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September 2014

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CPAP Therapy Reduces Nightmares in Vets With PTSD

Sleep apnea is the general medical term for a pair of conditions – called obstructive sleep apnea and central sleep apnea – that produce dangerous disruptions in the normal breathing patterns of sleeping people. Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) occurs much more frequently than central sleep apnea, and roughly half of all U.S. combat veterans affected

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Don’t Treat Me Like That: Chronic Pain Sufferers Fear Pharmacists Consider Them ‘Drug Addicts’

It makes a lot of sense, but it’s an area that is a little-known truth: people who suffer from chronic pain have concerns about how they’ll be treated by their healthcare providers. A study by the National Pain Foundation found that more than half (52 percent) of chronic pain sufferers worry that their pharmacist will

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Tackling Alcohol, Trauma Problems at the Same Time Can be Beneficial

Some mental health problems tend to show up together. For example, it is not uncommon for people dealing with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) to also struggle with substance abuse. Alcoholism is a problem for around 30 percent of people with PTSD. Dealing with both problems at the same time has been considered risky because the

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Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: Using Your Strengths to Fight Addiction

By Edie Weinstein, MSW Most people affected by addiction in some way are familiar with the spiritual wisdom of traditional 12-step recovery programs known as the Serenity Prayer: “God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.”

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