Year: 2015

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Year: 2015

Is Suicide Selfish?

Articles>Mental Health

A frequent response to suicide is to call the act of ending one’s life selfish. A person who commits suicide, this line of reasoning goes, only ultimately cares about himself…

Awake and Addicted: Insomnia Impedes Recovery

Articles>Early Recovery

Insomnia is a persistent problem for many people in recovery from addiction and may lead to an increased risk of relapse, a new study by researchers from Stanford University and…

Longer-Term Preschool Assessments Can Predict Aggression in Adulthood

Articles>Mental Health

A new study from the United Kingdom (UK) suggests that previous studies have underestimated the ability of early childhood behavioral assessments to predict behavioral disorders and aggression later in life.…

Small DNA Variations Play Big Role in Risk for Substance Problems

Articles>Drug Addiction

Researchers have conclusively determined that much of any given person’s chances of developing problems with substance abuse or substance addiction are genetically based. However, no one fully understands all of…

Dual Diagnosis: Understanding Sex Addiction With Bipolar Disorder

Articles>Dual Diagnosis

Bipolar disorder manifests itself in one college student’s “need” to sexually expose himself on campus. Marty was diagnosed with bipolar 1 disorder in the spring of his junior year in…

Is It Really Possible To Love Too Much?

Articles>Sex Addiction

When you love someone, you have intense feelings of warmth and affection. The other person has become extremely important to you, and it’s hard to imagine a life that doesn’t…

Dual-Diagnosis: Anorexia and the Prevalence of Self-Harm

Articles>Eating Disorders

Liv was 12 the first time she shoved away from the dinner table, declaring, “I’m too fat!” Her mother was shocked that such a young girl could have those feelings,…

Sex Addiction and Codependency

Articles>Sex Addiction

Sex addiction is a complicated issue. Some experts would argue that it is a true addiction, but all agree that people can develop unhealthy sexual attitudes, behaviors and compulsions. When…

Trauma Bonding in Addictive Relationships

Articles>Mental Health

Jay and Lea met like many couples do these days—on an Internet dating site. The two had a great deal in common, more even than they understood from the rampant…

Mini-Strokes Linked to Onset of PTSD

Mental Health

People who experience a mini-stroke, often called a transient ischemic attack (TIA), have an increased risk of developing post-traumatic stress disorder, a new study finds.

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Year: 2015

Year: 2015

Is Suicide Selfish?

Awake and Addicted: Insomnia Impedes Recovery

Longer-Term Preschool Assessments Can Predict Aggression in Adulthood

Small DNA Variations Play Big Role in Risk for Substance Problems

Dual Diagnosis: Understanding Sex Addiction With Bipolar Disorder

Is It Really Possible To Love Too Much?

Dual-Diagnosis: Anorexia and the Prevalence of Self-Harm

Sex Addiction and Codependency

Trauma Bonding in Addictive Relationships

Mini-Strokes Linked to Onset of PTSD

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Year: 2015

Year: 2015

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