Researchers and treatment professionals have explored the intersection between trauma and substance abuse for years, as the majority of clients entering addiction treatment have experienced some form of trauma in their lives. But what is ...
Over the past few years, the federal government has made a noticeable investment in fighting opioid abuse. Traditionally this subject was the purview of federal agencies such as the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) ...
People with mental health or substance use disorders (MH/SUDs) have a higher risk of death when compared to the general population, with the highest rates of mortality being among people with co-occurring MH/SUDs (Dickey, Dembling, ...
Compassion is the “sympathetic consciousness of others’ distress together with a desire to alleviate it” (Merriam-Webster, 2017). Dictionary.com states that compassion is “a feeling of distress and pity for the suffering or misfortune of another, ...
As shall be demonstrated in this series, cultivating the quality of deep-seated contentment constitutes a key cornerstone in integrating a wellness mindset and lifestyle into recovery from alcoholism, drug addiction, and other addictive disorders. This ...
Mental health and substance use disorder (SUD) diagnoses may appear more forthright than they actually are. In contrast to many physical health problems, there is no way to directly and precisely measure a substance use ...
As counselors and therapists, we need to be knowledgeable about anger and how it can best be addressed in the therapeutic process. This requires an understanding of the psychological, social, and cultural context for this ...
Stories of men’s anger and the ways it wreaks havoc in families and communities are legendary. Turn on the TV and see anger and violence, usually perpetrated by men, glorified from the gridiron to the ...
On his popular comedy television sitcom, The Cosby Show (1984–1992), Bill Cosby came across as a successful professional and a compassionate family man (IMDb, 2017). The much-loved and respected Cosby was recognized as the fictitious ...
How does one learn to live a life of emotional, mental, and physical self-care, when days of not caring have turned into years or even decades?
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