Category: Mental Health

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Category: Mental Health

Dual Diagnosis of Depression and Addiction

Addiction

Dual diagnosis of depression and addiction can begin with either the mood disorder or addiction first. About 20 percent of people in the US with a mood disorder like depression…

Connection Between Abuse, Trauma, and Eating Disorders

Articles>Eating Disorders

Individuals who have suffered trauma and subsequently, post-traumatic stress disorder, struggle with many different symptoms. Victims are often impaired socially and struggle with nightmares, excessive anger, and flashbacks. The connection…

Spiritual Distress in the Wake of Trauma

Articles>Mental Health

The American Psychological Association defines trauma as “an emotional response to a terrible event like an accident, rape or natural disaster.” The effects are long-lasting and might take the form…

PTSD and Nightmares

Articles>Mental Health

Recent findings from a team of British researchers point to multiple factors that may contribute to the onset of unwanted, distressing memories in people with PTSD. The unwanted reliving of…

Veterans’ Risks for Drug Abuse

Articles>Drug Addiction

Recent findings from an American research group point to a connection between drug problems in veterans, depression and emotional trauma exposure that occurs as early as childhood or as late…

Depression in Polydrug Users

Addiction

A team of researchers from the University of Hawaii assessed the impact of cigarette smoking and caffeine intake on the mental health of people who participate in polysubstance abuse, concluding…

Is Work Addiction the ‘Respectable’ Addiction?

Addictions

Work addiction is our society’s favorite addiction. While many look down on those whose psychological, emotional and social situations lead them to abuse something like heroin—even seeing drug abusers as…

How to Affect Seasonal Affective Disorder

Articles>Mental Health

Six percent of Americans suffer from seasonal affective disorder (SAD), while 14 percent suffer from snow depression. Even among the non-SAD population, feelings of listlessness, lifelessness, and low motivation are…

Importance of a Dual Diagnosis in Rehab

Dual Diagnosis

The most effective kind of rehab for substance use disorders is that which addresses all the varied needs of the patient as an individual. This means screening for and treating…

The Difference Between Anxiety and Stress

Dual Diagnosis

A lot of people use the terms “anxiety” and “stress” interchangeably, but they aren’t the same. Both are feelings that are normal and that we all experience sometimes, but both…

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Category: Mental Health

Category: Mental Health

Dual Diagnosis of Depression and Addiction

Connection Between Abuse, Trauma, and Eating Disorders

Spiritual Distress in the Wake of Trauma

PTSD and Nightmares

Veterans’ Risks for Drug Abuse

Depression in Polydrug Users

Is Work Addiction the ‘Respectable’ Addiction?

How to Affect Seasonal Affective Disorder

Importance of a Dual Diagnosis in Rehab

The Difference Between Anxiety and Stress

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