Caring for your mental health is as important as caring for your physical health, maybe even more. However, it’s not always easy to identify what kind of specialist to consult when dealing with mental health problems. In psychiatry, there are different medical arts focusing on different mental health phenomena. Popular specialties in psychiatry include psychotherapy,
Substance abuse is a massive problem in society but even more so among the members of the LGBTQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning, plus) community. But what’s the underlying connection between LGBT and drug abuse? Studies suggest that they are at least twice as likely to use and abuse drugs, such as ecstasy and cocaine,
Anxiety is the body’s natural response to a stressful situation. It’s a feeling of fear or nervousness about what might happen. People usually use this term whenever they feel uneasy about a situation that is not in their comfort zone. However, if feelings of anxiety are extreme, last for more than 6 months, and get
In addition to medication, psychotherapy is one of the most important therapeutic tools used by professionals to treat addiction. However, not all psychotherapeutic methods are the same; therapists use a variety of techniques in order to help an individual change for the better. Specifically, many of these methods focus on getting an individual to make
Alcoholism and depression go hand in hand. According to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA), more than 15 million Americans suffer from depression, and according to National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (NCADD), 17.6 million Americans suffer from alcoholism. Millions more suffer from binge drinking and other alcohol abuse disorders. Many individuals
While Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is currently the most popular alcohol addiction recovery organization in America, holding tens of thousands of meetings every day, not everyone is satisfied with the way the organization works. Some individuals feel that AA has too much of a religious undertone and doesn’t like the fact that it requires participants to
Since addiction began to be treated as illness more than 150 years ago, the scientific, medical, and therapeutic communities have constantly reinvented their views about the best ways to help patients recover from addiction. In recent years, that reinvention has focused on integrating traditional methods and therapies with alternative medicine– which, while sometimes controversial, can
A relapse back into using drugs or alcohol, even after completing an addiction treatment program, does not mean that treatment failed or even that a return to an intensive treatment program is completely necessary. However, a relapse does signify that a return to some form of substance abuse treatment is needed. If a relapse occurs,
