Archive | December, 2009

Drug Abuse Treatment

The constant and unnecessary use of chemical matters to achieve certain effects for the body is what we called drug abuse. These substances may be “illicit” drugs, illegal due to their high probability for addiction and abuse. They can also substances obtained with the instruction of a medical professional which was then used for personal [...]

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Psych Central Teams Up with the Authors of Bipolar Disorder For Dummies to Roll Out New Bipolar Blog – Bipolar Beat

More info… major depression

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Coping with Bipolar Living

One day things were fine, the next day I was crazy. The thoughts racing through my head at a hundred miles an hour. Depressing thoughts that would not seem to leave me alone. This was not me. I grew up in a normal family, I’m in a band, I’ve got a fantastic girlfriend. Why am [...]

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One Day in My Life as a Counselor

More info…Yesterday I hosted a group therapy session for female manic depressants. You know them as bi-polar. One lady, named Hillary, said that she was an only child anxiety depression

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Dual Diagnosis

There are cases where circumstances in an individual’s life can make their behaviors problematic that it greatly affects the life they live. Somehow, substance abuse could possibly be a byproduct of a certain psychiatric disorder. An individual afflicted with an anxiety disorder could also become addicted to oxycontin, which can give anyone the feeling of [...]

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