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The Powerful Role of Cognitive Thinking Errors in Addiction

Articles>Addiction Research

How we look at events or situations plays a significant role in how we feel and behave. This is particularly true when it comes to alcohol and drug addiction. Consider…

Perceived Threat May Lead to PTSD

Articles>Trauma and PTSD

Soldiers returning from deployment to a combat zone often experience post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). PTSD can occur any time an individual is involved in or a witness to a disaster…

Mental Illness Across America

Articles>Dual Diagnosis

Last year 45.6 million Americans were diagnosed as having a mental, emotional, or behavioral disorder. One in five adults suffers from mental illness. The 2011 National Survey on Drug Use…

What You Think Matters: How It Benefits Recovery

Articles>Recovery at The Ranch

You might think that recovery is all about going to meetings and staying out of trouble. It is that, but it is also a lot more. The truth is that…

Discerning the Difference Between Binge Eating Disorder and Overeating

Articles>Eating Disorders

Obesity is a national concern. Far too many Americans are struggling with being overweight today. For some, the problem may be a serious one and yet fall short of the…

Addicted to Food

Articles>Eating Disorders

In the next edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), binge eating will, for the first time ever, be listed as a disorder. This designation shows…

History of ECT

Articles>Therapy

Electroconvulsive therapy, or ECT, is a behavioral health treatment that has a somewhat negative connotation in popular culture. Thanks in no small part to books and movies, such as One…

Lost Your Enthusiasm for Recovery? How to Get it Back

Articles>Recovery at The Ranch

If you’re tired of people always asking you how you feel, now that you’re in recovery from substance abuse or addiction, maybe it isn’t so much that they’re asking the…

Gambling Addiction – Discerning Fact from Fiction

Articles>Addiction Research

Are you worried because you’ve started lying to cover gambling losses? Do you suspect a loved one has a problem with online gambling, but you’re not sure? There’s so much…

Type of Disaster Does Not Predict PTSD

Articles>Trauma and PTSD

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is often experienced by individuals who have experienced or witnessed a tragic event. The situation leading to PTSD can be anything traumatic, from a car accident…

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The Powerful Role of Cognitive Thinking Errors in Addiction

Perceived Threat May Lead to PTSD

Mental Illness Across America

What You Think Matters: How It Benefits Recovery

Discerning the Difference Between Binge Eating Disorder and Overeating

Addicted to Food

History of ECT

Lost Your Enthusiasm for Recovery? How to Get it Back

Gambling Addiction – Discerning Fact from Fiction

Type of Disaster Does Not Predict PTSD

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