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Smoking Cessation – Quit Smoking Nicotine for Good
Addiction Treatment - May 27, 2011

Smoking Cessation – Quit Smoking Nicotine for Good

The process of discontinuing the practice of inhaling a smokeable substance is smoking cessation.  Generally, it is helpful in treating those suffering from tobacco addiction. However, smoking cessation programs help people stop using due to the development of strong physical…

About Getting Help for Borderline Personality Disorder
Depression Treatment - May 25, 2011

About Getting Help for Borderline Personality Disorder

A continuous disturbance of personality function in a person by depth and variability of moods is borderline personality disorder (BPD).  The co-existence of extreme, abnormal moods have been evident in writing from authors such as Homer, dating back as far…

Learning About Help for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Mental Health - May 23, 2011

Learning About Help for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD or ADD) is a neurobehavioral developmental disorder. It’s often identifiable by poor attention, distractibility, and impulsive behaviors of an individual.  The use of stimulants to aid in this disorder date back to the late 1930s….

Yoga and It’s Place in Addiction Treatment
Addiction Treatment - May 20, 2011

Yoga and It’s Place in Addiction Treatment

Yoga was originally developed as a healthy alternative to deal with stress and works by focusing on treating the mind and body simultaneously in an effect to achieve a union of body, mind, and spirit.    Throughout the years, yoga has…

Who Are Dual Diagnosis Programs For?

Who Are Dual Diagnosis Programs For?

Used to describe the co-morbid (pertaining to a disease or other pathological process that occurs simultaneously with another) condition of a person suffering from both a mental illness and a substance abuse problem is known as dual diagnosis.  In cases…

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
PTSD - May 4, 2011

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

Coined in the mid-1970s after being used in a working group finding presented to the Committee of Reactive Disorders, the term posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) became formally recognized in 1980. Fortunately, there is help for those living with post traumatic stress…