How Negative Body Image Is Addressed in Eating Disorder Outpatient Treatment
April 21, 2020Body image is someone’s perception of the way their body looks. While there are many factors that can contribute to the…
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Eating Disorder Awareness Resource Guide
February 11, 2019National Eating Disorder Awareness Week is a national initiative to raise awareness about eating disorders — reducing stigma, educating the public…
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Self-Injury Awareness Day March 1, 2018
February 1, 2018Self-Injury Awareness Day (SIAD), is an international awareness day that takes place every year on March 1 and is a day…
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National Drug and Alcohol Week Jan 22-28 2018
January 12, 2018National Drug and Alcohol Week is an awareness week that was started by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) in…
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Panic disorders and Their Tie to Valium Addiction
January 12, 2018Valium, diazepam, is a long-acting benzodiazepine, that is often used, against recommendation, to treat anxiety disorders such as panic disorder. Benzodiazepines…
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Co-occurring Disorders in Teenagers: Cocaine and Anxiety
January 12, 2018Cocaine and Anxiety Anxiety commonly occurs in the teenage population due to the many changing factors associated with this life stage….
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Teenage Addiction and Self-Harm: Co-occurring Disorders
January 12, 2018Nonsuicidal self-injury disorder, better known as self-harm, is characterized by the purposeful actions of causing physical harm to oneself without the…
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Seasonal Affective Disorder, Holiday Anxiety and the Holiday Blues
January 4, 2018Shorter daylight, colder temperatures and the beginning of fall and winter can trigger feelings of low mood, lack of motivation, loss…
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Netflix documentary “Heroin(e) Highlights Opioid Documentary
January 3, 2018The opioid epidemic has been ravishing through the United State of America since the 1990’s and it has been worsening over…
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When Typical Teenager Behavior Becomes Troubled Teenager Behavior
January 3, 2018As teenagers begin to assert their independence and find their own identity, many experience behavioral changes that can seem bizarre and…
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