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How to Overcome Social Anxiety

Social anxiety is a debilitating condition. Unfortunately, individuals don’t always realize that extreme discomfort in social situations is treatable. Inpatient anxiety treatment centers can provide the education, skills, and mental health support needed for overcoming social anxiety disorder.   Promises is a mental and behavioral health treatment center. We offer targeted residential programs for mental health …

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Is Binge Eating Equally Common Among Men and Women?

Have you found yourself asking, “Is binge eating equally common among men and women?” In fact, eating disorders are often wrongly considered to be an exclusively female illness, but studies are showing that binge eating is one that affects nearly equal numbers of men and women. All eating disorders are difficult to treat, but what …

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What Is Chronic Depression?

What is chronic depression? In short, it’s one of the most severe types of depression. Chronic depression is a long-term health issue. Without support from an inpatient depression treatment center, chronic depression will continue to strip away a person’s quality of life and can tragically end in suicide.  Promises Behavioral Health has mental and behavioral …

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Residential or Day Treatment for Eating Disorders?

If you or someone you love is struggling with an eating disorder—or symptoms that strongly suggest you may have one— treatment is crucial to your health and well-being. In severe cases, it may even save your life. Let’s take a closer look at the treatment options available for eating disorders. Your options vary depending on …

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Inpatient vs. Outpatient Addiction Treatment

If you’re struggling with alcoholism, addiction, or a substance abuse disorder, you’re far from alone. A remarkable 23 million Americans meet the criteria for a substance use disorder annually, making addiction a common problem. Addiction is a cunning and baffling disease because it doesn’t discriminate, meaning anyone who uses a psychoactive substance can ultimately develop …

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How Alcohol Ruins Lives

When people think of dangerous drugs, they probably think of heroin, crack cocaine, crystal meth or strong painkillers like oxycodone. Because it’s legal, alcohol isn’t usually thought of as a substance with the potential to kill you or lead to chronic, irreversible health problems. In fact, alcohol ruins lives. It’s time to better understand that …

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Benefits of Medical Detox

Detoxification is the first step on the road to recovery. Right now, you wake up to withdrawal symptoms. After a week of detox, you wake up without them. What are the benefits of a medical drug detox center as opposed to self-detox? Why Self-Detox Fails so Frequently You’re thinking of white-knuckling it. Already, you’ve tossed …

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What are Stimulants?

Stimulants push the human body beyond its ordinary limits. You can dance all night, have marathon sex that lasts for days, lose weight without trying, meet difficult deadlines at work without losing focus or catching any shut-eye—all while feeling invincible and uninhibited. It’s easy to understand this supposed appeal. However, like all things that sound …

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What is Bipolar Disorder Not Otherwise Specified?

Bipolar disorder not otherwise specified (BP-NOS) is the diagnostic category that mental health professionals use when describing bipolar symptoms that don’t fit the criteria for an official form of bipolar illness. As such, the category acts as a generalized depository for bipolar-related characteristics. Despite its catchall nature, a BP-NOS diagnosis is medically serious. In many …

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Physical Dependence Is Not The Same As Addiction

Sometimes you will hear someone use the words “dependence” and “addiction” interchangeably. Is it possible to be physically dependent on drugs or alcohol and not be addicted? Yes, it is. Some drugs, particularly opioids, cause physical dependency in a short period of time, requiring a professional opioid addiction treatment to recover successfully. According to the …

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