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Alcohol Use and Abuse
The past decade has seen significant advances in the detection and treatment of alcohol-related disorders, all of which are detailed in this report. They include a greater understanding of the pivotal role of genes in alcohol dependence and how these might be used to screen people at risk; new medications to treat alcohol use disorders; the first major study defining the most effective behavioral treatments for alcohol dependence; and insights into alcohol use and abuse among women, who are at... Learn more »
Coping with Anxiety and Phobias
Anxiety disorders — which include panic attacks, post-traumatic stress disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and phobias — are among the most common mental illnesses, affecting more than 40 million American adults each year. Thankfully, never before have there been so many therapies to help control anxiety. This report will provide up-to-date information on these treatments, including medications, exposure therapy, cognitive-behavioral therapy, hypnosis, meditation, and exercise. Learn more »
Overcoming Addiction: Paths toward recovery
For many years, experts believed that addiction stemmed only from using powerful drugs that co-opted the brain, the mind, and then the person. More recently, we’ve recognized that excessive behaviors such as gambling, shopping, and sex also can lead to addiction. The hallmarks of this common problem are the “3 C’s”: craving for the object of addiction, which can be mild to intense, loss of control over the use of object of addiction, and continued engagement with the object of addiction despite... Learn more »
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