Outpatient Addiction Treatment Program Serving Clients With Co-Occurring Mental Disorders Opens at Right Step Galleria Featured, Mental HealthBy Promises Behavioral HealthJune 26, 2014June 24, 2014 — Right Step Galleria, an intensive outpatient drug and alcohol treatment facility in Houston, Texas, opens New Leaf, an outpatient program designed to treat not only substance abuse, but also any underlying mental health conditions that a patient might have, such as anxiety, depression and emotional trauma. Led by a team of…
Great Recession Blamed in More Than 10,000 Suicides Mental HealthBy Promises Behavioral HealthJune 26, 2014The Great Recession has been linked to more than 10,000 people killing themselves in what a startling new study called “economic suicides.” Examining death rates on two continents dating back to before the financial collapse, researchers attributed the devastating economic times between 2008 and 2010 to increasing numbers of people taking their own lives in…
We Love Our Hollywood Psychopaths – But Why? News and ResearchBy Promises Behavioral HealthJune 25, 2014Why have psychopathic killers become TV’s darlings? From NBC’s “Hannibal” to Showtime’s “Dexter” and now “Fargo” on FX, network and cable producers have been luring legions of viewers over to the dark side.
Electronic Cigarettes Help Smokers Quit, Study Finds, But Critics Urge Caution Substance AbuseBy Promises Behavioral HealthJune 18, 2014One out of five smokers was able to quit tobacco cigarettes by inhaling on electronic cigarettes, which still deliver nicotine but in smaller doses, a new study out of the United Kingdom has found. Those trying to quit smoking cold turkey or with non-prescription nicotine patches or gum were 60 percent more likely to report succeeding…
In Sweeping Ruling, Court Says Insurer Can’t Deny Residential Treatment for Eating Disorders Eating Disorders, News and ResearchBy Promises Behavioral HealthJune 17, 2014A California appellate court has ordered Blue Shield of California to cover the care of two policyholders who were denied residential treatment for eating disorders.
Smoking in the Military Deserves a Dishonorable Discharge AddictionBy Promises Behavioral HealthJune 15, 2014Every year, 480,000 Americans die from smoking-related diseases. This presents quite a challenge for the tobacco industry, which must constantly recruit new generations of smokers to replace those whose habits have been interrupted by death. Overseas marketing efforts have bolstered industry profit margins, making up for some of this attrition. And tens of millions of…
Mindfulness Therapy Best for Relapse Prevention, Study Finds News and Research, RecoveryBy Promises Behavioral HealthJune 12, 2014Any good addiction treatment program includes a component that helps patients learn how to avoid relapsing. This type of aftercare is needed considering that most patients in recovery for a substance abuse disorder will eventually relapse. A recent study concluded that the inclusion of mindfulness therapy in aftercare and relapse prevention work leads to the…
How Adult Children of Alcoholics Can Embrace Father’s Day AlcoholismBy Promises Behavioral HealthJune 11, 2014Not everyone can say they have the best father in the world. Father’s Day is the one day a year that people are encouraged to acknowledge and appreciate their dads, but if you grew up in an alcoholic or otherwise dysfunctional home, the thought of honoring your father in any way, or even the thought…
Noted Physician Joins The Ranch Treatment Center in Tennessee UncategorizedBy Promises Behavioral HealthJune 10, 2014Double board certified physician, John Woods, MD, joins The Ranch addiction and mental health treatment center.
Hedonism Drives People to Combine Energy Drinks, Alcohol, Study Finds AddictionBy Promises Behavioral HealthJune 10, 2014Energy drinks are a relatively new type of mass-marketed beverage high in caffeine or other legally produced, plant-based stimulants. Current evidence shows that this type of beverage, popular among both teenagers and young adults, can have especially harmful effects when consumed in combination with alcohol. In a study published in May 2014 in the journal…
