There are various effective treatments for those struggling with a gambling addiction. First it is important to define a gambling addiction as well as signs and symptoms. According to the DSM V, a Gambling addiction is defined as a ‘persistent and recurrent problematic gambling behavior, leading to clinically significant impairment or distress, as indicated by [...]
Recovering from an addiction is a humbling and hard process. Often almost all aspects of the addict's life has shifted since entering treatment and obtaining recovery. Relationships, family dynamics, housing and employment are all areas that have potentially changed and need attention. Often times, after recovery individuals live with relatives until able to be independent [...]
The Internet is a highly useful tool in everyday life, and detecting a computer addiction can be difficult, which is complicated by the fact that Internet Addiction has not been adopted by the DSM-V Classification system [8]. It is important to be educated on the signs and symptoms of an addiction and how that differs [...]
Typically in the media, postpartum depression is heard frequently, affecting up to 600,000 women annually [11]. According to Postpartum Depression: Causes and Consequences, postpartum depression can affect women who have given childbirth between 2 weeks and 1 year following the birth of their child [1, 2]. The symptoms of postpartum anxiety are similar to depression, [...]
It is estimated that between 24.6 and 36 million individuals worldwide abuse opioids, with 2.1 million individuals in the United States suffer from opioid abuse problems [1]. During President Obama's presidency, the White House stated that insurers need to cover treatment of drug addiction and be comparable to that of other conditions, such as depression, [...]MEDICAL ADVICE DISCLAIMER: The service, and any information contained on the website or provided through the service, is provided for informational purposes only. The information contained on or provided through this service is intended for general consumer understanding and education and not as a substitute for medical or psychological advice, diagnosis, or treatment. All information provided on the website is presented as is without any warranty of any kind, and expressly excludes any warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.