The Internet has changed life in many ways. People can now communicate through email, social media and chat rooms, and with or without video. Online shopping is causing malls across the United States to reevaluate their strategies to compete with the convenience and price on the Internet.
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Alcohol use disorders can be disruptive to many areas life. Those who struggle with alcohol addiction are likely to have problems maintaining family and social relationships, as well as experiencing difficulties in academic or professional achievement. In many cases, alcohol use disorders are challenging to treat, and extensive damage can be done to several aspects
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It’s dangerous enough to have an eating disorder, but many people struggling with anorexia, bulimia, binge eating and related issues also face other mental health conditions. In fact, in most cases, multiple diagnoses are the expectation rather than the exception. Not only do these so-called co-occurring disorders make daily life incredibly difficult, but they also
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Treating an eating disorder can be very complicated. The relapse rate is very high, and those who finish treatment often find that before long they are caught in a cycle of treatment and relapse. A patient who seeks help in recovering may have been suffering from an eating disorder for many years before admitting to
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We’ve seen them shuffling along the streets in cities and towns throughout the country, dirty, dressed shabbily, muttering to themselves or responding to voices that maybe only they can hear, quite often nipping from an alcoholic beverage in a brown paper bag. That many are homeless only adds to the tragedy. Clearly, they are the
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Did you know that eating disorders of all kinds – anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and binge-eating disorder – are occurring with greater frequency worldwide? Did you also know that eating disorders have a 15% incidence rate in people between their teens and twenties? Or are you aware that eating disorders most often occur in conjunction
Those with anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa often share some traits with individuals who suffer from obsessive compulsive disorder. Eating disorders are characterized by compulsive behaviors that surround not only eating rituals and habits developed to rid the body of calories, but also the concealing of the eating disorder. People with eating disorders often establish
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