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Bipolar Disorder and Alcoholism: Treating Both for Recovery
Bipolar disorder and alcohol use can go hand-in-hand, as addiction and mental health disorders are often linked. People struggling with mental health disorders may use…
How Seasonal Affective Disorder Impacts Addiction
Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is a type of depression that gets triggered when seasons change. It predominantly occurs during the cold season changes, particularly as…
LGBTQ and Dual Diagnosis
The rate of addiction is high among people in the LGBTQ community because of the daily challenges they endure. On top of it all, consistent…
The Need for LGBTQ-Specific Addiction Treatment
The LGBTQ community has higher alcohol and drug addiction rates than many other groups of people. Individuals who identify as part of this community face…
Dissociative Disorder and Addiction
If you’ve ever felt absorbed by a really good movie or book and “lost yourself” in it—you have experienced dissociation. Dissociation is when a person…
Dysthymia and Addiction
While most people have heard of depression, a lesser-known type of this mood disorder is called dysthymia. Dysthymia is a form of chronic, low-level depression…