Is it Time for a New Approach to Drug Use?
The United States claims to employ an evidence-based approach to battle drug addiction but the fact is that drug abuse deaths have been on a...
Eating Disorders: Not Just “A Woman’s Thing”
The term ‘eating disorders‘ often conjures up the images of women, but males actually account for 10 per cent of people who seek help for...
Sport to defeat anxiety
Tension has been linked to inactivity. This is where a person who does not engage in physical activity develops physical tension which then translates to...
Eating for mental health
Your dietary habits may actually have an impact on your mental health It has recently been suggested that dietary habits may be just as important...
Attention Hyperactivity Disorder, Adderall, and Ritalin
The entire field of Ritalin-related-drugs or amphetamines, were actually introduced in Germany during World War II. They were mainly used for pilots who had to...
A Dark Night for Depression
Emerging research on Depression management: “One night’s sleep deprivation” Sleep and depression, depression and sleep. The connection between these two subjects is widely researched. Many...
The Psychological Importance of Forgiveness
If you are in recovery from an alcohol or drug addiction, then it is likely that you will often hear people talking about the importance...
The Best Sleeping Medications
Melatonin is good when you need to sleep every now and then but the truth is if you take it every night it could lose...
“Take the Bull by the Horns” – Treatment of Bipolar Disorder
Bipolar disorder is an affective disorder characterized by fluctuations in mood. Depression and mania are the two extremes when it comes to bipolar disorder. Depression...
Riding the rollercoaster – An overview of bipolar disorder
What is bipolar disorder? Bipolar disorder is like a rollercoaster ride. People who suffer from this brain disorder experience ups and downs. These “ups and...