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How Physical Environments Shape Mental Health: A Clinical Guide

The Whole Psychiatry & Brain Recovery Center

Understanding these mechanisms allows clinicians to assess and modify spaces as part of comprehensive treatment, extending therapeutic intervention beyond traditional talk therapy to include environmental factors that trigger automatic brain responses. Key Finding: Spatial context plays a crucial role in memory updating and retrieval.

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When Parts Collide: Using Internal Family Systems to Navigate ADHD and Environmental Design

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ADHD can cause one to be very distractible. The ADHD-er may not realize this. Understanding the Part-Environment Connection Traditional ADHD management often focuses on external strategies: better storage systems, color-coding, visible reminders. The Parts Behind the Clutter What part of you likes to see visual cues?