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 Tuesday February 9, 2010 |
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Recession Survival for Couples
By Michael Radkowsky, Psy.D.
As the recession continues, many couples are struggling. In my office, I see partners fight about how to spend or save; criticize and blame their partners for financial woes; and retreat from each other in silence or anger. What is going on?
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How to Cure Addiction through Psychotherapy
By William Valdivia, Ph.D.
Some people are so relieved to see their addiction gone and their life improved as a result, that they conclude their addiction was due to an outside source, not their own tendency to handle emotional stress by addictive behavior. By addressing underlying core anxieties through psychotherapy the individual develops new strategies for coping with stressors so that relapses don’t occur.
This Week's Featured Therapist: Anna Kalliagas, R-LCSW
"I provide individual, couple, family, and group psychotherapy in a private practice setting, located in Bayside, Queens. I create a comfortable, safe, and supportive environment which promotes trust, problem resolution, and healing. I developed specialties in areas such as child therapy, family therapy, and other relationship issues; therapy for trauma (sexual trauma, war trauma, and other trauma); depression, obsessive compulsive disorder, substance abuse, phobias, panic attacks and other anxiety disorders."
Dating: Some Unconscious Influences
By Donald Mars, Ph.D.
When singles feel like everyone else is in a relationship or they find themselves consistently being told by the people with whom they are attracted that only friendship, not romance is possible, then I wonder what is so threatening about the available and interested singles who are being set aside.
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Feb. is American Heart Month...The Link Between Depression and Heart Disease
Depression can strike anyone. However, research over the past two decades has shown that people with heart disease are more likely to suffer from depression than otherwise healthy people and, conversely, people with depression are at greater risk for developing heart disease.
Substance Abuse Among Troops, Veterans, and Their Families
In one study, one in four veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan reported symptoms of a mental or cognitive disorder; one in six reported symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). These disorders are strongly associated with substance abuse and dependence, as are other problems experienced by returning military personnel, including sleep disturbances, traumatic brain injury, and violence in relationships.
Runaway Vigilance Hormone Linked to Panic Attacks
A study has linked panic disorder to a wayward hormone in a brain circuit that regulates vigilance. While too little of the hormone, called orexin, is known to underlie narcolepsy, the new study suggests that too much of it may lead to panic attacks that afflict 6 million American adults.
Just Over Half of Americans Diagnosed with Major Depression Receive Care
Overall, only about half of Americans diagnosed with major depression in a given year receive treatment for it, and even fewer—about one fifth—receive treatment consistent with current practice guidelines.
Cocaine Vaccine Shows Promise for Treating Addiction
Immunization with an experimental anti-cocaine vaccine resulted in a substantial reduction in cocaine use in 38 percent of vaccinated patients in a clinical trial supported by the National Institute on Drug Abuse.
What are the medical consequences of drug addiction?
Individuals who suffer from addiction often have one or more accompanying medical issues, including lung and cardiovascular disease, stroke, cancer, and mental disorders. Imaging scans, chest x-rays, and blood tests show the damaging effects of drug abuse throughout the body.
Evidence-Based Prevention is Goal of Largest Ever Study of Suicide in the Military
Study investigators aim to move quickly to identify risk and protective factors for suicide among soldiers and provide a science base for effective and practical interventions to reduce suicide rates and address associated mental health problems.
Autism Intervention for Toddlers Improves Developmental Outcomes
According to a new study, children with autism who receive a high intensity developmental behavioral intervention starting by age 18-30 months show major improvements in IQ, language, adaptive behavior, and severity of their diagnosis.
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