Business Times of Edmond, Oklahoma February 2020 - Page 21

STANBRO HEALTHCARE GROUP IS FOCUSED ON CARING FOR THE
MENTAL HEALTH OF CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS AND ADULTS
practice in Massachusetts, and served
as staff psychiatrist/consultant with the
University of Massachusetts Medical
Center and Medical School. While he
was in Massachusetts, he also earned a
Master’s Degree in Public Health, Health
Administration and Health Policy from
Boston University School of Public
Health.
Care at Stanbro Healthcare Service is
tailored based upon the individual needs
of the client, with treatment avenues
developed under the categories of social-
emotional skills training, parenting skills
training, family therapy, group therapy,
medication evaluation and management,
assessment and management of physically
ill children, and more.
Before treatment begins however,
diagnosis is key, and Dr. Stanbro said he
has noted an increase in certain diagnosis
in recent years.
“Over the past several years, we’ve
been seeing an increased number of
kids who are diagnosed with autism
spectrum disorder, and the numbers are
increasing,” he said. “We’re also seeing
a shift in that an increasing number of
adults who are seeking our services for
things like depression and anxiety. The
adult population also is growing in our
practice, particularly with an increased
consciousness towards adult ADD and
ADHD — it seems to be part of the
public dialogue now, whereas in the past,
it might not have been.
“I tend to think that, generationally,
older adults — in their 30s, 40s, 50s, even
60s — may have struggled with ADD or
ADHD when they were children but
were never diagnosed or treatments
weren’t available for them the way they
are now,” Dr. Stanbro said. “Whether it’s
adult ADD or ADHD or PTSD, which is
something that so many veterans struggle
with, we’re in an age where there’s so
much available now that didn’t used
to be. Information is so much more
accessible to people — on the Internet, on
social media, etc. — and with it becoming
more part of the public discussion, the
stigma that used to be associated with
mental health seems to be lessening.”
As for general mental health tips, Dr.
Stanbro advised people to unplug.
“Lifestyle, diet, exercise — all of the
things we’ve preached for a long time, are
important,” he said. “A balance of work
and life, of home and family — these are
crucial, but at the top of my list would be
for people to unplug. Unplug, unplug,
unplug.
“We have generations of people
who live life vicariously online and it’s
at a near-pandemic addition level for
kids,” he said. “It’s unhealthy and it’s
changing the way that we — as a country,
as a nation, and as a planet — think
and operate. There needs to be less
electronics and more outdoor activities,
fresh air, sunshine, play, exercise, ride a
bike, do a puzzle — anything else besides
being in front of a screen.
“And of course, it’s important for
people, at any age, who are struggling
with mental wellness to seek help,
to reach out and find treatment or
counseling,” he said.
Stanbro Healthcare Group is located
1 and 2/3 miles west of U.S. Interstate 35,
at 2000 E. 15th Street, #400 in Edmond.
For more information, call them at
405-341-1697 or email
[e-mail].
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