Internal medicine physician Dr. David Burrows has been training the future generations of doctors for more than 15 years. He’s a two-time recipient of the Golden Stethoscope Award bestowed by medical students at the University of Colorado Medical School. The award honors clinical faculty for...
Meet Dr. Mark Christensen | Family and Sports Medicine Physician
Castle Pines Family Practice & Urgent Care
COLORADO CAREGIVER’S GUIDE TO DEMENTIA RESOURCES
Denver fosters a large community of people with personal ties to memory loss, who have dedicated their life’s work to this cause. Whether you are living with dementia or Alzheimer’s, are a caregiver, or love someone living with one or the other, we hope this guide can serve as a bridge from you...
Patients Benefit From Recreational Therapy Provided By Highlands Behavioral Health System
There is a lot of evidence of the therapeutic effect of play, and that is especially true for people with behavioral and mental health concerns. Highlands Behavior Health System (HBHS) has established an Experiential Therapy Department that uses play in all forms as a creative, evidence-based...
Denver Springs Behavioral Health Center Offers Help for Heroes
Members of the military, healthcare professionals and first responders, including police officers, firefighters, rescue teams, emergency medical technicians and paramedics, face risky, traumatic situations on a regular basis. As a result, up to 30 percent of them develop post-traumatic stress...
EMOTIONAL AND GROUP SUPPORT
The Denver metro area is full of places and people that bring comfort, compassion and encouragement to someone whose life has been touched by cancer — whether patient, survivor or caregiver. The following is a solid but incomplete list of south metro Denver resources for those affected by cancer....
Courtney Dauwalter | Mental Fortitude Goes Far
Ultrarunner Courtney Dauwalter sets course records at the world’s most competitive races. Beyond physical fitness, a positive mindset fuels her in the long run.