Exercise may help you to beat alcoholism, according to a 2010 study by J. David Glass and colleagues in "Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research." Seek help if you show signs of alcoholism, such as drinking alone, a compulsion to drink,...
Many substance abuse treatment programs and facilities incorporate exercise into their interventions. Exercise releases the feel-good brain chemicals--neurotransmitters and endorphins. Research suggests that exercise may be a beneficial adjunct...
Bipolar II disorder is characterized by episodes of depression and euphoric or dysphoric hypomania, according to psychiatrist Dr. Arnold Lieber. Hypomania is less severe than the mania seen in Bipolar I disorder, and is more common in women than...
Psychiatric hospital care in America has evolved significantly since its inception in the early 1700s. According to the U.S. National Library of Medicine, early care for mental illness began in the basement of the Pennsylvania Hospital, organized...
Acute care hospitals offer a large variety of services. These services can range from psychiatric care to surgical services. They are usually equipped with all of the necessary support services such as laboratories and diagnostic services. These...
Aggression isn't an innate trait. Aggression is a learned behavior that can be triggered by diet. Along with anger management strategies, you can use changes in your diet to manage your aggression. Learn what factors in your diet may be...
Recent research shows that high levels of blood cholesterol appear consistently in patients with post-traumatic stress disorder. These patients also demonstrate lower levels of high-density lipoprotein, or HDL, cholesterol, the good cholesterol....
Weight gain is a common side effect of many antipsychotic drugs. Fortunately, diet and exercise, in combination with nutritional counseling, are quite effective against this type of weight gain. If you are taking an antipsychotic medication, get...
Some antidepressants may cause weight loss, according HelpGuide.org. Make dietary changes to prevent weight loss if it is unwanted. If weight gain is significant, talk to your health care provider about whether your weight poses health risk. Your...
Effexor, also known by the generic name venlafaxine, belongs to the serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor class of drugs. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved venlafaxine for the treatment of a variety of psychiatric...
Most people consider caffeine to be a relatively harmless drug. In fact, many people might not even consider caffeine to be a drug at all. However, caffeine can cause a host of mental and physical problems when consumed in excess. According to a...
Medicaid is a type of health insurance plan offered to individuals and families in need. If you are able to show that you are unable to pay for medical care, you may be eligible for the program. If you suspect that you qualify for Medicaid, you...
Child psychologists and parents of children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders and other disabilities often rely on a multi-platform approach to treatment, but it can be difficult to rate the severity of the underlying disorder in order to...
Many different types of services are offered by acute-care hospitals. Some of these services must be done on an inpatient setting because of the degree of severity of the illness or treatment. On occasion, the patient may be admitted as an...
Adolescent mental health treatment plans are generally decided following intake and assessment into a psychiatric hospital setting, rehabilitation or residential facility. The governmental project "Healthy People 2010" suggests that the use of a...
Critical incident stress management (CISM) training programs are designed for such professionals as police, firefighters, emergency medical workers, mental health professionals and military personnel. The programs include stress reduction...
When a cancer patient has been told that their condition is terminal, there are many choices to make about approaching the end of life. Common medical treatments involve an increase in pain-killing and sleeping medications. However, patients and...
Addiction recovery requires patience, inner-strength and community support. In the medical community, spiritually-oriented group therapy and one-on-one psychiatric intervention represent two classic "roads to recovery" from drug dependency. While...
According to the Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics, nearly 2.5 percent of children and 8 percent of adolescents in the United States are diagnosed with a depressive disorder. Although depression is typically not diagnosed...
Long-term acute care hospitals provide post-acute care to patients who have experienced a critical illness or who require specialized ongoing care. According to The New York Times, more than 400 for-profit long-term acute care hospitals opened in...
When cocaine is processed with ammonia, then heated, a smokable form of the drug known as freebase cocaine is formed. This inhaled form of the drug makes a crackling sound when burned, hence its street name, "crack." The blood vessels in the...
According to leaders in the area of cognitive remediation, some of the most debilitating side effects of mental illness include cognitive decline in areas of memory, attention, problem-solving skills and motor speed. Mentally ill individuals also...
Bipolar II is a psychological disorder that involves periods of hypomania, which is a less severe form of mania, and depression. The distinction of bipolar II as a separate disorder is relatively new, but the distinction from bipolar I is very...
Employee assistance programs are used by employers as an assistance tool that is offered to employees in times of need or concern. Most employers offer this service privately at no cost to their employees as a benefit of employment, or they may be...
We are all familiar with the connection between eating and mood. Cookies and milk can make us feel happy by evoking carefree memories of childhood, while a fine meal served on a starched white tablecloth can make us feel pampered and luxurious....
Alcohol and drug abuse treatment programs vary from intensive inpatient programs that last from 30 days to more than a year and outpatient programs that offer counseling and education to self-help groups and private psychiatric services. The...
Adolescents with dual diagnoses have problems with substance abuse and another psychiatric disorder. Dealing with drug or alcohol problems is tough on its own. Dealing with a mental disorder in addition to substance abuse compounds the difficulty....
According to the American Association of Children's Residential Centers, residential treatment programs are designed to offer care for children with serious mental health and behavior issues. Programs typically aim to stabilize a child's behavior...
Finding help for a child in trouble, whether it is your own child or a child you know in the community, can be appear to be difficult and scary. It takes great courage to admit that a child needs help and then to seek out help for the child....
