Results for Diseases & Disorders

A SMART Recovery meeting offers people who want to stop doing something – but find themselves still doing it – an opportunity to meet together with others with similar challenges. The free meeting is chaired by a volunteer trained as either a host or as a facilitator
A facilitator has completed a 30-hour training. A host has completed a self-paced, online training that takes 4-6 hours.
I am trained as a host, not as a facilitator. At the facilitated SMART Recovery meetings…

Somatic diseases, including cardiovascular, respiratory, and cancer diseases, are the main contributors to a shortened life expectancy of 10–20 years in patients with bipolar disorder as compared to the general population. In the general population an increase in survival has been observed over the last decades, primarily due to the advances in primary prophylaxis, medical treatment and progress in early detection and monitoring of somatic diseases…

Symptoms of celiac disease negatively impact the social activities and emotional states of some patients. A team of researchers recently set out to assess rates of altered eating behavior in celiac patients.

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Psychotic Disorders are a group of mental health conditions that change your sense of reality. When you have these disorders, you might see and hear things that do not exist or believe things that are not true.

Living with any mental illness can be very challenging & required attention. Here is step by step guide to bipolar disorder treatment by Gooden Center.

Within the spectrum of mental illness there are certain categories such as dissociative disorders which can include a number of different conditions related to the general issue of dissociation. People with severe trauma in some cases will use dissociation as a defense mechanism that allows them to detach from immediate surroundings or from their own …

Every kind of personality disorder has their own unique set of symptoms and borderline personality disorder is one of the most common types that people experience. It is a serious mood disorder that can affect a person’s life and ability to function normally because it can create a lot of instability. People with borderline personality …

Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is a subtype of depression with symptoms that occur based on a seasonal pattern. Typically depressive symptoms occur during the winter, but other patterns are pos…

Learn about borderline personality disorder and how we address it in the context of treatment for drug & alcohol addiction at our Newport Beach, CA rehab.

Posted November 5, 2014
Supporting a Friend or Family Member
A friend or family member with an anxiety disorder needs good support in addition to effective treatment. Criteria for effective helpers include: knowledge of anxiety, an understanding of the recovery process, compassion, sensitivity, patience, and strong boundaries. If you are that special person in their life, here are some suggestions
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With new insight into borderline personality disorder (BPD) and more successful treatment, experts now recommend diagnosing and treating it in adolescence.

Editor’s Note: This week is National Eating Disorder Awareness Week. J&J dad Craig shares what he has learned about parenting a child through an eating disorder.

Social anxiety disorder can cause chaos in a person's life if it's not treated and kept under control. According to the Anxiety And Depression Association of America (ADAA), symptoms can be so extreme...

When we think of mood disorders such as anxiety and depression, we picture nail biting, crying, and the inability to get out of bed from under the covers. Although these things do happen, there are a number of other more subtle signs someone has a mo…

Personality disorders are all unique categories of mental health problems that involve a number of complex symptoms. Avoidant personality disorder is an

Anxiety disorders range from feelings of uneasiness to immobilizing bouts of terror. This fact sheet briefly describes the different types of anxiety disorde...

Anxiety disorders are the commonest psychiatric illnesses globally. There is no test for anxiety disorders like panic disorder, PTSD,OCD or social anx

What is bipolar disorder? Learning about bipolar disorder is critical for successful treatment. Get in-depth, trusted information at HealthyPlace.