Sexual Addiction as a Recognized Mental Health Disorder Sex AddictionBy Promises Behavioral HealthFebruary 26, 2013Sexual addiction, or hypersexual disorder, is a form of behavioral addiction that belongs to a larger group of conditions known as process addictions. Until recently, these addictions received no official recognition from the American Psychiatric Association (APA), an organization that defines and categorizes mental health disorders in the U.S. However, this organization has now started…
Substance Abuse and Metabolic Syndrome AddictionBy Promises Behavioral HealthFebruary 26, 2013Metabolic syndrome is the collective term for a group of risk factors that, when present together in a given individual, significantly increase long-term risks for serious, potentially fatal health problems such as heart disease, strokes, diabetes and some forms of cancer. The syndrome gets its name because it describes harmful changes in the body’s normal…
Alcoholism and Pancreatitis AlcoholismBy Promises Behavioral HealthFebruary 26, 2013Pancreatitis is the medical term for inflammation of the pancreas, an organ near the stomach and liver that secretes several different substances required for the effective processing of food and certain liquids. Some people develop a temporary form of this inflammation called acute pancreatitis, while others develop an ongoing form of inflammation called chronic pancreatitis.…
