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Eating Disorder

Eating Disorder
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Face It: You Can't Have a Baby Whenever You Want
(I know there are a lot of statistics on this issue floating around, but this is… Continue reading

Individuals With a Dual Diagnosis Can Benefit From 12-Step Programs Too

Individuals with a dual diagnosis can benefit from 12-step programs too
Studies and testimonials have shown that 12-step mutual-help organizations such as Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and Narcotics Anonymous (NA) can play an important role in addiction recovery among young adults… Continue reading

How Many Other Ways Has Society Boosted Our Fears of Disorders by Doubling Up on Identifying Them?

Question by blu: How many other ways has society boosted our fears of disorders by doubling up on identifying them?
I just learned “manic depression” is the same as “bi-polar”.

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_difference_between_manic_depression_and_bipolar_disorder

Why was it necessary to relabel the same disorder?… Continue reading

Disordered Eating Common in Youth With Type 1 Diabetes

Disordered Eating Common in Youth with Type 1 Diabetes
The results were published online August 20 in Diabetes Care by Line Wisting, a PhD candidate and researcher at the Regional Eating Disorders Service, Oslo University Hospital, Norway, and colleagues. "It… Continue reading

Mental Health Response to Community Disasters: A Systematic Review.

Mental health response to community disasters: a systematic review.

JAMA. 2013 Aug 7; 310(5): 507-18
North CS, Pfefferbaum B

Exposure to a disaster is common, and one-third or more of individuals severely exposed may develop posttraumatic stress disorder or… Continue reading

New WHO Treatment Guide for Mental Health Trauma

New WHO Treatment Guide for Mental Health Trauma
This is the first time the World Health Organization has issued guidelines dealing with the mental health consequences of trauma and loss. Five years ago, WHO published guidelines for the treatment of… Continue reading

Psychoeducation Improves Hepatitis C Virus Treatment During Opioid Substitution Therapy: A Controlled, Prospective Multicenter Trial.

Psychoeducation improves hepatitis C virus treatment during opioid substitution therapy: a controlled, prospective multicenter trial.

Clin Infect Dis. 2013 Aug; 57 Suppl 2: S97-S104
Reimer J, Schmidt CS, Schulte B, Gansefort D, Gölz J, Gerken G, Scherbaum N, Verthein… Continue reading

[The Relationship of Drug and Alcohol Addiction in Teenagers With the Character of Their Relations With Parents.]

[The relationship of drug and alcohol addiction in teenagers with the character of their relations with parents.]

Zh Nevrol Psikhiatr Im S S Korsakova. 2013; 113(6 Vypusk 2 Alkogolizm): 72-74
Mendelevich VD, Makushina OP

An experimental-psychological study of 62… Continue reading

Implementation Strategies for Collaborative Primary Care-Mental Health Models.

Implementation strategies for collaborative primary care-mental health models.

Curr Opin Psychiatry. 2013 Jul 22;
Franx G, Dixon L, Wensing M, Pincus H

Extensive research exists that collaborative primary care-mental health models can improve care and outcomes for patients. These… Continue reading

Cannabis Use, Addiction Risk and Functional Impairment in Youth Seeking Treatment for Primary Mood or Anxiety Concerns.

Cannabis use, addiction risk and functional impairment in youth seeking treatment for primary mood or anxiety concerns.

Int J Adolesc Med Health. 2013 Jul 10; 1-6
Osuch E, Vingilis E, Ross E, Forster C, Summerhurst C

Abstract Cannabis use… Continue reading