About Prestera Center
SERVING Boone, Cabell, Clay, Kanawha, Lincoln, Logan, Mason, Putnam and Wayne COUNTY
We specialize in helping individuals who have a dual diagnosis, meaning many of the people we serve have both mental health and substance abuse needs. As a not-for-profit organization, Prestera Center offers care and services to everyone who needs it regardless of their ability to pay.
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What is Anorexia Nervosa?
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What is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?
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Unraveling the Mystery of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
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What is it Like to think like a Schizophrenic?
We hear a lot of talk about schizophrenia, or Multiple Personality Disorder. There is also much to be read about ...
The goal is to facilitate early identification of those experiencing extreme states in order to decrease the duration for untreated symptoms and reduce disruption to the young person’s psychosocial development through a collaborative, recovery oriented intervention.