Media’s Influence on Body Image and Eating DisordersArticles>Eating DisordersBy The RanchAugust 27, 2014There is no denying that the media plays a role in giving adolescents a certain perception about body image. According to the National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders, nearly 70 percent of young females in grades 5 through 12 are influenced by the media on their opinion of a desirable body image.
Report Shows Many with Depression Never Seek TreatmentArticles>Mental HealthBy The RanchAugust 26, 2014Depression awareness campaigns in various forms of media have gained traction. One potential consequence of this widespread awareness is that depression’s pervasiveness is often mistaken for a sign that it’s not a serious disorder. Those who are depressed may downplay their symptoms and resist seeking help because they don’t think the issue will be recognized… Details
The Women’s Eating Recovery Center at The Ranch Expands Its Eating Disorder Treatment Program with the Opening of Windsong HouseArticles>NewsBy The RanchAugust 26, 2014In response to soaring demand for its highly effective eating disorders treatment program, The Women’s Eating Recovery Center at The Ranch opens Windsong House, a 12,000-square-foot treatment center for women. Nunnelly, TN (PRWEB) Aug. 12, 2014 – The Ranch, a state-of-the-art behavioral health center specializing in the treatment of trauma, mood disorders and intimacy disorders,… Details
The Ranch Treatment Center Expands Its Innovative Curriculum to Include Songwriting and Interactive Music SessionsArticles>NewsBy The RanchAugust 25, 2014Therapists at The Ranch, an addiction and mental health treatment center noted for state-of-the-art integrative programs, are using music to help clients work through the addictive process and lock in therapeutic gains. Nunnelly, TN (PRWEB) Aug. 13, 2014 – Therapists at The Ranch are using music in novel new ways. The treatment center in Tennessee… Details
PTSD Sufferers Use More Medical Marijuana, Study FindsArticles>Trauma and PTSDBy The RanchAugust 24, 2014PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) is a well-known mental health condition that doctors can diagnose 30 days or more after a person goes through certain highly stressful, life-changing experiences. Individuals affected by this condition can experience a range of symptoms that seriously interfere with their ability to function or feel mentally/emotionally secure. In a study published… Details
Which People Tend to Seek Treatment for Gambling Disorder?Articles>Addiction ResearchBy The RanchAugust 23, 2014Gambling disorder (compulsive gambling) is the name of an officially recognized non-substance-based addiction that features problematic and dysfunctional involvement in one or more types of gambling. As is true with other forms of addiction, many of the people affected by this disorder never seek or receive treatment for their condition. In a study published in… Details
Talking Through Trauma an Important Part of HealingArticles>Mental Health, Articles>Therapy, Articles>Trauma and PTSDBy The RanchAugust 22, 2014Post-traumatic stress disorder is one emotional reaction to having lived through an intense experience. Certainly the horror and stress of war are capable of affecting a person long after the immediacy of battle has passed. But war is far from the only trauma which can imprint on a person’s emotional state. Trauma can take many… Details
PTSD Nightmares Eased by Blood Pressure MedicineArticles>Trauma and PTSDBy The RanchAugust 18, 2014Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a well-known mental health problem that can arise a month or more after a person goes through some sort of severe or overwhelming physical/mental event. Roughly 8 percent of U.S. adults will experience symptoms of the disorder at some point in time. One of the most common symptoms of PTSD… Details
Addiction in the Jewish CommunityArticles>Addiction TreatmentBy The RanchAugust 17, 2014Addiction is a disease that knows no cultural, religious or socioeconomic boundaries. Anyone is capable of becoming addicted to alcohol, prescription pills or illegal drugs. Long a subject of denial in the Jewish community, addiction is being forced to the forefront of discussion.
Mindfulness, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Helps Gambling AddictsArticles>Addiction TreatmentBy The RanchAugust 16, 2014People diagnosed with gambling disorder have an addiction to participating in one or more types of gambling activity. Specialists commonly refer to this non-substance-related condition as a form of behavioral addiction. In a study published in April 2014 in the International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, researchers from Canada’s University of Toronto investigated the… Details
