How Problem Gambling Affects The Family Behavioral AddictionsBy Promises Behavioral HealthOctober 9, 2009When there’s a problem or compulsive gambler in the family, more than just the gambler is negatively affected. The entire family suffers as a result of the behavior and thinking of the gambling addict. How each family is impacted depends on the severity of the gambling problem, how long it has gone on, the closeness…
US Children Are Exposed to More Violence and Abuse Than Previously Recognized News and ResearchBy Promises Behavioral HealthOctober 9, 2009A new study has found that U.S. children are routinely exposed to even more violence and abuse than has been previously recognized. The study conducted by the University of New Hampshire also revealed that nearly half of the children experienced a physical assault in the study year. “Children experience far more violence, abuse, and crime than…
Social Groups Play an Important Role in Overall Health and Well-Being News and ResearchBy Promises Behavioral HealthOctober 8, 2009Social groups may be good for your health, according to new research by the Universities of Exeter and Queensland, Australia. Study results suggest that the quality of a person’s social life could have a greater impact on health and well-being than diet and exercise. Science Daily recently posted a release on this study, which suggested…
Study Examines Link between Sanity and Creativity News and ResearchBy Promises Behavioral HealthOctober 7, 2009For years there has been an assumption that the overly creative may also be overtly insane – for lack of a better term. If you refer to such examples of Vincent van Gogh and his ill-fated ear or Sylvia Plath and her suicide by oven, it makes little sense to the sane why such actions…
ADHD and Depression May Predict Internet Addiction in Adolescents AddictionBy Promises Behavioral HealthOctober 6, 2009Adolescents with psychiatric symptoms such as attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), social phobia, hostility, and depression may be more likely to develop an Internet addiction, according to a report in the October issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine. Addiction to the Internet can negatively impact school performance, family relationships, and adolescents’ emotional states.
Depression Shortens Lives of Cancer Patients Mood DisordersBy Promises Behavioral HealthOctober 5, 2009It is well known throughout the health care industry that there is a direct link between depression and serious illness. This link can have significant implications for anyone with an illness as it can hamper an individual’s ability to fully recover. US News recently reported that in cancer patients, depression can shorten a person’s life.…
Children Who Eat Sweets Daily Are More Likely to Be Violent Adults News and ResearchBy Promises Behavioral HealthOctober 2, 2009Children who eat sweets and chocolate every day are more likely to be violent as adults, according to new research. A study of almost 17,500 participants in the 1970 British Cohort Study found that 10-year-olds who ate sweets daily were significantly more likely to have been convicted for violence at age 34.
Smoking During Pregnancy Puts Children at Risk of Psychotic Symptoms News and ResearchBy Promises Behavioral HealthOctober 1, 2009Mothers who smoke during pregnancy put their children at greater risk of developing psychotic symptoms in their teenage years. Science Daily reports that researchers from Cardiff, Bristol, Nottingham, and Warwick Universities studied 6,356 12-year-olds from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children. All the children completed an interview for psychotic-like symptoms, such as hallucinations…
Researchers Develop Integrated Treatment for Soldiers with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Chronic Pain News and ResearchBy Promises Behavioral HealthSeptember 30, 2009The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have resulted in a growing number of soldiers being sent home to the United States to be treated for physical and psychological trauma. Chronic pain is a frequent problem among soldiers returning from the Middle East. Common sources of pain are in the head (traumatic-brain injury or post-concussion syndrome),…
An Interview with Patricia Meyers, Clinical Director of Admissions at Promises Addiction RecoveryBy Promises Behavioral HealthSeptember 29, 2009Thirteen years ago, Patricia Meyers’ father put his foot down. “We’re done with you,” he said. “You might as well be dead because we don’t even know who you are anymore, and you’re not welcome at our house.” Knowing that he meant it this time, Patricia decided to get clean. After going through 90-day treatment…
