Exploring the Mindset: How a Person with Bipolar Disorder Thinks
Bipolar disorder, a mental health condition marked by extreme mood swings that include emotional highs (mania or hypomania) and lows (depression), affects millions of individuals
Southern California Sunrise Mental Health in Orange County is dedicated to providing the best resources for our community. We want to offer as much information surrounding mental health as possible to keep our colleagues up to date. Stay informed and learn more about topics surrounding mental health.
Southern California Sunrise Mental Health in Orange County is dedicated to providing the best resources for our community. We want to offer as much information surrounding mental health as possible to keep our colleagues up to date. Stay informed and learn more about topics surrounding mental health.
Bipolar disorder, a mental health condition marked by extreme mood swings that include emotional highs (mania or hypomania) and lows (depression), affects millions of individuals
In the realm of mental health treatment, the combination of Lexapro (escitalopram) and Wellbutrin (bupropion) is a subject of growing interest and concern. While each
Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a well-known personality disorder. BPD is most commonly known for its characteristic symptom of “splitting” but involves numerous other symptoms
Seeking treatment from a healthcare professional (HCP) can be intimidating. As a result, it can be difficult to voice your opinion and advocate for yourself.
Technology has a hand in almost everything you do, including communicating with friends and family or shopping online. In today’s digital age, it is hard
Understanding dissociative identity disorder (DID) requires an individual to first consider what identity is. Identity is a complex, multidimensional concept that is an amalgamation of
As a parent, you want what’s best for your children in all aspects of their lives. This is especially true when it comes to their
Mental health can be an uncomfortable topic for many people. This is especially true regarding mental illness within their family. Discussions on this topic are
Available treatments for mental health conditions are constantly progressing and evolving. With each new medication, it can be easy to forget the benefits of simple
Seeking treatment after a mental health disorder diagnosis can be overwhelming. As difficult as it can be for the individual, it can also be very
Most people have experienced anxiety at some point during their life. To a certain degree, some anxiety can be beneficial. At low levels and in
Many people who spend a lot of time alone are referred to as homebodies or introverts. Although this can be normal behavior, it is important
Most health conditions have a genetic component, although to what extent is highly variable. Mental health disorders are no different and often have a significant
Bipolar disorder is a mood disorder characterized by drastic fluctuations in mood. These fluctuations typically occur in mood episodes consisting of sets of specific symptoms.
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is an aptly-named anxiety disorder characterized by obsessions and compulsions. Obsessions are persistent thoughts, urges, or images that are intrusive and unwanted.
When you think about your depression, you might only consider how it affects you. You may not have considered the effect it can have on
When you think of life with a mental health disorder, you might wonder how this will affect your daily routine. Each specific mental health diagnosis
Life has its ups and downs. With those downs, there will inevitably come hardships that you must face. Sometimes these will be minor inconveniences like
Mental illness is widespread in the United States, affecting roughly one in five adults. On average, less than half seek mental health treatment in any
Many mental health conditions share similar names. This can cause significant confusion when learning more about your mental health condition. One example is OCD (obsessive
You are probably familiar with the term depression. It is a prevalent mental health condition. You may have loved ones or friends with depression or
Bipolar disorder is a type of mood disorder. You may have heard of bipolar disorder, but you may not know there are multiple types. The
Receiving treatment for your mental health condition can be overwhelming, regardless of where you are in the process. This can be true whether you are
After being diagnosed with an anxiety disorder, it can be tempting to attribute all feelings of intense anxiety to your mental health condition. However, it’s
Adjusting to a diagnosis of ADHD (attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder) can involve learning an extensive amount of new information. This includes researching the various medications available to
When you have a mental health condition, it’s sometimes difficult to gain insight into how it might affect your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. This level
Sometimes the terminology used by the scientific community disagrees with the terminology of the rest of society. If you think you might have a mental
Having a health condition can be isolating. This is particularly true for mental health conditions. You may feel like you don’t fit in or no
Whether it’s to satisfy your hunger pains or for enjoyment, everyone eats food. Eating is an everyday activity for everyone and a survival need. It’s
Opening up to others about topics such as depression can be a daunting task. Even the thought may be enough to induce a cold sweat.
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To fulfill this, we aim to adhere as strictly as possible to the World Wide Web Consortium’s (W3C) Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1 (WCAG 2.1) at the AA level. These guidelines explain how to make web content accessible to people with a wide array of disabilities. Complying with those guidelines helps us ensure that the website is accessible to all people: blind people, people with motor impairments, visual impairment, cognitive disabilities, and more.
This website utilizes various technologies that are meant to make it as accessible as possible at all times. We utilize an accessibility interface that allows persons with specific disabilities to adjust the website’s UI (user interface) and design it to their personal needs.
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Our website implements the ARIA attributes (Accessible Rich Internet Applications) technique, alongside various different behavioral changes, to ensure blind users visiting with screen-readers are able to read, comprehend, and enjoy the website’s functions. As soon as a user with a screen-reader enters your site, they immediately receive a prompt to enter the Screen-Reader Profile so they can browse and operate your site effectively. Here’s how our website covers some of the most important screen-reader requirements, alongside console screenshots of code examples:
Screen-reader optimization: we run a background process that learns the website’s components from top to bottom, to ensure ongoing compliance even when updating the website. In this process, we provide screen-readers with meaningful data using the ARIA set of attributes. For example, we provide accurate form labels; descriptions for actionable icons (social media icons, search icons, cart icons, etc.); validation guidance for form inputs; element roles such as buttons, menus, modal dialogues (popups), and others. Additionally, the background process scans all of the website’s images and provides an accurate and meaningful image-object-recognition-based description as an ALT (alternate text) tag for images that are not described. It will also extract texts that are embedded within the image, using an OCR (optical character recognition) technology. To turn on screen-reader adjustments at any time, users need only to press the Alt+1 keyboard combination. Screen-reader users also get automatic announcements to turn the Screen-reader mode on as soon as they enter the website.
These adjustments are compatible with all popular screen readers, including JAWS and NVDA.
Keyboard navigation optimization: The background process also adjusts the website’s HTML, and adds various behaviors using JavaScript code to make the website operable by the keyboard. This includes the ability to navigate the website using the Tab and Shift+Tab keys, operate dropdowns with the arrow keys, close them with Esc, trigger buttons and links using the Enter key, navigate between radio and checkbox elements using the arrow keys, and fill them in with the Spacebar or Enter key.Additionally, keyboard users will find quick-navigation and content-skip menus, available at any time by clicking Alt+1, or as the first elements of the site while navigating with the keyboard. The background process also handles triggered popups by moving the keyboard focus towards them as soon as they appear, and not allow the focus drift outside of it.
Users can also use shortcuts such as “M” (menus), “H” (headings), “F” (forms), “B” (buttons), and “G” (graphics) to jump to specific elements.
We aim to support the widest array of browsers and assistive technologies as possible, so our users can choose the best fitting tools for them, with as few limitations as possible. Therefore, we have worked very hard to be able to support all major systems that comprise over 95% of the user market share including Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, Opera and Microsoft Edge, JAWS and NVDA (screen readers), both for Windows and for MAC users.
Despite our very best efforts to allow anybody to adjust the website to their needs, there may still be pages or sections that are not fully accessible, are in the process of becoming accessible, or are lacking an adequate technological solution to make them accessible. Still, we are continually improving our accessibility, adding, updating and improving its options and features, and developing and adopting new technologies. All this is meant to reach the optimal level of accessibility, following technological advancements. For any assistance, please reach out to michael@socalsunrise.com