Archive for August, 2007

Listed by most recent articles first.

• CPT Codes for Psychology Services
  Current Procedural Terminology or CPT codes are used by psychologists and other mental health professionals in order to bill their services to an insurance company or Medicaid. This is not a complete list, but simply ...
• Diagnosing ADHD in Children
  Up to 10% of school-age children now carry a diagnosis of attention deficit disorder (also known as ADHD or ADD), and are in active treatment for the concern. The most commonly prescribed treatment is ...
• What’s the Difference Between Bipolar and ADHD in Children and Teens?
  Many times a parent is faced with the possibility that their child is suffering from some type of mental health concern. It may have been suggested to them by a teacher or school counselor, or ...
• How Psychotherapy Helps People Recover From Depression
  According to the National Institute of Mental Health, an estimated 18.8 million adult Americans suffer from depression during any one-year period. Many do not even recognize that they have a condition that can be treated ...
• My Battle with Childhood Sexual Abuse
  My first memory of emotional abuse was when I was three years old. Mum left me with the next door neighbour who was the local flasher. He didn't think anything of showing himself to ...
• Overcoming Childhood Abuse and Neglect
  My mother left when I was 3. I bounced around without a home — lived with my grandparents, sometimes my father, sometimes aunts and uncles. I suffered horrendous abuse. Emotional, physical, sexual… sometimes I think ...
• What is Al-Anon and Alateen?
  The Al-Anon (for adults) and Alateen (for teens) program is a Twelve Step program for the relatives and friends of alcoholics or someone who is or has been a problem drinker. It is not uncommon ...
• If Someone You Know Has a Problem with Alcohol
  There are few things in life that are more difficult to cope with than a loved one who is dealing with a serious alcohol issue or alcoholism. You love the person and want to reach ...
• Symptoms of Selective Mutism
  Selective mutism is a rare type of anxiety disorder whose main distinguishing characteristic is the persistent failure to speak in specific social situations (e.g., at school, or with playmates) where speaking is expected, despite ...
• The Negative Impact of Choice
  The wide range of choices we face in modern life, from which toothpaste to buy to which career to pursue, actually can hold us back and reduce our satisfaction. Although 'freedom of choice' sounds like the ...
• Is Depression All in the Stomach?
  Pierre Pallardy, the French alternative therapist, is certain that the roots of depression lie in the stomach. In his 2007 book Gut Instinct: What Your Stomach Is Trying to Tell You, he outlines his ...
• Learning To Say No
  Do you wish you could put your foot down sometimes and say no? Many of us feel compelled to agree to every request, and would rather juggle a million jobs than refuse to help, even ...
• Fostering Hope
  Before there is change, there is hope for change. Hope taps into yearnings to alter our lives, to realize our dreams, end our despair, assure our luck, achieve our desires, validate our ambitions, or confirm ...
• Facts About Cocaine
  If you snort, smoke or inject cocaine or care about someone who does, you more than likely have some unanswered questions about the nature and effects of this powerful drug. Cocaine is a powerfully addictive ...
• Levels of Treatment for Substance Abuse
  There are four main levels of treatment for substance abuse: Level I — outpatient treatment Level II — intensive outpatient treatment Level III — medically monitored intensive inpatient treatment Level IV — medically managed intensive ...
• Treatment for Marijuana Abuse
  The question is what can be done to help people become and remain abstinent. For those who cannot remain abstinent, an initial goal is measurable improvement. The first step for clinicians is to help the ...
• Frequently Asked Questions About Ecstasy
  What Is Ecstasy? Ecstasy (also known as XTC, X, Adam and MDMA) is a dangerous, illegal drug that has effects similar to those of amphetamines and hallucinogens. How Is the Drug Used? MDMA is generally sold in ...
• Treatment for Cocaine Abuse
  An enormous increase has occurred in the number of people seeking treatment for cocaine addiction during the 1980s and 1990s. Treatment providers report that cocaine is the most commonly cited drug of abuse among their ...
• If Someone You Know Has a Problem with Cocaine
  There are few things in life that are more difficult to cope with than a loved one who is dealing with a serious substance abuse issue. You love the person and want to reach out ...
• Frequently Asked Questions about Marijuana Use
  Can I die from a marijuana overdose? No. A lethal overdose of marijuana is virtually impossible; however, deaths from accidents and multiple drug use are not uncommon. I smoked pot in the 1960s. I went to ...
• Facts about Marijuana Use
  After a decade of decline, marijuana use has steadily increased among American youth. The University of Michigan's Monitoring the Future study, which assesses drug and alcohol use among American youth, reported substantial increases among eighth, ...
• Symptoms of Substance Dependence
  Here are some of the signs and symptoms that are typically associated with substance abuse. A maladaptive pattern of substance use, leading to clinically significant impairment or distress, as manifested by three or more of ...
• Symptoms of Substance Abuse
  Abuse of a substance is generally characterized by an unhealthy pattern of substance use leading to significant impairment or distress, as manifested by one or more of the following occurring within a one-year period: recurrent ...
• Research Update on Treatment of Depression in Bipolar Disorder
  Depression in bipolar disorder is an important component of bipolar disorder. Yet most bipolar research prior to a few years ago focused more on the overall treatment of the disorder rather than treatments ...
• My Genes Made Me Do It
  Americans are increasingly likely to attribute their own — and others' — behavior to innate biological causes. At best that may relieve guilt about behavior we want to change but can't. The quest for genetic ...