Lamotrigine Mitigates Mood Fluctuations in Bipolar Women, Study FindsArticles>Mental HealthBy The RanchJune 4, 2015New research from a group of American scientists indicates that women with bipolar disorder experience notable menstrual cycle-related mood alterations, even when they receive effective treatment for their condition.
Meth, Amphetamine Addiction Greatly Increases Risk for Parkinson’s DiseaseArticles>Early RecoveryBy The RanchJune 3, 2015According to new research published in the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence, a pattern of methamphetamine or amphetamine abuse/addiction can seriously increase the risks for the onset of Parkinson’s disease, an incurable, degenerative neurological disorder that ultimately produces debilitating changes in the ability to control muscle movement. Amphetamine and methamphetamine are two powerful, chemically-related stimulant… Details
Cheaters Often Have Wrong Idea About Prevalence of InfidelityArticles>Sex AddictionBy The RanchJune 2, 2015Experts believe that our personalities, our childhoods and our adolescent experiences and even evolution influence how likely we are to commit infidelity. In addition to these influences, some research suggests that our beliefs about infidelity attitudes and practices among our friends and society at large play an important role in our own decisions about whether… Details
Help With Anger Key to Preventing PTSD After a Natural DisasterHelpful Articles, Mental HealthBy The RanchJune 2, 2015In combination with ongoing stress exposure, anger helps explain the damaging mental health impacts of living through a natural disaster, a team of Australian researchers report in a recent study.
When Substance Abuse and Eating Disorders Co-OccurArticles>Eating DisordersBy The RanchMay 31, 2015Eating disorders alone are serious illnesses, but when they co-occur with substance abuse, the stakes are raised even higher. Research tells us that close to half of the people struggling with an eating disorder are also abusing substances. This is a rate of substance abuse that is about five times higher than in the general… Details
Why Do People With PTSD Relive Traumatic Experiences?Helpful Articles, Mental HealthBy The RanchMay 31, 2015People with PTSD may relive their traumatic experiences because they overgeneralize their memories, according to recent findings from a group of American researchers.
Snus Use Steeply Increases Odds for AlcoholismArticles>Alcohol Abuse and AlcoholismBy The RanchMay 30, 2015Use of the smokeless tobacco product snus can sharply increase the chances that an adult will develop alcoholism by the time he or she reaches middle age, according to new research findings from a team of Swedish scientists. Consumption of nicotine/tobacco in the form of cigarettes is firmly linked to increased odds for the eventual… Details
Pornography Overuse, Addiction Impair Sexual Activity in MenArticles>Sex AddictionBy The RanchMay 29, 2015Overexposure to pornography and addiction to pornography can have a number of serious consequences. More and more men are finding that among those consequences is a loss of interest in sexual activity with real-life partners and often a lack of ability to perform during sexual encounters.
What to Do When You Love Someone With a Personality DisorderArticles>Mental HealthBy The RanchMay 26, 2015Most of us have had someone in our lives who stirs up trouble. Think of the co-worker who undermines colleagues. Or the parent who’s the master of emotional blackmail, alternately giving, then taking away love and approval. Or the perpetually hostile ex-wife who keeps dragging her former husband back into court.
Reinventing Ourselves After RehabRecoveryBy The RanchMay 26, 2015Stepping into the real world after rehab feels a bit like riding a bike and taking the training wheels off for the first time. We feel shaky and uncertain. We feel afraid that we might fall and unsure of our own ability to live without the crutch of a drink or a drug.
