Alternatives to Control
The following is a guest post from Monkeytraps: A blog about control, which has two authors: Steve Hauptman, LCSW, and Bert. (If you’re new to Monkeytraps, Steve is a therapist who specializes in control issues, and Bert is his control-addicted inner monkey.) (If you’re new to Monkeytraps, Steve is a therapist who specializes in control issues, and Bert is…
Read MoreThe French Don’t Have Underage Drinking Figured Out, Either
Contrary to popular opinion, the French don’t have underage drinking figured out, anymore than does the United States, Great Britain, and a host of other countries around the world. Americans (and may other cultures) have long believed the French have it figured out when it comes to all things related to drinking alcohol — especially…
Read MoreScreening for Underage Drinking
Screening for underage drinking – how do pediatricians do it and what can we learn from their approach? NIAAA (National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism) has developed a two-question screening tool to help pediatricians broach the often difficult subject of drinking with their patients. And, while it is for pediatricians, the PDF is well…
Read MoreElderly Substance Abuse Leads to Poverty & Homelessness
The following is a guest post by Amber Paley, blogger and freelance writer, whose primary focus is researching and writing on issues that affect the elderly. Amber writes for nursinghomeabuse.net and can be reached at amber@nursinghomeabuse.net. Poverty and Homelessness Among the Elderly The way in which the government understands the problem of homelessness in the…
Read MoreWorld AIDS Day – World ADDICTIONS Day?
World Addictions Day? Yes. It’s time. World AIDS Day is celebrated on December 1. The World AIDS Campaign’s goal is “to ensure that governments and policy makers meet the HIV targets they set, the commitments they made, and mobilize the necessary resources for a world where people do not die of AIDS and opportunistic infections…
Read MoreManaging the Fear and Anxiety of the Unknown
The following is a guest post by Stan Popovich is the author of “A Layman’s Guide to Managing Fear Using Psychology, Christianity and Non Resistant Methods” – an easy to read book that presents a general overview of techniques that are effective in managing persistent fears and anxieties. For additional information go to: http://www.managingfear.com/. All…
Read MoreEating Disorders — Bulimia and Anorexia
Bulimia and anorexia – two eating disorders that can destroy a person’s quality of life in ways similar to the destruction caused by misunderstood, untreated alcoholism or drug addiction. Thanksgiving is my bulimia-free birthday, if you will – it was 30 years ago that I made it through my first T’day feast without binging and…
Read MoreThe Gift
The following is a guest post by Aleta Edwards, Psy.D., who has been in private practice for the past 18 years and has also performed psychological evaluations on children in foster care, conducted disability evaluations, counseled nursing home residents, and worked with active-duty military as a contract psychologist at Maxwell AFB in Alabama. She presently…
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