Shuvendu Sen, MD, is a nationally and internationally recognized physician, author, speaker, and a humanitarian for over twenty years. He is director and associate program director of the internal medicine residency program at Raritan Bay ...
Dear Dr. Toni, I don’t know what to do about my younger sister. She’s a recovering alcoholic, so alcohol isn’t the issue right now. She neglected her teeth and is now facing $40,000 in dental ...
As we enter a new year, change is absolutely everywhere you look, from a new White House to fresh crops of marijuana on the west coast . . . and just about everything in between. ...
In behavioral health the terms “client” or “patient” are used to describe people receiving treatment services. The differences are often related to the type of the provider’s profession or license. Consumers of services provided by ...
My colleagues and I were one of the first groups in the US to develop treatment services for patients with substance use disorders (SUDs) and co-occurring psychiatric disorders (CODs). This was a difficult process that ...
Dear Dr. Toni: I have been reading your column for about a year and was wondering if you have any nutritional advice for recovery. I know you are a therapist, but thought I would ...
This column was inspired by an article by Dr. Stephen Sideroff titled “Self-Regulation and Stress Coping at the Foundation of Resilience Recovery” appearing in the October 2016 issue of Counselor, and a talk on “Resiliency ...
“As someone who has paid very close attention to men’s experiences with relationships, I know how challenging it is for men to develop the skills necessary to create and maintain healthy intimate connections. Moreover, I ...
For individuals struggling with addiction, their families that are affected, and the doctors and therapists looking to treat this disease, it can be discouraging when a recovering addict relapses or struggles to maintain sobriety. In ...
“I’m not putting this together for those so entrenched in the dogma of their own ‘side’ that they will reject anything that confronts the construct through which they view this issue. I’m writing for those ...
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