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Category Archives: Mental Health Issues
Post-traumatic stress disorder and opioid use
Traumatic stress is common in American life. 80% of adult Americans will experience one or more traumatic events in their lifetimes. Of these, 13% of women and 6% of men will develop post-traumatic stress disorder. Think of trauma as any event where one is Continue reading
Does ADHD in adults start in childhood?
I will open this post with the bottom line. No one has the definitive answer to this question. Yet. But interesting information can be found in a study published last month in The American Journal of Psychiatry. This study suggests that ADHD in adults does Continue reading
Patient confidentiality in mental health and substance abuse treatment vs. integration of care
With health care pushing in the direction of integration of care and Partnership’s interest in integration as we implement the new Medi-Cal mild-to-moderate mental health benefit and our Managing Pain Safely initiative, a significant bone of contention involves protecting the Continue reading
How do mental health problems and problem drinking interact?
People with unhealthy patterns of alcohol intake often have concomitant mental health problems. Whether one factor is the more dominant influence in this dialectic is a subject of ongoing debate. Is it the heavy drinking which leads to mental health problems? Or is it Continue reading
Beware broken heart syndrome
Valentine’s Day looms on the near horizon. A day for chocolate, roses, and smarmy greeting cards. A time to express undying affection for those we love. But you already know where this is headed, don’t you? While people everywhere prepare to give voice to Continue reading