Contributor: Staff of Timberline Knolls Residential Treatment Center When it comes to alcohol abuse, there is often much more than meets the eye. For the individual who frequently turns to alcohol, there are typically many complex factors that are influencing these behaviors. Alcohol abuse commonly occurs with mood disorders, including anxiety and depression. Research has [...]
For numerous individuals, inpatient addiction treatment services are their best shot at effectively battling addiction and living a healthy life. According to estimates by Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), almost 23.5 million Americans struggle with addiction of some kind. However, out of these struggling individuals, only 10 percent receive the treatment they require [...]
It seems that the general public has a hard time believing that sex can become an unhealthy addiction. And because the DSM-V currently doesn’t recognize sex addiction, formally known as Hypersexual Disorder, many therapists refuse to see it as a psychological disorder [1]. However, try telling that to the more than 9 million sufferers of [...]
When it comes to the world of mental health, we may be experiencing a global human rights crisis. Individuals with a mental illness or disability are exposed to a wide array of human rights violations including discrimination, ridicule, bias and isolation. In many countries and regions, people do not even have access to basic mental [...]
Screening for alcohol and/or drug abuse is crucial to the prevention or timely intervention of addiction. Individuals who are at a greater susceptibility of developing a substance use disorder can benefit from the identification of initial warning signs, which could be enough to dissuade them from negative behavioral tendencies. For those who have already developed [...]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.