The Relationship Between Borderline Personality Disorder and Addiction
This is the fifth article in our series on Dual Diagnosis.
Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a serious mental illness that characterizes with the inability to regulate emotions. Therefore, the person experiences severe mood swings, a pattern of ongoing changes in […]
Everything You Need to Know About Sober Living Homes
Sober living houses are structured living environments for individuals attempting to sustain from alcohol and drug abuse. They are a safe and supportive place for recovering addicts to live during recovery. Most of the patients have completed a rehabilitation program […]
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Dual Diagnosis – The Connection Between Addiction and Schizophrenia
This is the fourth article in our series on Dual Diagnosis.
Schizophrenia is a complicated, severe psychiatric disorder often associated with psychotic episodes, persistent delusions, wild behavior, and hallucinations. Other symptoms include bizarre distortions of reality, an absence of emotions and disorganized speech. Simply […]
Dual Diagnosis: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Addiction
This is the third article in our series on Dual Diagnosis.
Through history, many great literature pieces have been written under the shadow of the author’s addiction or mental condition. J.R.R. Tolkien, the author of The Lord of The Rings was an […]
Self-Harm: Statistics, Signs, Causes and Treatment
Self-harm, as a behavior, can be a way of coping with problems. It is defined as a deliberate injury to the body that causes pain, bruising, or bleeding without any suicidal intent. The addiction occurs when the body becomes tolerant […]
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Bipolar Disorder: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment
Bipolar disorder, or manic depression, is a serious mental illness characterized by severe shifts in mood, energy, thinking, and behavior. These extreme mood swings include emotional highs (mania or hypomania) and lows (depression).
When an individual becomes depressed, they feel sad, […]
Sex Addiction: Types, Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment
Sex addiction, or sometimes called hyper-sexuality, hypersexual disorder, or nymphomania, is an obsession with sexual thoughts, urges, or behaviors. This obsession, in the majority of cases, can cause distress and negatively affect all parts of life, including health, job, and […]
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Dual Diagnosis – The Connection Between Addiction and Depression
This is the second article in our series on Dual Diagnosis.
Sarah is a thirty-five year old mother of two. She works as a nurse at the local hospital. Her husband,Mark is a teacher. Sarah and Mark always support and care […]