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Should Sexual Addiction Be in the DSM-5?

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By Robert Weiss LCSW, CSAT-S What do you think? Just as concrete and predictable diagnostic criteria help medical professionals determine whether your burning stomach pain is a case of chili-induced…

How to Get Over Grief of a Loved One Dying Because of Drunk Driving

Recovery

You can understand grief in the abstract sense—unless it’s happening to you. When you lose a loved one for any reason, grief is almost inevitable. But when you lose a…

Stereotyped Beliefs about Eating Disorders May Keep Some Sufferers Silent

Articles>Eating Disorders

Millions of people who suffer from eating disorders are outside the parameters of preconceived notions about disorders like bulimia or anorexia. They aren’t Caucasian. They may be older, or they…

Cybersex Addiction Is Complex

Articles>Sex Addiction

Even while previewing seemingly harmless sites on the Internet – such as cooking or exercising – millions of people can get strange pop-up requests with requests to “cyber.” For those…

Keep a Safe Distance From Former Substance-Abusing Friends

Articles>Early Recovery

“Distance has the same effect on the mind as on the eye.” – Samuel Johnson, English author, poet, essayist, lexicographer (1709-1784) Think of looking at something that’s off in the…

Are You Married to Porn?

Articles>Sex Addiction

If you are the spouse of someone with an Internet pornography addiction, your self-worth has probably suffered. Wives and lovers will often blame themselves for their partner’s sexual addiction problem.…

Eating Disorders in Midlife

Articles>Eating Disorders

Eating disorders are often believed to be an adolescent disease, affecting only girls in their teen years and striking mostly white females in higher socioeconomic neighborhoods. In recent years, however,…

Genetic Connections to Drinking and Driving May Impact Studies of Repeat Drunk Drivers

Alcoholism

For some who consume alcohol and then drive a car, a recent study says that genetics may be partly to blame for the life-endangering behavior. While the study findings certainly…

Adults from Alcoholic Homes May Have Higher Tendency for Sexual Addiction Problems

Articles>Sex Addiction

Though the causes for sexual compulsivity are many and multi-faceted, some research suggests that people with sexual addictions and dysfunctional behaviors toward sex grew up in households where a parent…

Often-Overlooked Eating Disorder Signs

Articles>Eating Disorders

With so many young girls developing eating disorders in the United States, it can leave parents wondering whether or not there is a problem plaguing their own daughters. The reality…

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Should Sexual Addiction Be in the DSM-5?

How to Get Over Grief of a Loved One Dying Because of Drunk Driving

Stereotyped Beliefs about Eating Disorders May Keep Some Sufferers Silent

Cybersex Addiction Is Complex

Keep a Safe Distance From Former Substance-Abusing Friends

Are You Married to Porn?

Eating Disorders in Midlife

Genetic Connections to Drinking and Driving May Impact Studies of Repeat Drunk Drivers

Adults from Alcoholic Homes May Have Higher Tendency for Sexual Addiction Problems

Often-Overlooked Eating Disorder Signs

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