Addiction Topic Keyword: Mental Health (p. 1 of 1)

PTSD and Dual Diagnosis

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a very serious and emotional mental disorder that's brought on by a very traumatic and stressful situation or experience. People suffering from PTSD have either personally been involved with a traumatic event or have witnessed a very disturbing incident.
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder can occur at any age and there are...

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Eating Disorders Don't Be So Quick To Judge

Do you find yourself judging people because they're overweight or they appear to be anorexic? It's not a question a lot of people would probably answer honestly if I approached them on the street but unfortunately today, people are judged due to their weight and appearance.
Thousands of men, women and children throughout the United States are overweight and there are many teens and adults...

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Dual Diagnosis and Treatment: Substance Abuse and Co-Occurring Mental Health Disorders

Substance abuse disorders and mental health illness often occur together. This is known as co morbidity or dual diagnosis. Information on the occurrence of dual diagnosis is not well reported. Having said that, according to information published by the Journal of American Medical Association (JAMA) the following statistics apply to the United States population: About half of the inpiduals with...

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Co-Occurring Disorders - Another Name for Dual Diagnosis

Dual diagnosis or Co-occurring Disorders, refer to drug addiction which is accompanied by an emotional or psychiatric illness. Either type of disorder is complex on its own, together; a dual diagnosis will affect the individual socially, spiritually, physically, and psychologically. The interaction of the different components of dual diagnosis can interact so that diagnosis, treatment and...

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