Drug Tests for Welfare Recipients Articles>Addiction ResearchBy The Ranch TNAugust 12, 2011While more states passing drug-testing laws might appeal to the baser emotional impulses of the masses, this does not address the fact that underlying psychiatric issues in underserved populations often lead to self-medication and it continues to frame addiction as a moral failing rather than a disease. Have we decided to let children fend for… Details
Celebrities Get Real About Borderline Personality Disorder ArticlesBy The Ranch TNAugust 4, 2011It isn’t easy coming to grips with mental illness, especially when doing so under the watchful eyes of millions of onlookers. Rather than concealing their struggles, some brave celebrities, athletes, and political figures have chosen to share their stories.
The Young and Sexy: Eating Disorders Take a Toll Articles>Eating DisordersBy The Ranch TNJuly 25, 2011Who hasn’t struggled with a few extra pounds here and there, clothes fitting too tight, making it hard to breathe or even move around easily? The truth is that one-third of Americans in 2008 were obese, according to a new study just published by Lancet. All that blubber accumulating around American waistlines is cause for… Details
5 Common Myths about Eating Disorders Articles>Eating DisordersBy The Ranch TNJuly 18, 2011Did you know that eating disorders of all kinds – anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and binge-eating disorder – are occurring with greater frequency worldwide? Did you also know that eating disorders have a 15% incidence rate in people between their teens and twenties? Or are you aware that eating disorders most often occur in conjunction… Details
Sexual Addiction Recovery Can Involve Multiple Triggers ArticlesBy The Ranch TNJuly 7, 2011Sexual addiction, recognized by many therapists and psychologists as a diagnosable and treatable condition, may follow similar patterns of relapse as alcohol and drug addictions. Triggers that can bring a person back into relapse can include both emotional and physical factors.
Alcohol and Gastritis AlcoholismBy The Ranch TNJuly 7, 2011Gastritis is a fairly generic term and refers to an inflammation or swelling of the stomach lining. Unless treated, gastritis can lead to bleeding in the stomach, the development of stomach ulcers, and even stomach cancer.
Magazines with Older Audience Feature Young Models Articles>Eating DisordersBy The Ranch TNJune 29, 2011Many eating disorder experts agree that the media plays a significant role in the development of eating disorders for some women. Among those women now representing a significant portion of those with eating disorders are older women over the age of 35. While some of them experience eating disorder symptoms revived from adolescent problems, some… Details
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is a Risk for Developing Eating Disorders Articles>Eating DisordersBy The Ranch TNJune 23, 2011Those with anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa often share some traits with individuals who suffer from obsessive compulsive disorder. Eating disorders are characterized by compulsive behaviors that surround not only eating rituals and habits developed to rid the body of calories, but also the concealing of the eating disorder. People with eating disorders often establish… Details
Sexual Addiction ArticlesBy The Ranch TNJune 21, 2011A sex addict is someone who continues to engage in sexual behaviors, even when they have physical, career, legal or emotional consequences. For some sex addicts, the sexual behaviors consume time, energy or focus that was traditionally used for other things such as work or family. For sex addicts, the sexual behavior runs counter to… Details
Family Members Develop PTSD When Loved Ones Face Death Articles>Trauma and PTSDBy The Ranch TNJune 16, 2011Family members can develop post-traumatic stress syndrome when they watch their loved ones go through life-threatening illnesses, according to two studies published in medical journals. The first study by Dr. David Wendler, director of the Unit on Vulnerable Populations at the National Institutes of Health Department of Bioethics, looked at families of terminally ill patients… Details
