What to Expect at Your First AA MeetingHelpful Articles, RecoveryBy The RanchMay 21, 2015If you have admitted to yourself that you have a problem with alcohol, you may be considering attending a meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous but feel somewhat anxious, wondering what to expect. You may have heard any one of a number of rumors about AA and other 12-step programs. For instance, you may have been told… Details
Feelings of Defeat, Entrapment Predict Suicide Risk in PTSD SufferersArticles>Trauma and PTSDBy The RanchMay 19, 2015A team of British researchers has concluded that the presence of two related emotions—defeat and entrapment—is a prominent source of suicidal risk in post-traumatic stress disorder patients. People affected by post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) have heightened chances of thinking about suicide and making suicide attempts. This fact holds true even when the impact of co-existing… Details
Eating Disorders in RecoveryArticles>Eating DisordersBy The RanchMay 16, 2015It’s not unusual for substance abuse and eating disorders to co-occur, but what happens when someone develops an eating disorder while in recovery for addiction? There are some important similarities between substance use disorders and eating disorders. Sometimes it happens that a person in recovery develops a substitute addiction, and if that substitute is binge… Details
When Sobriety Can’t Fix What’s BrokenAlcoholism, Helpful ArticlesBy The RanchMay 15, 2015When you made the decision to get sober, drinking and drugging were probably causing major problems in your life. You knew that you couldn’t go on doing what you were doing indefinitely. On some level, you knew you were causing deep pain to the people you love, but for a while alcohol and/or drugs were… Details
Internet Sex Screening Test Helps Identify Cybersex AddictsArticles>Sex AddictionBy The RanchMay 14, 2015A 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… Details
Personality Disorder, Alcoholism Put Opioid Addicts at Increased Risk of DeathArticles>Drug AddictionBy The RanchMay 12, 2015People with opioid addiction or opioid abuse have increased chances of dying when they also have co-existing problems with alcohol use disorder or a personality disorder, according to recent findings from a team of British researchers.
Overprescribing, Addiction to Blame for Painkiller EpidemicArticles>Drug AddictionBy The RanchMay 8, 2015A new study has investigated the continuing opioid abuse crisis—largely fuelled by prescription painkillers—and has suggested that overprescribing and addiction are driving overdose deaths rather than non-medical abuse. The opioid problem has been growing for some time across the U.S., with overdose rates more than doubling between 1999 and 2013 and with just over half… Details
The RanchSM Treatment Center Offers New Interventions for Major DepressionArticles>NewsBy The RanchMay 7, 2015The 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.
Recovery From Physical Injury Helps Resolve PTSD SymptomsArticles>Trauma and PTSDBy The RanchMay 6, 2015People 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… Details
Importance of a Dual Diagnosis in RehabMental HealthBy The RanchMay 6, 2015The 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 mental illnesses alongside addiction. It is common for someone who abuses substances to have a mental illness as well. Up to half of all people… Details
