August 2010 - Promises Behavioral Health

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Improves Treatment for Adults with ADHD

August 31, 2010 / By Promises Behavioral Health / News and Research

Managing ADHD during adulthood can be an incredible challenge. Although medications for treating ADHD are very effective and considered the first step of treatment, researchers have found that the combination of cognitive behavioral therapy drastically improves symptoms and quality of life. In their new study, researchers aim to substantiate the use of cognitive behavioral therapy …

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Importance of Setting Goals in Recovery from Mental Illness and Substance Abuse

August 27, 2010 / By Promises Behavioral Health / Recovery

One of the most frustrating challenges for individuals in recovery from mental illness and substance abuse is setting goals. But without goals, there is no sense of progress or forward direction. And hope is required in order to have the ability to envision goals in the first place. Given that goals are vitally important to …

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Take Bite-Sized Steps in Recovery

August 26, 2010 / By / Recovery

You’re out of treatment and about to begin your first few days and weeks of recovery. Now what? Just the prospect of being on your own again is both liberating and more than a bit scary. That’s perfectly understandable, since you’ve just left a structured environment where if you ever had a problem, there was …

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Addiction Recovery: Blame Is Not Healthy But Accepting Responsibility Is

August 25, 2010 / By / Recovery

Among the many things newcomers to recovery need to consider is how to best manage their sobriety. A lot of this has to do with attitude. You can have the right intention – to stay clean and sober – and still be defeated by outdated and misinformed ideas about addiction. One of the earliest to …

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Evidence-Based Practice Links Research with Outcomes

August 25, 2010 / By Promises Behavioral Health / News and Research

Connecting solid research in social work and counseling with treatment strategies is a practice gaining more attention. Called Evidence-Based Practice, or EBP, the term can be applied in different ways to help therapists and experts at the policy level make the best decisions possible, drawing on all current knowledge. Many experts in the social work …

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More Americans Are Being Treated for Mental Disorders with Medication, not Therapy

August 24, 2010 / By Promises Behavioral Health / News and Research

A new study has found that the same number of Americans are seeking outpatient treatment for their mental health conditions as the previous decade, yet less are receiving psychotherapeutic treatment.

How to Overcome Stagnation in Recovery for Addiction

August 20, 2010 / By / Recovery

When you find yourself at a plateau in recovery – not moving forward, but not losing any ground, either – you’re in a period of stagnation. For some in recovery, stagnation seems almost comfortable. The status quo is okay because they’re not using, so they’re semi-confident in their ability to maintain sobriety. But life is …

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Symptoms of Bipolar Disorder Common in Adults with Major Depression, but Go Unnoticed

August 19, 2010 / By Promises Behavioral Health / News and Research

Many adults with major depression disorder may also be suffering from significant symptoms of bipolar disorder. A new study sponsored by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) has found that almost 40% of adults with a history of major depressive disorder also experience subthreshold hypomania. Hypomania is a form of mania—a symptom of bipolar …

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What to Say When You Have to Go to a 12-Step Meeting

August 18, 2010 / By / Personal Resources

If you’re in recovery, you know the importance of regularly attending your 12-step meetings. It’s something you first learned about and likely participated in during treatment – if you had formal treatment. If you never went to treatment, but are trying to maintain sobriety on your own, 12-step group meetings may be all you have. …

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Childhood Delinquency Linked to Alcohol Abuse, Risky Behavior in Adulthood

August 18, 2010 / By Promises Behavioral Health / News and Research

A new study suggests that the chances of at-risk youth falling into a life of crime or alcohol abuse during adulthood can be circumvented with intervention outreach, especially when performed at an early stage.