Antidepressants under fire?
"Kennedy has long expressed skepticism about antidepressants, especially (SSRIs), questioning their safety and suggesting they are as addictive as heroin."
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Are Internet disorders really addictions?
From a counseling perspective, it was clear to our clinical team that his habitual Internet use had reached a point where it was inseparable from his drug use.
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Borderline, Revisited
The term was invented in the 1930’s to describe someone prone to becoming psychotic or severely disturbed under stress, but who otherwise was capable of functioning normally.
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Supplements for Depression & Anxiety
…so long as no claim is made for the product as a treatment or cure for a specific disease or condition, then “they can say anything they want to” about the supposed benefits of using it.
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Don’t Panic!
These episodes occur “out of the blue,” not in conjunction with a known fear or stressor.”
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Pot for PTSD – Does It Help?
The less good news, if I can call it that, is that none of the three was found to be more effective than our old friend, placebo.
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The Meaning of Trauma
…treat the two as independent and coequal in the clinical picture. Address them via an integrated treatment plan.
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How Sports Betting Could Affect Addiction Treatment
current estimates are that an estimated 1% of Americans suffer from a severe gambling problem. Including some 750,000 who are between ages 14 and 21.
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The BPD Question
I remember when this was a debate within psychiatric circles around alcoholism, back when that disease was seen as a symptom of emotional problems.
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Depression in a Pandemic
Depression, whatever the cause, doesn’t respond well to willpower. No better, for that matter, than addiction does.
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The Sociopath and Self-Disclosure
Sociopathic people can be quite perceptive about others’ desires and motivations– it’s a key to manipulating them
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A Case of Anxiety
She began to recognize how vulnerable everyone was to something about which so little was understood.
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Higher and Higher
Not completely unexpectedly, the research team found that using the more potent forms substantially increased the risk for cannabis use disorders (CUDs in the US), as well as anxiety disorders.
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