People who are afflicted with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) suffer from pronounced symptoms of distress after experiencing a traumatic event that prompted intense fear or helplessness. Childbirth can be one of the most intense physical and...
Anorexia nervosa is an extremely dangerous eating disorder in which a person intentionally deprives herself or himself of food and can literally starve to death in an attempt to be what they consider "thin." The disorder involves extreme weight...
Alcohol is a drug, as surely as cocaine and marijuana are, and for many of our country's young people, alcohol is the number one drug of choice. In fact, teens use alcohol more frequently and heavily than all other illicit drugs combined. While...
Scientists supported by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) and the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) have documented that chronic cigarette smoking during adolescence increases the likelihood that the teens will develop an anxiety...
A nationwide survey of primary care doctors that appears in the current issue of The Archives of Internal Medicine suggests that many are doing little to help their drug-addicted patients conquer addiction. Nearly one-third of the 1,080 doctors...
Although doctors have been prescribing Ritalin for years to treat attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children, it’s been unclear exactly how the stimulant helps young people with the disorder calm down and maintain focused...
