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		<title>An Interview with Betsy Spier, Executive Director at Promises West L.A.</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Working at Promises is like &#34;coming home&#34; for Betsy Spier. She first stepped foot on Promises&#8217; driveway in 1993 as a marriage and family therapy intern, where she met founder Richard Rogg and instantly had an &#34;amazing feeling about the place.&#34; In the past 20 years, she has worked in a variety of treatment settings, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Children of Parents Suffering From PTSD Suffer Also</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Children with parents who suffer from post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) tend to carry the same burden as their parents, according to a recent article. That&#8217;s a serious problem when nearly 20 percent of Afghanistan and Iraq war veterans are suffering from PTSD. Those with PTSD tend to have anxiety, flashbacks and nightmares. Children of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Depression Could Be Linked to Your Mother</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Depression is a condition which affects nearly one in 20 Americans over the age of 12. Yet methods of diagnosing and treating the condition have made little forward progress over the past few decades. A new study, which represents a collaborative effort between Beth Israel Medical Center, the Albert Einstein Medical Center and Columbia University, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Understanding Neuron Activity Related to Addiction</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In order to successfully treat addiction problems, it is important to understand how the brain functions in response to the stimulus. For both therapy treatment and medication treatment, it is helpful to know how the brain reacts. A new study conducted by researchers at Harvard and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center has provided new information [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Global Health Leaders Urging New UN Session to Address Mental Illness and Related Disorders</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Experts are requesting a global gathering to discuss the ways mental illness and related substance abuse problems are emerging as a worldwide, multi-dimensional problem affecting thousands of communities. A special meeting of the United Nations (UN), or a UN General Assembly Session, is under discussion to address global preventative measures toward mental illness-related issues and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Teens&#8217; Propensity to Take Risks Explained</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Risk-taking behavior by teens often results in frustrated and befuddled parents. Parents struggle to understand why their child would take a risk that seems to drastically outweigh the potential reward. The explanation may be found in a specific region of the brain called the dorsal striatum. A new study conducted by researchers at the University [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Epic Abuse Predicted for Purer Stronger Painkiller</title>
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		<title>An Interview with Kate MacLeod-Michael, Primary Therapist</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2012 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kate may be the youngest therapist at The Ranch, but she has been through a lot. She experienced trauma at a young age and was hospitalized for her own struggle with an eating disorder, followed by intensive outpatient work and ongoing therapy.]]></description>
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		<title>New Clues From Scientists as to Why Alcohol is So Addicting</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to researchers at the University of California, San Francisco (USCF), endorphins in the brain are released that produce feelings of reward and pleasure for those who drink alcohol which is a clue into why it can be so addicting. This is the first time researchers have observed this endorphin release in humans, according to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Low Levels of Vitamin D Linked to Depression</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Vitamin D strengthens the bones and the heart and has benefitted patients suffering from a variety of ailments including obesity, diabetes, Alzheimer&#8217;s, Parkinson&#8217;s, multiple sclerosis, osteoporosis, and autoimmune diseases. We get a natural dose of Vitamin D from the sunshine and from foods full of calcium, but millions of Americans take additional Vitamin D supplements [...]]]></description>
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