Diagnosing an individual with a substance use problem involves following criteria provided by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) of Mental Disorders. The current manual is the 4th edition, but work is being completed now to publish the new manual, due out in 2013. With each new edition, physicians and other mental health experts have […]
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Drug rehab – check. Daily 12-Step meetings – check. What’s next on the list of recovery tasks? Most experts advise, “Get a sponsor.” But why? And how? Addicts helping addicts is part of what makes AA/NA so effective. Sponsorship involves one recovering addict walking another through the Steps and helping them stay sober. A sponsor
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“There is no medicine like hope, no incentive so great, and no tonic so powerful as expectation of something tomorrow.” – Orison Swett Marden, American writer associated with the New Thought Movement (1850-1924) Has it ever seemed as if someone we know has an immediate future that looks preordained, that catastrophe and tragedy are surely
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Promises Behavioral Health invites mental health and addiction professionals to a daylong training on the assessment and treatment of sexual addiction. “Sexual Addiction: Effective Assessment, Diagnosis and Treatment” takes place on July 13, 2012, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Double Tree Hotel in Minneapolis.
Sex Addiction Experts Robert Weiss & Dr. Stefanie Carnes Host Workshop in Minneapolis Read More »
We hear the old adage, everything in moderation, time after time, but it appears there really is something to it; even when it comes to exercise.
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There are many different personal factors influencing how we interact in our relationships. They range from personality and cleanliness to financial habits, and eating disorders are definitely no exception to the rule.
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Following childbirth, many women describe emotional difficulties often referred to as “baby blues.” This condition is considered a normal part of recovery from delivering a baby and does not usually lead to any future problems or severe mental distress.
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Genetics determine a lot about who we are, but parenting styles and practices have an equally strong influence. No one questions the importance of a mother’s love in her children’s physical and emotional development. As it turns out, we also shouldn’t question the importance of a father’s.
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Bipolar disorder is a mental condition not often diagnosed before adulthood. Many who are diagnosed do not exhibit definitive criteria until they are in their twenties or thirties, but may show some symptoms earlier in life.
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Researchers have discovered that unhealthy dieting and unhappiness are both less likely when teenage girls are comfortable with their size.
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