Skipping Meals to Drink: 5 Steps to Break the Pattern
Alcohol, Eating Disorders, Featured, Nutrition, Physical HealthSkipping meals to drink makes alcohol hit harder and can leave you short on nutrients. Here is a 14-day log, five steps to break the pattern, and what to ask a treatment program.
When an Eating Disorder and a Substance Use Disorder Occur Together: What Integrated Treatment Involves
Addiction, Dual Diagnosis, Eating Disorders, Featured, Mental HealthEating disorders and substance use disorders often occur together, and treating only one tends to leave the other unaddressed. Here is what integrated assessment, level-of-care decisions, and coordinated treatment actually involve, plus the questions worth asking a program.
Why Do Alcoholics Not Eat Food
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How to Get Someone Psychiatric Help
Anxiety, Bipolar Disorder, Depression, Eating Disorders, Featured, Mental Health, TreatmentHelping a Loved One Effectively When They Refuse
When someone you care about is in obvious emotional pain of course you want to help them. Even though the desire is there to get them professional help, you are stopped dead in your tracks not…
How to Help a Mentally Ill Relative
Bipolar Disorder, Depression, Eating Disorders, Featured, Mental Health, Substance AbuseMental Illness and The Family System
Seeing a loved one in distress can be heartbreaking. The family member may be displaying behaviors or physical signs of a serious mental health condition, and is clearly struggling to perform even basic…
I Need Help – Struggling With Mental Health Conditions
Addiction, Anxiety, Bipolar Disorder, Depression, Eating Disorders, Featured, Mental Health, Obsessive Compulsive DisorderStruggling With Mental Illness
Too often, people who struggle with a mental illness resist getting the help they so desperately need. This may be due to the perceived stigma attached to mental health disorders, creating a huge barrier for someone…
Mental Disorders with High Suicide Rates
Bipolar Disorder, Eating Disorders, Guest Blog, Mental Health, Popular, Statistics, SuicideUnderstanding Mental Disorders with High Suicide Rates
Most everyone has experienced the pain from the aftermath of suicide, whether is it was a family member or a beloved celebrity. With suicide being the 10th leading cause of death for all…