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Personality disorders are persistent patterns of behavior and coping that lead to chronic problems with maladjustment.

Psychological trauma in childhood and other problems with development are thought to contribute to the development of…

The people who have had the most difficulty with the split between addiction and mental health treatment delivery systems are those who suffer from the major psychiatric disorders, which are chronic…

This category includes people who may be in a traditional alcohol and drug treatment setting but who have additional psychiatric needs, such as individuals with histories of emotional, psychological, or sexual trauma and those…

These conditions or symptoms are caused by the substance being abused and would not be present otherwise. They usually clear over time with abstinence.

Depression is common in people who are addicted. The condition…

People with addictions often have other psychiatric problems. This was documented in a 1970s survey known as the Epidemiological Catchment Area (ECA) study, in which households were polled in several geographical areas. Complete…

Schizophrenia is a severe psychiatric disease characterized by disorganized behavior, delusions and hallucinations. Sadly, there is no clear understanding of its cause.

Now, in a collaborative study, UCLA and Dutch…

Depression symptoms are associated with significantly higher use of healthcare services following a heart attack, according to a new study released today by the Centre for Addiction and…

Teen suicide gets plenty of airtime, but a new U.S. study finds that middle-aged whites are an emerging high-risk group.

Before 1999, white middle-aged men were the least likely to kill…

Recently, the University of Missouri Department of Psychological Sciences introduced an addition to their field of research with the opening of the Brain Imaging Center…

University of Leicester psychiatrist Dr Mohammed Al-Uzri flies to Iraq on 15th October for the third National Conference on Mental Health which aims to help to develop mental health…

Millions of patients with treatment-resistant clinical depression, who have struggled for years with disability and how to cope with their condition, now have an option that could help them lead…

The brain can produce antidepressants with the right signal, a finding that suggests that meditating, or going to your “happy place,” truly works, scientists reported on Wednesday.

Mice forced to…

In people suffering from mild to moderate depression, extracts of the plant Hypericum perforatum, also known as St. John’s wort, can provide effective relief, similar to that achieved with…

The herbal medicine St. John’s wort appears to work just as well as some prescribed antidepressants for treating patients with major depression, a new review finds. However, patients…

About 44 percent of individuals who had bipolar disorder as children continue to have manic episodes as young adults, according to a report in the October issue…

Magnetic resonance brain imaging reveals that patients with generalized social phobia respond differently than others to negative comments about themselves, according to a report in the October issue of Archives…

As soon as children are old enough to interact socially, some become entrenched in chronic and increasing patterns of victimization by their peers, according to a…

If you’ve decided that you have an addiction, the next question is what are you going to do about it? You’ve probably already tried several tactics, such as cutting down on the amount that…

1. We admitted we were powerless over alcohol - that our lives had become unmanageable.

2. Came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.

During the early decades of the twentieth century, a man named Bill Wilson, a talented entrepreneur and businessman, was sinking deeper into addiction to alcohol. He tried everything available at that time to…

The middle phase of recovery lasts from about the third year to the tenth year or beyond. At this point, you are fairly secure with abstinence and with your recovery program.

Many people relapse during the first year of recovery. The single most common reason I hear for people being readmitted to treatment is that they stopped going to meetings and…

When you are discharged from the treatment center, you are still not well. You will be encouraged to attend 12-step meetings, often with the instruction to attend “ninety meetings in ninety…

Whether inpatient or outpatient, most treatment programs have certain basic features. First, medical attention and support are provided around the initial crisis that brought you to treatment. Psychiatric…

Recovery is the term used to describe the process of bringing the addiction into remission. Remember that there is no cure for this problem. Once the brain has become…