A new edition of the Patient Placement Criteria of the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) is coming soon. The ASAM Criteria is the most comprehensive set of guidelines for assessment, service planning, placement, continued ...
What do you do when you can’t stand your friend’s children? Is it ever okay to lie to a friend? How do you react when a friend’s spouse comes on to you? Author Mark Matousek’s ...
A basic tenet of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), Alanon and other 12-step programs is turning our lives over to a higher power and seeking their guidance in all of our affairs. As you and other readers ...
“Aha” Moments Keep Coming When I edited this issue of Counselor, I observed two recurring themes: One involved the importance of resilience; the other emphasized the necessary component of spirituality to establish and maintain ...
Treated addicts who never smoked or quit smoking have been found to recover faster and remain abstinent longer than those who continue smoking. There is growing epidemiological evidence that smoking cessation is associated with successful ...
Dear Dr. Galardi: I was involved with a man for 2 years. At the beginning of the relationship he pressured me to commit, declaring that we were partners about a month into seeing him. ...
Dear Dr. Galardi: I am a 37-year-old recently divorced woman with two children. I read your column while sitting in my doctor’s office. I have been seeing her for anxiety around a relationship I ...
According to the Office of Mental Health, less than half of adolescents who need mental health services receive them. Since one in five has a diagnosable mental health disorder, we have a lot of ...
Nancy Fox-Kilgore’s book Girl in the Water is a harrowing account of a childhood beset by sibling bullying—a little known yet prevalent issue. Although a portion of her childhood life was happy, Nancy came to know horrific ...
Nancy Fox-Kilgore’s book Girl in the Water is a harrowing account of a childhood beset by sibling bullying—a little known yet prevalent issue. Although a portion of her childhood life was happy, Nancy came to know horrific ...
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