Women who Suffer from Addiction more Prone to Depression
Researchers have reported women in their mid 30’s and 40’s who are prone to addiction, may become more prone to depression as time goes by....
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When Schizophrenia is Misdiagnosed
Schizophrenia is a mental disorder characterized by delusions, hallucinations (both auditory and visual), disorganized thought and speech...
Hangover Solutions
When I was in college (at college may be more accurate—I did not attend classes), Thursday through Sunday (and sometimes Monday through...
Thinspo
Recently, there has been a lot of talk around both Tumblr and Pinterest about censorship of self-harm related content. First Tumblr banned...
DBT
Dialectical Behavior Therapy, an outgrowth of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, was developed by psychologist Marsha Linehan of the University of...
Sidestepping Social Anxiety
There is nothing worse for me than the feeling of getting called on to share at an AA meeting. As soon as my name is called, I can instantly sense a...
Mindfulness and Mental Illness
The obstacles to overcoming mental illness are numerous, as anyone suffering from anxiety, mood, and/or personality disorders can attest....
How to pass a drug test
So is it a myth or can you actually find ways to pass a drug test? This is a very common problem among many rehab facilities, schools and...
An Untreated Epidemic
“Imagine discovering an illness that kills about 85,000 people annually, and then imagine that we identify only one in 20 of those people -...
Video Game Addiction Affecting Teenage Brains
A recent study on adolescents shows that teens who play more than nine hours of video games a week seem to have a larger reward center in the brain...