Anyone who’s ever embarked on an endurance run knows the importance of pacing. The simple fact is that you can’t run flat out and expect to still be standing – or even make – the finish line. The same concept holds true in recovery. To be successful in long-term recovery, you simply must learn how …
A compliment to many treatment plans for people with mental illness is found in psychoeducation, a method for helping patients and their families understand and learn about their disease and its impact on their lives. While not a treatment itself, psychoeducation is a tool that fits within a comprehensive treatment approach. Research indicates that the …
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If an individual was abused or neglected during childhood, he or she may have an elevated inflammatory response to stress later in life, according to a new study. The research was led by Linda Carpenter, associate professor of psychiatry and human behavior at Brown University who also treats patients with mood disorders at Butler Hospital.
In honor of Mental Illness Awareness Week, the nonprofit organization Screening for Mental Health, Inc. will be sponsoring the annual National Depression Screening Day on October 7, 2010. Since 1991, Screening for Mental Health has been hosting the awareness event that is intended to reach a large-scale proportion of the public by offering free, anonymous …
Why is it that some individuals can drink alcohol on a regular basis and never develop an addiction, while others may become addicted rather quickly? Researchers for years have pointed to differences in our genetics and hormone levels as contributing factors to determine whether or not a substance can become a problem.
Over the past thirty years, the rate of childhood obesity has tripled to almost twenty percent. Almost two-thirds of US adults are now overweight or obese. Experts blame obesity on changes in the American diet, as well as our increasing tendency to shy away from physical exertion. Aside from the obvious aesthetic issues surrounding obesity, …
Researchers have identified an association between the incarceration of a child’s biological father during their childhood and their future drug use as they transition into adolescence and young adulthood.
Everyone knows that going to the gym and working out helps to build up energy, and get your body in shape, Exercise is an important part of the Spirit Lodge’s addiction recovery treatment.but did you also know that exercising might help prevent an addiction to drugs or alcohol? According to the Associated Press, recent studies are displaying clues which imply that physical activity may trigger those areas of the brain that can get hijacked by substance abuse. The National Institute on Drug Abuse reports that teens who exercised daily were half as likely as their friends to indulge in smoking and 40% were less likely to experiment with marijuana.
Individuals with binge-eating disorder bulimia nervosa often develop the disorder during the years of early adolescence, at a time when self-confidence and self-esteem are sometimes at an all-time low. Intense comparison between peers and with images in the media can create a distorted body image, and often disordered eating behaviors can follow.
Soldiers returning home from the Afghanistan and Iraq wars who are newly diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are affected by their medical conditions more than previously thought, according to a new study.