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Adolescent Eating Disorders Continue into Adulthood
Eating disorder experts are beginning to see a significant increase in the number of adults who are being admitted for treatment. While it is common for eating disorders to develop during adulthood, especially following a traumatic event like a divorce or death of an immediate family member, often the adult is experiencing a resurfacing of eating disorder symptoms that first emerged during adolescence.
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An Interview with Keith Arnold, Vice President of Operations at Elements Behavioral Health
Keith Arnold’s passion is bringing out the best in people and companies. He has worked with many different organizations in a range of fields, having started his career in management consulting. Working in the addiction treatment field for the past 16 years has been the most rewarding time of his career.
Recognizing Stages of Alcoholism Helps Promote Awareness and Treatment of the Disease
Those suffering from alcoholism, suffer from a disease. Friends and family will tell you that the person they once knew is no longer the same person. Oftentimes, loved ones don’t even recognize the person sitting in front of them anymore because alcohol changes people. It can make some people angry and argumentative – even violent. Others fall into a stupor and don’t care about anything or anyone around them. Many get depressed and don’t know how to get out from under the cycle of abuse.
Anti-Inflammatory Drugs May Reduce Effectiveness of Some Antidepressants
A new study has found that some anti-inflammatory medications, including ibuprofen, aspirin, and naproxen, can reduce the effectiveness of SSRIs (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors), the most commonly prescribed antidepressant medications. SSRIs are often used to treat depression, anxiety, and obsessive-compulsive disorder. This could help explain why many people suffering from depression do not respond to antidepressant treatment.
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An Interview with Patricia Womack: Residential Counselor at Promises West Los Angeles
With 23 years in recovery, Patricia (Pat) Womack has a unique way of connecting with her clients. “I’ve been to hell and back,” she said, “so while I may not know exactly how a client is feeling, I can tell them that I’ve been there and that I understand. It’s not just something I read in a book.”
An Interview with Jason Levine: Executive Director of Promises West LA
From working with HIV/AIDS patients in New York to helping the homeless on Skid Row in Los Angeles, Jason Levine, Executive Director of Promises West LA, has been in the trenches with some of the most challenging clients from all walks of life.
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Chances the Dog: A Symbol of Recovery and Second Chances
From being abused as a puppy by her original owners and being attacked by other dogs to surviving a handful of car accidents and two bouts of cancer, Chances, the lovable, often scarf-clad Boxer mix you’ve likely seen around Promises Treatment Centers, has been through a lot. But Patricia Meyers, Chances’ owner and Clinical Director of Admissions at Promises, knows that Chances is a survivor, and is here to help clients recovering at Promises.
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Psychotherapy Physically Changes Brain Activity in Social Anxiety Patients
Talk therapy can help improve the symptoms of mild, moderate, or extreme cases of anxiety, but just what exactly does it do to the brain? That’s what a group of Canadian researchers sought to discover in a recent study.
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Depression May Stand in Way of Smoking Cessation Success
A new study has found that smokers who suffer from depression want to quit smoking as much as non-depressed smokers do, but their depression may stand in the way of their success. Researchers from the University of California at San Diego found that 24 percent of people who called the California Smokers’ Helpline currently suffered from major depression, and 17 percent had mild depression.
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Depression with Psychotic Symptoms More Difficult to Treat
Major depressive disorder (MDD) can be difficult to treat, requiring the patient to test out a variety of treatment options over a period of time before finding a prescription that works. MDD that results in poor treatment outcomes after following traditional antidepressant therapy is commonly thought of as being a sign of undetected bipolar disorder or bipolar spectrum features. Yet a new study is indicating that depression of this sort may rather be untreatable due to psychotic symptoms.
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