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Program Spotlight: Triumph Program for the Treatment of Complex Trauma and Dissociation
The Triumph Program is intended for patients who have a primary trauma or dissociative disorder, including PTSD, Complex PTSD, Depersonalization/Derealization Disorder, Other Specified Dissociative Disorder, or Dissociative Identity Disorder.
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What Expert Amy Swift, MD, Says About Dry January
Dr. Amy Swift, Deputy Chief Medical Officer at Silver Hill Hospital, is a featured expert in an MSN.com article on Dry January.
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Family Ties: Engaging, Empowering, and Partnering with Families in the Treatment of Mental Illness
Family support is critical to patient recovery, however clinicians can encounter numerous challenges in working with families. In this Grand Rounds session, Michelle D. Sherman, PhD, LP, ABPP explores the difficult dynamics and offer strategies and skills for successful collaboration.
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The New Psychology Department at Silver Hill Hospital
The Psychology Department is being re-created with intention, blending empathy with the science of evidence-based care to add another level to Silver Hill’s interdisciplinary team approach. While Silver Hill has had psychologists on its clinical staff, it has not had a true, dedicated psychology department in many decades. Alexis Briggie, PhD, was hired as Director of Psychology to lead and build the department.
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Virtual Grand Rounds: Intensive Community-Based Treatment for Complex Psychiatric Problems
Community-based treatment for individuals with complex psychiatric problems presents unique opportunities and challenges. In this first Grand Rounds of 2026, experts from Silver Hill New York and the MindWork Group discuss their perspectives, innovative approaches, clinical outcomes, and ongoing collaborative research efforts.
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Silver Hill Hospital’s Patient Financial Aid Fund Makes Quality Psychiatric Care Affordable
Silver Hill Hospital’s Patient Financial Aid Fund helps address the growing mental health crisis in the United States, serving as a lifeline for patients who otherwise may have to forego high-quality mental health and addiction treatment.
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Silver Hill Hospital’s Amy Swift, MD, Offers Advice for People Struggling with Alcoholism During the Holidays
Amy Swift, MD, Deputy Chief Medical Officer at Silver Hill Hospital, joined News12’s Mark Sudol to discuss the challenges people with alcoholism may face during the holiday season.
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How Treatment During the Holidays Can Bring More Meaning
Starting treatment now, during the holidays, can make the season more manageable and, contrary to what many may think, more meaningful.
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Why I Encourage Patients to Seek Treatment Before the Holidays
The holidays present unique risks, and it is very easy to make a compulsive or bad decision. Entering care before the season starts can remove those triggers and provide a safe, structured environment.
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Meet Grace Mockaitis, Quinnipiac Medical Student and SHARE Learner
This past month, we've been delighted to host Medical Student, Grace Mockaitis, from the Netter School of Medicine at Quinnipiac.
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Program Spotlight: The Lodge Program
Hear from The Lodge Program’s leadership team to learn about the work they are doing to help patients live fulfilling lives.
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Silver Hill’s Jeff Katzman, MD, shares tips for how to deal with holiday stress
Jeff Katzman, MD, joined News 12 Connecticut’s Mark Sudol to discuss the causes of holiday stress and strategies for managing it.
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Silver Hill’s Ben Bernstein, PhD, Highlighted in Parade on Parenting Habits That Raise Successful Kids
In the article, “10 Habits of Parents Who Raise Successful Kids, Experts Say,” Ben Bernstein, PhD psychologist at Silver Hill Hospital, outlines strategies such as listening more than lecturing, naming feelings out loud and, allowing children to experience and learn from failure.
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Silver Hill Hospital Appoints Laura Gardner, MD, as Attending Psychiatrist and Director of Psychotic Disorders Program
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Silver Hill Financial Aid Provides Access to Care for Patients in Need
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Lisa Mann, PhD, Joins Center Team as Program Director
Following several years of consultant work with Silver Hill — most specifically with The Lodge Program and The Center for the Treatment and Study of Neuropsychiatric Disorders — Dr. Lisa Mann (above left) has joined the team as Program Director.
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Virtual Grand Rounds: ‘Trauma-Informed’ Mental Healthcare in the Age of AI
In this final Grand Rounds session of 2025, Benjamin Israel, MD, explores trauma-informed mental healthcare in a rapidly changing technological era.
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Silver Hill Linings Magazine 2025 – 9th Edition
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Understanding Gaslighting: What It Is and What It Isn’t
Dr. Ben Bernstein, psychologist at Silver Hill Hospital, emphasizes the importance of distinguishing between genuine manipulation and normal human behaviors, such as defensiveness, miscommunication, or different interpretations of the same event. He explains that differentiating between miscommunication and manipulation is critical and can help prevent overusing a term that carries serious weight, noting that true gaslighting involves intentional, repeated psychological manipulation meant to make someone doubt their own reality.
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Meet Bruno Ifebi, SUNY Medical Student and SHARE Learner
This past month, we've been delighted to host Medical Student, Bruno Ifebi, from SUNY Downstate.
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