For people who have experienced a deeply traumatic event in their lives, the link to abuse is more frequent. Whether it is child abuse or war, drugs and alcohol are a likely go-to “solution” for these victims. They’ll take drugs and drink to ease that pain, help them sleep, ease the anxiety and escape the […]
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From the wasting body of a woman with anorexia to the ruptured stomach of a high school wrestler with bulimia, eating disorders have a profound effect on the 5 to 10 million Americans who struggle with them [1]. In some cases, living with an eating disorder is complicated by another mental health condition: substance abuse.
Last year 45.6 million Americans were diagnosed as having a mental, emotional, or behavioral disorder. One in five adults suffers from mental illness. The 2011 National Survey on Drug Use and Health recently revealed statistics on the mental health of the nation’s citizens.
One would think that the instance of mental disorders would occur similarly across various cultures. At least, that is the hypothesis when mental health issues are not greatly distinguished from physical ailments.
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Oftentimes, an individual will forge through the challenging steps of substance abuse treatment and victoriously overcome their addiction only to fall into relapse weeks or months later. Something keeps them from completely overcoming their addiction. Other disorders that had been masked by their addiction later surface and once again begin working against the individual’s ability
Eating disorders can be characterized into three main types: anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating disorder. The characteristics of each disorder differ, but one fact remains: people who suffer from eating disorders have a higher likelihood of suffering from anxiety and depression than those who do not suffer from eating disorders. In fact, up to 80
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Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and substance abuse unfortunately often occur together. For those wanting to help patients, it has been hard to know which problem needed to be dealt with first. Some advocated recovery from substance abuse as a first attack since PTSD treatments themselves can sometimes be enough to create an urge within patients
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Alcohol consumption is often motivated by stress. Some specific situations, such as anxiety, can lead to self-medication, with individuals realizing that alcohol can help them feel more in control of a situation. However, it can also lead to misuse of alcohol, and result in related consequences.
It’s dangerous enough to have an eating disorder, but many people struggling with anorexia, bulimia, binge eating and related issues also face other mental health conditions. In fact, in most cases, multiple diagnoses are the expectation rather than the exception. Not only do these so-called co-occurring disorders make daily life incredibly difficult, but they also
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One of the greatest challenges in the diagnosis and treatment of addiction is when an addiction illness exists at the same time as another mental illness. These disorders can disguise each other’s existence and make treatment for either condition less effective than it would otherwise be. Nevertheless, the high rate at which mental illness and
