Tag: treatment
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Buddhist Teachings on Mindfulness Meditation
BY LION’S ROAR STAFF – Buddhist wisdom for our time What is mindfulness meditation and how do you do it? Below you’ll find the basics about the practice and its Buddhist roots, plus easy-to-follow instructions and additional reading. What is mindfulness? Some might primarily think of it as a state of mind; others, as a practice.…
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Health, Wellness, and Mindfulness Resources for Home
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Written by: Leslie Ballentine Overall health is a combination of physical, emotional, and psychological wellness. When you want to be truly healthy, you need to take care to put the best foods and drinks into your body. You also need to use your body regularly, giving it beneficial activity and exercise so you maintain…
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Use Mindfulness to Improve Well-Being
By Mayo Clinic Health System staff If you’ve heard of or read about mindfulness — a form of meditation — you might be curious about how to practice it. Find out how to do mindfulness exercises and how they might benefit you. What is mindfulness? Mindfulness is the act of being intensely aware of what…
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Studies show you weren’t (necessarily) happier when you were younger.
Mark Travers Ph.D. reviewed by Gary Drevitch Publishers note: Hello everyone, here is a quick blog that talks about reflection of our past and what some people might have or have not regret of what they did or did not do. At first automatic thought I have many regrets but to disregard those moments or…
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The Keys to Understanding Dysthymia (High-Functioning Depression)
Sean Grover L.C.S.W. Reviewed by Kaja Perina There are 3 common causes of dysthymia, and here are 3 reliable solutions. High-functioning depression, also referred to as dysthymia, can be hard to spot. Unlike major depressive episodes, high-functioning depression is low-level, chronic, and doesn’t have a clear trigger. Interventions to address high-functioning depression include increased self-care,…
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How to Treat Both Trauma and Addiction
Single-gender sessions, and power in numbers. Lantie Elisabeth Jorandby M.D. Reviewed by Vanessa Lancaster Trauma is an emotional response to a terrible event. Trauma experienced during childhood may be especially harmful and long-lasting. Some people with unresolved trauma will turn to drugs or alcohol to numb themselves to it—and become addicted. Trauma-informed addiction care shifts…
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A Single Dose of Psilocybin for Treatment-Resistant Depression
Leah Kuntz A single dose of psilocybin could help patients with treatment-resistant depression, according to a new study. According to the results of a phase 2b trial of COMP360 psilocybin therapy for treatment-resistant depression (TRD), the largest study of its kind, patients with TRD could see symptom relief after a single dose of psilocybin.1 Investigators…
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Serotonin and Depression: Is there really a relationship?
Bill White – Chipur Controversy: we’ve never shied away from it here. Popular belief is there’s a cause and effect relationship between serotonin and depression. But wait, is there really a relationship at all? Serotonin and depression: a supposed one yanks the other’s chain relationship for as long as I can remember. However, a recent…
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CDC issues new guidelines for opioid prescriptions
Will Stone & Pien Huang The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued new guidance for clinicians on how and when to prescribe opioids for pain. Released Thursday, this revamps the agency’s 2016 recommendations which some doctors and patients have criticized for promoting a culture of austerity around opioids. CDC officials say that doctors, insurers, pharmacies…
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Addressing the Unique Challenges of COVID-19 for People in Recovery
By Dr. Nora Volkow September is Recovery Month, an occasion to focus on the needs of the millions of people in the U.S. living with a substance use disorder (SUD) as well as celebrate those who are trying or succeeding in putting drug use behind them. The stress and isolation of the COVID-19 pandemic are…