dual diagnosis | Addiction Treatment Strategies

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…

Drug abuse is a disorder that is characterized by a
destructive pattern of using a substance that leads to
significant problems or distress. Drug addiction is a
disease that is characterized by a destructive pattern of
drug abuse that leads to significant problems involving
tolerance to or…

Mood disorders like depression and substance abuse go
together so frequently that doctors have coined a term for
it: dual diagnosis. People who have suffered recent
episodes of major depression have higher rates of
alcoholism and drug addiction compared with the rest of
the population,…

People with depression may turn to drugs or alcohol to
medicate their pain. By Dennis Thompson Jr. Medically
reviewed by Christine Wilmsen Craig, MD Mood disorders
like depression and substance abuse go together so
frequently that doctors have coined a term for it: dual
diagnosis….

DBT fits well in addiction treatment by Nicholas A. Roes,
PhD We’ll order now what they ordered then, ‘Cause
everything old is new again “Everything Old Is New Again,”
Peter Allen and Carole Bayer Sager DBT” is a relatively
new construct being used as the wrapping for some…

Warren Ruda / The Citizens’ Voice Neighbors are
concerned about the Salvation Army moving into the former
Valley Crest Nursing Home site in Plains Township. On
Friday, Salvation Army spokesman Tim Raines said some of
the concerns the residents have about the site are not…

  A Problem Shared is a Problem Halved
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Putting feelings into words produces therapeutic
effects…

MANOREXIA. Orthorexia. Diabulimia. Binge Eating Disorder.
By SARAH KERSHAW All are dangerous variations on the
eating disorders anorexia and bulimia, and have become
buzzwords that are popping up on Web sites and blogs, on
television and in newspaper articles. As celebrity
magazines chronicle…

Coming Out as an Alcoholic In the pantheon of difficult
things to talk about, admitting that you’re a
recovering alcoholic probably falls somewhere between
“I’m a Wiccan” and “I’m a
serial killer” on the shameful-revelation scale.
After all, alcoholism…

Risk Factors for Drug Addiction and Alcoholism Genetics,
environment, and personality all contribute to your risk
for alcoholism and drug addiction. There are many warning
signs of addiction, including complaints from friends and
family about your behavior. By Hedy Marks, MPH
Medically…