Tag: mental health
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WHY DO SOME TEENS BECOME ADDICTED WHILE OTHERS DON’T?
Destinations For Teens Staff contribution The medical and mental health communities view addiction in teens as a chronic and relapsing disease of the brain that causes compulsive drug-seeking behaviors and the use of drugs or alcohol despite negative consequences. Initially, the decision to take drugs or alcohol is voluntary, but according to the National Institute…
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Top 10 Healthy Personality Traits That Are Key To Your Psychological Well-Being
Tehrene Firman August 09, 2022 Publisher note: Take advantage of our messaging and live one-on-one video connect offered by your provider! If HereNOW Help is new to you and you would like to use this for your organization/educational institute please email Tyler Greener tgreener@herenowhelp.com for more info! We’re all unique people, with specific dispositions, preferences,…
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‘I was diagnosed with depression’: Lindsey Vonn reveals her struggle with mental health adding she can still be ‘strong’ while feeling down
By ASHLEIGH GRAY FOR DAILYMAIL.COM UPDATED: 12:52 EDT, 17 October 2022 Lindsey Vonn got candid while speaking with MSNBC reporter Nicolle Wallace about her mental health journey. The 37-year-old athlete was a guest on the network’s limited series Deadline: Special Report, where she noted she was diagnosed with depression. ‘I was diagnosed with depression and given medication and I still…
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Another Tragic Epidemic: Suicide
Suicide rates have been rising for two decades in the U.S. Will the pandemic make things worse? By Claudia Wallis PREFACE: If you or a loved one is going through thoughts of suicide you can call 911 or if you need to talk to someone first call Lifeline at 988. If you are a Veteran with…
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THE NEUROSCIENCE OF ADDICTION RECOVERY
Recover Research Institute Science has come a long way in helping us understand the way the brain changes in addiction. In this section, we will provide updates of current research on addiction, recovery, and the brain. CLICK TO LEARN MORE ABOUT: NEUROTRANSMITTERS, AGONISTS, & ANTAGONISTS 3 Key Points to Understand the Brain and Addiction: 1.…
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Video Game Addiction and Substance Abuse
By The Recovery Village | Editor Megan HullMedically Reviewed By Dr. Bonnie Bullock, PHD | Last Updated: June 03, 2022 Editorial Policy | Research Policy Video game addiction impacts individuals from all walks of life and often co-occurs with substance use disorders. Learn about video game addiction and substance abuse. Video game addiction often co-occurs with mental health conditions and substance use disorders. In…
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Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Substance Abusers
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Linda A. Dimeff, Ph.D.1 and Marsha M. Linehan, Ph.D.2 Articles from Addiction Science & Clinical Practice are provided here courtesy of BioMed Central Note from the publisher John Riley for HereNOW Help Full disclosure: I have been diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder and I am also a recovering alcoholic and I find this scholary article very insightful and correct…
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How Employers Can Help With Our Mental Health Crisis And ‘Collective Trauma’
Jack Kelly Senior Contributor I write actionable interview, career and salary advice. For two years we’ve been subjected to fear, anxiety, isolation, powerlessness which all contributed to a crisis of “collective trauma,” and being on “edge.’ To find out how bad things are, and what business leaders and people can do to cope with the…
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How Teachers Help Students with Mental Health Disorders
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Vantagereport.com Staff Teachers are expected to do so much with students in only six hours a day. It would be an easy job if all they had to do was teach the subject matter and go home. But their jobs are far greater. Teachers are expected to act as parents, counselors, disciplinarians, tutors, and…
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Psychiatric symptoms in adolescents with Internet addiction: Comparison with substance use
Ju-Yu Yen md ,Chih-Hung Ko md ,Cheng-Fang Yen md , phd,Sue-Huei Chen phd,Wei-Lun Chung md ,Cheng-Chung Chen md , phd First published: 13 February 2008 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-1819.2007.01770.x Abstract Aims: The aim of the present study was to compare psychiatric symptoms between adolescents with and without Internet addiction, as well as between analogs with and without substance use. Methods: A total of…