Month: August 2014

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Month: August 2014

PTSD Nightmares Eased by Blood Pressure Medicine

Articles>Trauma and PTSD

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a well-known mental health problem that can arise a month or more after a person goes through some sort of severe or overwhelming physical/mental event.…

Addiction in the Jewish Community

Articles>Addiction Treatment

Addiction is a disease that knows no cultural, religious or socioeconomic boundaries. Anyone is capable of becoming addicted to alcohol, prescription pills or illegal drugs. Long a subject of denial…

Mindfulness, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Helps Gambling Addicts

Articles>Addiction Treatment

People diagnosed with gambling disorder have an addiction to participating in one or more types of gambling activity. Specialists commonly refer to this non-substance-related condition as a form of behavioral…

ECT Reduces Mortality in Patients with PTSD and Major Depression

Articles>Trauma and PTSD

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a serious and complex anxiety disorder that can affect anyone who experiences or even witnesses a traumatizing event. Major depressive disorder (MDD) is exactly what…

Breaking the Silence

Articles>Trauma and PTSD

by Carolyn Hughes Have you ever wondered why abuse victims stay silent? Or why families keep secrets that are passed down through generations? Here’s my story of how two major…

Compulsive Gambling Hurts More Than the Gambler

Articles>Addiction Research

At one time, a person had to travel to Atlantic City or Las Vegas in order to participate in heavy-duty gambling. Today, gambling is available almost everywhere. Many states allow…

Dialectical Behavior Therapy Found Effective for Patients with Borderline Personality Disorder

Articles>Mental Health

Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is an illness characterized by stormy relationships, low self-regard and problems managing strong emotions. People with BPD are more frequently hospitalized for psychiatric care than patients…

For the Sex Addict, Desire Never Sleeps

Articles>Sex Addiction

Sexual addiction is like many other types of addiction. It can ruin relationships, limit academic or employment achievement and create financial difficulties. Much like a substance abuse problem or a…

Two Therapies Found Effective in Treating Borderline Personality Disorder

Articles>Mental Health

Borderline personality disorder (BPD) affects up to 2 percent of the population, according to a team of researchers in Spain who investigated which therapies offer the greatest benefit to patients…

Anorexia More Than a Desire for Thinness

Articles>Eating Disorders

The pressure to be thin in modern society—especially for women—is pervasive and undeniable. Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder that causes people to develop an unhealthy obsession with losing weight…

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Month: August 2014

Month: August 2014

PTSD Nightmares Eased by Blood Pressure Medicine

Addiction in the Jewish Community

Mindfulness, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Helps Gambling Addicts

ECT Reduces Mortality in Patients with PTSD and Major Depression

Breaking the Silence

Compulsive Gambling Hurts More Than the Gambler

Dialectical Behavior Therapy Found Effective for Patients with Borderline Personality Disorder

For the Sex Addict, Desire Never Sleeps

Two Therapies Found Effective in Treating Borderline Personality Disorder

Anorexia More Than a Desire for Thinness

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Month: August 2014

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