Is Watching Too Much TV Making You Depressed? Studies Say It CanAdolescent Issues, Featured, Mental Health, Mood DisordersBy Promises Behavioral HealthJuly 12, 2013Would it surprise you to learn that there is a link between depression and watching TV? Perhaps it wouldn’t; you might be thinking that people watch TV when they’re feeling blue as a way to escape from their troubles, so naturally there would be some correlation between depression and television viewing habits. But this is…
Man Dies After Paranoid Reaction to Magic CrystalsAddictionBy Promises Behavioral HealthJuly 12, 2013Daniel Parks’ wife had fallen asleep, shattered after a long day at the UK-based music festival Bestival. Daniel locked himself in the bathroom—his mind frazzled by his use of drugs over the weekend—and took a kitchen knife with him. He mutilated his lower arms, sending blood cascading down onto the floor of the small cubicle…
How to Keep Teens Alcohol and Drug Free This SummerAdolescent IssuesBy Promises Behavioral HealthJuly 12, 2013Summertime is here – and so is the season when many teens with time on their hands turn to experimenting with alcohol and drugs. Rather than throw up your hands and say there’s nothing you can do, take a minute to reflect on just how important and influential parents’ roles are to their children. In…
