Anger and TraumaDual Diagnosis, Mental Health, Trauma & PTSDBy Promises Behavioral HealthMay 28, 2020Victims of trauma experience severe violations of personal boundaries. Consequently, persistent anger and anger management problems are common characteristics of individuals who have experienced traumatic events. This is true for survivors of abuse as well as for survivors of other types of adverse incidents. If loss occurs, anger as a stage of grieving is a…
Alcoholism: Its Ties to Domestic Violence and the Disruption of FamiliesAddiction, Alcoholism, News and ResearchBy Promises Behavioral HealthMay 20, 2020Sue and Tom* were married less than a year before Tom’s alcoholism began to hurt their marriage. Tom was eight years older than Sue, a graduate student at a prestigious university; she was an at-home mom for their first child, but would shortly start graduate school herself. The drinking problem was insidious at first. Tom’s…
5 Ways to Cope With Fear in an Increasingly Scary WorldMental HealthBy Promises Behavioral HealthDecember 4, 2015Every few weeks, we hear news of tragedy striking somewhere in the world. Between school shootings, terrorist attacks, suicide bombers and other acts of violence, some who are not directly impacted still find themselves reeling in fear.
Former NFL Star Aaron Hernandez Convicted of MurderCulture & Media, FeaturedBy Promises Behavioral HealthApril 16, 2015Former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez was convicted Wednesday of first-degree murder and weapons charges in a 2013 killing for which PCP use allegedly played a role. Hernandez, who’d pleaded not guilty to the execution-style slaying, was sentenced to life in prison without parole.
Abusive Childhood to an Abusive Relationship: How I Moved from Victim to SurvivorMental HealthBy Promises Behavioral HealthAugust 29, 2014For as long as I could remember, my father had abused me. My mother had abandoned me when I was 3 and this allowed him to take out his misogynistic tendencies on me whenever he chose. The one thing that I knew for certain was that he pretended to like women when in fact he…
Adults Abused as Children Often Plagued by Comorbid Drug Abuse, Mental IllnessMental HealthBy Promises Behavioral HealthJuly 9, 2014Adults who were the victims of child abuse have increased chances of developing substance use disorders as adults, research has shown. In addition, adults with such a history are known to have increased risks for developing a mental illness unrelated to substance use. In a study scheduled for publication in October 2014 in the journal…
Children of Alcoholics Choose Alcohol Abusers as PartnersAlcoholismBy Promises Behavioral HealthJanuary 16, 2014Adult children of alcoholics are people who grew up in a household with at least one parent affected by alcoholism. A significant minority of all U.S. adults come from such a background. In a study published in January 2014 in the journal Addictive Behaviors, a team of American researchers assessed the chances that young adult…
Physicians Warned About ‘Caregiver-Fabricated Illness’ in KidsNews and ResearchBy Promises Behavioral HealthNovember 14, 2013The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has released a report warning healthcare professionals about the dangers of “caregiver-fabricated illness” in children, giving a new name to the condition and emphasizing the harm it can do to kids. As a result of the rarity of the condition, it is often overlooked, and the AAP is urging…
Family History, Childhood Trauma Increase Suicide Risk for MenTrauma & PTSDBy Promises Behavioral HealthAugust 29, 2013Researchers and mental health professionals have known for a long time that men and boys have elevated chances of dying from suicide, even though they make suicide attempts far less often than women and girls. Researchers and doctors have also identified many of the risk factors that increase the likelihood of suicide. According to the…
Depression Puts Women at Increased Risk for Domestic Violence, Study FindsMood Disorders, News and ResearchBy Promises Behavioral HealthAugust 16, 2013Domestic violence is the collective term for a range of behaviors designed to assert or maintain control over a partner in an intimate relationship. While men and women can both become targets of this type of violence, women remain far more susceptible than men. Doctors and mental health researchers already know that exposure to domestic…
