Stress | Addiction Treatment Strategies

Yoga has a greater positive effect on a person’s
mood and anxiety level than walking and other forms of
exercise, which may be due to higher levels of the brain
chemical GABA according to an article in The Journal of
Alternative and Complementary Medicine, a peer-reviewed
journal…

The latest survey of Ontario adults from the Centre for
Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) shows increasing rates
of daily drinking and cannabis use and high levels of
psychological distress. The results of the 2009 CAMH
Monitor survey, the longest running survey tracking mental
health and…

Researchers at Columbia University Medical Center have
developed a new way to stimulate neuron production

ScienceDaily — Scientists at the University of Liverpool
have found that high levels of a stress hormone in
recovering alcoholics could increase the risk of relapse.
The study showed that cortisol, a hormone produced by the
adrenal gland in response to stress, is found in high
levels in…