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Motivational Interviewing for Addiction Treatment

August 29, 2012 / By Promises Behavioral Health / Addiction

Methods and techniques for treating addiction are contiually evolving. Physicians, clinicians, therapists, and other addiction specialists are constantly looking for the best ways to help their patients beat this devastating disease. Doctors and researchers develop new medications and learn more about the way addiction affects the brain and counselors and psychiatrists come up with new …

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Seniors Using Internet Less Likely to Have Depression

August 28, 2012 / By Promises Behavioral Health / Mood Disorders

The Internet has become a central part of life. Dwarfing the perceived prominence of the television as the center of family life over the last few decades, the Internet is a main source of information, entertainment and communication.

Autism and Equine Therapy

August 27, 2012 / By Promises Behavioral Health / Adolescent Issues

The use of animals in medical therapy is not new. For years, scientists have encouraged the bonds that can be created between a patient and an animal and have recognized the power those bonds hold in healing a patient. Recently, the use of horses has been used to increase the development of individuals diagnosed with …

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How to Restore Faith in Yourself

August 25, 2012 / By / Personal Resources

“One of the things I learned the hard way is that it doesn’t pay to get discouraged. Keeping busy and making optimism a way of life can restore your faith in yourself.” – Lucille Ball, American comedienne, film, television, stage and radio actress, known the world over simply as “Lucy” (1911-1989) We often find ourselves …

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Helping Prevent Depression in Children

August 24, 2012 / By Promises Behavioral Health / Mood Disorders

Many adults look back on their childhood days as care-free times. Compared to their stressful adult life of balancing work, family, finances, and personal issues, childhood is recalled as joyful and easy. But it’s not easy for all children. According to Dr. David Fassler, clinical professor of psychiatry at the University of Vermont College of …

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A New Standard in Treating PTSD and Addiction

August 23, 2012 / By Promises Behavioral Health / Trauma

People get addicted to drugs and alcohol for any number of reasons – sometimes there’s a family history, sometimes early experimentation turns into a lifelong problem. For as many as 30 to 60 percent of addicts, drug or alcohol problems coincide with a history of abuse, neglect or other traumas.

Avoiding Addiction Relapse

August 22, 2012 / By / Relapse Prevention

Relapse is a situation that occurs when a recovering addict breaks sobriety and returns to his or her addictive behavior. While non-professionals commonly use the term for even small lapses into addictive behavior, doctors and mental health professionals typically only use it to describe serious lapses that potentially endanger the course of recovery. Any recovering …

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Study Finds Little Evidence of Medical Marijuana’s Efficacy

August 22, 2012 / By Promises Behavioral Health / Addiction

The debate over whether to allow marijuana to be used for medicinal purposes has battles scattered over every state. While some cite the benefits of the drug for those who suffer from chronic pain from injury or from a serious disease like cancer, others believe that the benefits do not outweigh the risks.

Facing Reality: When Drug Abuse is Ruining Your Life

August 21, 2012 / By / Drug Information

You’ve heard the expression, “It’s time to face reality.” Funny, though, how it’s nearly impossible for you to own up to what you’re doing to yourself, especially when it comes to drug abuse. It’s simply too easy to engage in rationalization, finger-pointing, playing the blame game or just ignoring the truth. But when drug abuse …

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Facial Features May Not Reveal Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

August 21, 2012 / By / Alcohol Abuse

Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) is a condition that can significantly alter the development of a child and affect cognitive and behavioral functions. The cognitive and behavioral problems follow a child throughout his or her life, creating challenges in academic and professional achievement as well as personal relationships. A new study provides new information about the …

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