Autism and Asperger’s May Be Different DisordersArticlesBy The RanchSeptember 19, 2013Autism spectrum disorders and Asperger’s syndrome have long been lumped together, although they have different names. Both are developmental disorders that affect the way in which a child relates to the world. Recently, psychiatric experts made their connection official by declaring that Asperger’s is a type of autism. The declaration has proven to be controversial… Details
How to Work Step EightArticles>Early RecoveryBy The RanchSeptember 16, 2013Made a list of all persons we had harmed and became willing to make amends to them all. All of the steps from four onward are concerned with interpersonal relations – how we interact in the wider world, including the pain we cause, the resentments we form, etc. The process, essentially, is: To look back… Details
Debt Is Hazardous to Your Mental HealthArticles>Mental HealthBy The RanchSeptember 4, 2013Have you ever struggled with credit card debt, paying only the minimum each month? Have you gotten to the end of the month only to find your checking account overdrawn and your bills piling up? Do you look at your student loans and see years of payments in your future? If so, you know what… Details
Women’s Prescription Painkiller Deaths Up 400 PercentArticles>Addiction ResearchBy The RanchSeptember 1, 2013In 2010, 6,600 women died from prescription painkiller overdose, according to a report that was recently released by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Just as alarming, for every woman who dies from these medications, 30 will visit the emergency room for painkiller abuse or misuse. Prescription painkillers can be an appropriate and effective way… Details
How to Manage Trauma in the WorkplaceArticles>Trauma and PTSDBy The RanchAugust 31, 2013School shootings, office violence, threats against co-workers – these are becoming regular headlines. Such dire circumstances are indeed traumatic, but the workplace does not need to be the center of such extreme danger in order to be a place where trauma affects the job. Projected layoffs, sexual harassment, theft, natural disaster and domestic violence can… Details
Childhood Experiences May Dictate Behavior During TragediesArticles>Trauma and PTSDBy The RanchAugust 30, 2013If you take a step back and think about your childhood, what’s your earliest memory? Chances are your earliest memory will have been a major emotional event, at least in the life of a toddler or small child. And major events throughout childhood help make us the people we become as adults — our values,… Details
Not All Happiness Is Created Equal, Researchers SayArticlesBy The RanchAugust 29, 2013In the popular imagination, all happy people have increased chances of living healthy and fulfilling lives. However, according to the results of a new study published in July 2013 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, not all types of happiness have the same beneficial effects on mental and physical health. People who… Details
How to Work Step SevenArticles>Recovery at The RanchBy The RanchAugust 19, 2013Humbly asked Him [God] to remove our shortcomings. Step seven is the logical continuation of step six, wherein addicts delineate their character defects and become willing to live without them. In step seven, as one might expect, addicts begin the process of actually getting rid of those shortcomings. In most respects, working step seven is… Details
Gambling Addiction May Develop As a Way to Handle StressArticles>Mental HealthBy The RanchAugust 19, 2013Addiction to illegal drugs and addiction to alcohol often co-occur within an individual with a mental disorder, such as depression or anxiety. In addition, those with a substance use disorder may cite stress as a factor that led to the development of their addiction. When it comes to pathological gambling, there may be a connection… Details
Bullied Children 400 Times More Likely to Harm Themselves in Teen YearsArticles>Trauma and PTSDBy The RanchAugust 18, 2013Bullying is the common term for a range of physical and non-physical behaviors that center on the use of aggression to demean others and assert power and social control. Current estimates indicate that 20 percent to 30 percent of teenagers and younger children in the U.S. are exposed to at least some of these behaviors.… Details
