Author name: Dr. Vahid Osman

Addiction is a serious issue that affects many individuals and their families. While it can be an overwhelming experience, understanding the roles family members may play in addiction can help empower and support each other through recovery.

Having a brain scan for mental illness is becoming more accurate in their diagnosis in the modern age of technology. However, brain scans can’t assess the complete picture. That’s because such scans only tell a part of the story.

Dismissive avoidant attachment is an attachment style that people develop when they have experienced unresponsive or unavailable caregivers during childhood; it can also be linked to personality disorders.

In attachment theory, fearful avoidant attachment is one of the types. Attachment theory is a theory about bonding and relationships. Its focus is primarily on parents or caregivers and children.

Sometimes, it feels as though the line between alcoholism and drinking socially can be a gray area; what happens when drinking socially turns into a binge drinking session? Does that make you an alcoholic? These are legitimate questions for those who don’t know the difference; what is the difference between social drinking and alcoholism?

Valium belongs to a class of drugs known as benzodiazepines. Valium, and other drugs like it, increase the effect of a neurotransmitter in the central nervous system known as GABA.

A report by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) revealed that almost 3 out of every 10 Americans suffer from insomnia. On top of that, the report also suggests that more than half of that number may actually be self-medicating to overcome the problem.

Substance abuse is a destructive path. This is even more true as it pertains to reactive abuse. Luckily, anybody struggling with reactive abuse can get the help they need. There are trauma treatment options available to help with reactive abuse; these options are available at First City Recovery Center, should you or a loved one decide to undergo treatment.

Mental health disorders come in different shapes and sizes; whether it’s depression, substance abuse, anxiety, or anything else, it’s safe to assume they’re not envied. This is especially true for Schizophrenia.

For anybody who doesn’t suffer from a mental health disorder, it can be difficult to relate to someone who does. Nobody knows how this works as much as those suffering; this is especially true as it relates to bipolar disorder.