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Internet Sex Screening Test Helps Identify Cybersex Addicts

May 14, 2015 / Articles>Sex Addiction

A questionnaire called the Internet Sex Screening Test (ISST) can help doctors identify people affected by cybersex addiction, recent findings from an Italian research team indicate. Cybersex addiction is a behavioral disorder that combines features of sex addiction and Internet addiction. Currently, the condition has no consistently applied definition in the U.S. In a study […]

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The RanchSM Treatment Center Offers New Interventions for Major Depression

May 7, 2015 / Articles>News

The RanchSM treatment center, set in the beautiful rolling hills of Nunnelly, Tennessee, is introducing deep Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation and ketamine treatment for severe, treatment-resistant depression.

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Recovery From Physical Injury Helps Resolve PTSD Symptoms

May 6, 2015 / Articles>Trauma and PTSD

People affected by PTSD and certain other mental health problems may see a substantial reduction or complete resolution of their symptoms if they recover from related physical health issues, according to recent results published by a team of American researchers. Serious, potentially life-threatening physical health problems are known for their ability to act as triggers

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Can You Be in a Relationship While Dealing With Sex Addiction?

May 5, 2015 / Articles>Sex Addiction

Given the nature of sex addiction, maintaining a relationship before or during recovery can seem nearly impossible. The National Council on Sexual Addiction and Compulsivity describes this disorder as “engaging in persistent and escalating patterns of sexual behavior acted out despite increasing negative consequences to self and others.” These escalating behaviors can involve excessive use

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My Mindful Challenge? Harnessing Anger Behind the Wheel

May 5, 2015 / Articles>Mental Health

I’ve been involved in mindfulness practices in some form or another for over 25 years. I dabbled in meditation related to my karate classes during high school, began studying yoga early in college, started teaching yoga in my mid-20s, and embarked on a study of Chinese martial arts in my late 20s which included tai

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Skipping Your Way to Sobriety

May 2, 2015 / Articles>Early Recovery

“Skip, skip, skip to my Lou. Skip to my Lou, my darling.” This song evokes my childhood. I remember dancing to its lively tune. Most children skip spontaneously and without abandon. But then they’re told — explicitly or otherwise — to grow up, settle down and curb their enthusiasm. Kids lose a bit of their

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What Do You Think “Average” Drinking Is?

April 30, 2015 / Articles>Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

When it comes to many behaviors, people often don’t have an accurate idea of the choices that others are making. Teenagers may think that their fellow students use their seat belts less often than they actually do, and men who abuse their romantic partners may overestimate how many other men do the same. A new

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New Program Director to Head Women’s Eating Disorder Program at The RanchSM Treatment Center

April 28, 2015 / Articles>News

The RanchSM treatment center in Tennessee welcomes new program director Catherine Henricks to head its women’s eating disorders program.

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Understanding of Mental Illness Increases, but Stigma Remains

April 28, 2015 / Articles>Mental Health

Our understanding of mental illness has increased significantly over the past 15 to 20 years. Unfortunately, public attitudes about mental illness do not appear to have kept pace and, in some cases, have become less accepting than they were in the 1990s.

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Problem Gamblers Should Be Screened for Personality Disorders

April 27, 2015 / Articles>Mental Health

The revelation that addicts often have underlying physical or mental health disorders does not exactly qualify as a shocker. Compulsive behaviors are often a coping mechanism for those who feel overwhelmed by the world and feel a desperate urge to escape from their troubles. But naturally those troubles only multiply when addiction develops, as obstacles

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