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Overcoming Food Addiction

Articles>Eating Disorders

When the brain tells us that what we are putting into our mouth is a poor, maybe even an unhealthy choice, why do we go ahead and bite? Some suggest…

Is Sex Addiction an Official Mental Health Diagnosis?

Articles>Sex Addiction

At this time, “sex addiction” is among the more hotly debated topics in the mental health community. This controversy is not without merit – there should always be a significant…

Eating Disorders May Serve as A Way to Focus Emotional Stress

Articles>Eating Disorders

So many disorders hinge upon a person’s maladaptive strategies for handling unpleasant emotions. Now a recent college undergraduate experiment points to emotional stress as a driver behind the development of…

Bipolar II Disorder – What It Is and What Can Be Done About It

Articles>Mental Health

Once thought to be a milder form of bipolar I, bipolar II is now understood to be an equally serious condition. In fact, it tends to be more chronic than…

5 Strategies for Body Acceptance

Articles>Eating Disorders

Most women spend more time asking, “What does the perfect body look like, and how do I get it?” than actually enjoying their lives. We go on diets to lose…

PTSD Differences Among Men and Women

Articles>Trauma and PTSD

Men and women are different. A few decades ago, that idea made the cover of major news magazines. But researchers are frequently confronted with differences between the sexes. A recent…

Gambling Frustration Fuels Addictive Behavior

Articles>Addiction Research

The old question of whether a person views the glass as half-full or half-empty could be helpful when it comes to understanding what drives gambling addiction. For gamblers, close situations…

The Role of Genetics in Eating Disorders

Articles>Eating Disorders

When discussing eating disorders, the role of the media often surfaces in the conversation. Many experts and eating disorder patients believe that the images of physical perfection flooding the television…

Relationship Cycles for Love Addicts

Articles>Sex Addiction

Love addiction, like many addictions, follows certain patterns. In the realm of love, sex, and relationship addictions, there are a number of interlocking roles and complimentary patterns of behavior. In…

Addiction and Nutritional Deficiencies

Articles>Addiction Research

Addiction to drugs, alcohol and/or tobacco causes many hardships for the person who abuses them. Apart from relationship problems and mental health problems, addiction often produces a number of health…

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Overcoming Food Addiction

Is Sex Addiction an Official Mental Health Diagnosis?

Eating Disorders May Serve as A Way to Focus Emotional Stress

Bipolar II Disorder – What It Is and What Can Be Done About It

5 Strategies for Body Acceptance

PTSD Differences Among Men and Women

Gambling Frustration Fuels Addictive Behavior

The Role of Genetics in Eating Disorders

Relationship Cycles for Love Addicts

Addiction and Nutritional Deficiencies

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