There are few things sadder than walking into a rehab and the scanning sprawled bodies with “that look.” “That look” is a combination of ennui, sadness, guilt, helplessness, and hopelessness caused by the fact that ...
In the summer of 1970, when those of us of my generation were still wearing our hair long, still believing in peace and love, and who were just content with being everyday people, Eric Burdon ...
This is the first column that will focus on issues related to group leaders and group treatments since this modality is often the main form of treatment in programs for substance use (SUD) or co-occurring ...
This is the third and final installment in a series addressing the high cost of anger. Previous columns dealt with the distinction between appropriate and inappropriate anger expression and the devastating impact of the latter ...
Patrick Kennedy spoke of the “conspiracy of silence” in alcoholic families and the pain and confusion such rigid silence causes family members. His 60 Minutes interview on October 4, 2015—following the publication of his book, ...
A preferential therapeutic intervention used by addiction counselors over the years may have some problems. That intervention is called introspection. Many addiction counselors rely on this concept to encourage clients to psychologically examine themselves, their ...
I’m guessing that by now you probably heard lots of talk about the new International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (10th edition), or ICD-10, and hopefully you’ve attended a training or two. ...
Dear Dr. Toni: I have been a stock broker for twenty years. I am a forty-eight-year-old man who is married with one son. I read your columns and have always wondered about the type ...
By any chance do you remember the New Year’s resolutions you made about a month go? I had to bring those up didn’t I? How are you doing with them? It seems each year we ...
In view of the fact that I have been practicing acupuncture and herbal medicine for almost thirty years, it is inevitable that I can go several years without seeing the same patient. In my ...
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