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
Binge-Eating Disorder Is Now a Mental IllnessArticles>Mental HealthBy The RanchAugust 17, 2013Binge/purge anorexia (also known as binge-eating/purging type anorexia) is a subtype of the eating disorder anorexia nervosa that varies somewhat from the common perception of that disorder. People affected by binge/purge anorexia participate in some of the same behaviors that characterize two other diagnosable eating disorders, called bulimia nervosa and binge-eating disorder. However, each of… Details
Chronic Pain Sufferers Likely to Have Anxiety, Study FindsArticles>Mental HealthBy The RanchAugust 16, 2013The medical community is increasingly finding that mental and physical health are closely intertwined. Screenings for multiple areas of mental health are important when treating physical health concerns because many physical health conditions, and particularly those of a chronic nature, are connected with mental health issues. A new study provides evidence that anxiety is closely… Details
Art Therapy Helps Heal Recovering AddictsArticles>TherapyBy The RanchAugust 15, 2013The pain, struggle and trauma associated with drug addiction can be difficult to put into words. Art therapy is the practice of engaging a client through the use of creative media, including collage, painting, drawing, pastels, sculpture and other forms of expression as a part of a treatment program. Recovering addicts, troubled teens and anyone… Details
