Abstinence And Harm Reduction: The Two Addition Treatments
Reading Time: 6 minutesThe abstinence model has been the leading treatment method for over a hundred years, but are people better served by a different approach?
Addiction
Welcome to the addiction and substance use archive. If you’ve clicked this tag, then you’re interested in quickly finding all the articles that are related to this topic. If so, then you’re in the right place.
Here you’ll find all the articles that have been tagged to be about addiction and substance use or to contain information about this topic.
Articles here may include personal accounts as well as tips and information on the subject.
What Is The Strange World Of Smiling Depression?
Reading Time: 5 minutesSmiling depression might be one of the world’s most dangerous forms of depression, with people hiding behind a smile instead of getting help
Hearing Voices: Invasion Of A Foreign Voice
Reading Time: 8 minutesThis article will discuss how we can end up hearing voices because although it might not seem like it, hearing voices is surprisingly common
Star Trek: Discovery And Its Short-Changed PTSD Subplot
Reading Time: 7 minutesStar Trek: Discovery takes on mental health, much as they did in Star Trek: The Next Generation, but is it living up to its predecessor?
Why Is There A Disparity In Male Eating Disorder Care?
Reading Time: 10 minutesOnly girls having an eating disorder is a long-dead myth, but the problem is, health professionals still seem unaware of that fact
Is Gaming Good For Your Mental Health And Wellbeing?
Reading Time: 14 minutesGaming is a $134.9 billion (US) industry, so its reach into our lives is global, but is that a good thing or not?
Attentional Bias: Evidence For Addictive Behaviours
Reading Time: 8 minutesUsing attentional bias, this article will explore how useful it can be with understanding addiction and how it could benefit its treatment
What Is Terror Management Theory?
Reading Time: 9 minutesApparently, all humans suffer from death anxiety, and in order to explain this anxiety and how we manage it, Terror Management Theory was created
Christmas: How To Manage The Festive Holidays
Reading Time: 11 minutesChristmas can be a stressful time of year, even for those without mental health conditions. So what can be done to make it more manageable?
Domestic Abuse: Female Perpetrators, Male Victim
Reading Time: 11 minutesWomen are more likely to suffer domestic abuse, but that doesn’t mean that men can’t suffer from it too. This is my experience of female perpetrators