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Bipolar & Addicted

by C. Scott McMillin | Dec 9, 2024 | Addiction Clinicians | 0 |

“somewhere between 45% and 70%...who have a diagnosis of bipolar disorder will have at some point in their lifetime met the criteria for a substance use disorder.”

A Breakthrough in Depression Treatment?

by C. Scott McMillin | Jul 15, 2024 | Addiction Clinicians | 0 |
The Antisocial Connection

by C. Scott McMillin | Jun 3, 2024 | Addiction Clinicians | 0 |
Are Internet disorders really addictions?

by C. Scott McMillin | Oct 23, 2023 | Addiction | 0 |
Borderline, Revisited

by C. Scott McMillin | Oct 17, 2022 | Addiction Clinicians | 0 |
Supplements for Depression & Anxiety

by C. Scott McMillin | Aug 11, 2022 | Thinking About Addiction | 0 |

Don’t Panic!

by C. Scott McMillin | Jun 9, 2022 | People in Recovery | 0 |

These episodes occur “out of the blue,” not in conjunction with a known fear or stressor.”

Pot for PTSD – Does It Help?

by C. Scott McMillin | Jun 6, 2022 | Addictive Substances | 0 |

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.

The Meaning of Trauma

by C. Scott McMillin | Mar 24, 2022 | Addiction Clinicians | 0 |

…treat the two as independent and coequal in the clinical picture. Address them via an integrated treatment plan.

How Sports Betting Could Affect Addiction Treatment

by C. Scott McMillin | Mar 17, 2022 | Addiction Clinicians | 0 |

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.

The BPD Question

by C. Scott McMillin | Dec 6, 2021 | Addiction Clinicians | 0 |

I remember when this was a debate within psychiatric circles around alcoholism, back when that disease was seen as a symptom of emotional problems.

Depression in a Pandemic

by C. Scott McMillin | Jan 21, 2021 | Addiction Clinicians | 0 |

Depression, whatever the cause, doesn’t respond well to willpower. No better, for that matter, than addiction does.

The Sociopath and Self-Disclosure

by C. Scott McMillin | Nov 2, 2020 | Addiction Clinicians | 0 |

Sociopathic people can be quite perceptive about others’ desires and motivations– it’s a key to manipulating them

A Case of Anxiety

by C. Scott McMillin | Jul 27, 2020 | Recovery | 0 |

She began to recognize how vulnerable everyone was to something about which so little was understood.

Higher and Higher

by C. Scott McMillin | Jun 4, 2020 | Addictive Substances | 0 |

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.