Mental Health and Substance Abuse Treatment Blog

Do I have a Prescription Pill Addiction?
Prescription pill addiction involves more than opioids and other pain medications. Three large classes of prescription pills that are commonly abused...

Treating my Self-Harm Behavior
Self-harm behavior, formally known as nonsuicidal self-injury disorder, is the purposeful action of harming oneself without the intention of committing suicide. It is...

Do I Have an Alcohol Addiction?
How do you know if you have an alcohol addiction? There are many different assessments health care professionals use to screen...

Developing Reactive Attachment Disorder: Is it Avoidable?
Reactive attachment disorder is a childhood mental health disorder where the child does not develop healthy, stable attachments to their parent/caregiver...

Common Myths and Misunderstanding About Reactive Attachment Disorder
Reactive attachment disorder, a disorder that is seen in young children, results from the disruption of the attachment process by neglect,...

Intravenous Ketamine Treatment for Depression
Ketamine, once a widely used anesthetic that is now more well known for being an illicit party drug (special K), has...

Depression Quotes
“Imagine if we obsessed about the things we love about ourselves?” Mental health disorders, including depression, are just the opposite. Whether...

Bipolar Spectrum Disorder, What are Bipolar Symptoms?
Bipolar spectrum disorder involves a wide range of signs and symptoms that can vary in severity. These symptoms may include mood...

Do I have Avoidant Personality Disorder?
Many individuals are characterized by specific personality traits from joyous and extroverted to introverted, brash, bubbly and solemn. Personality traits become...