When someone is in the throes of an overwhelming and powerful health condition like addiction to drugs or alcohol, it's only natural that they want to overcome it as quickly and painlessly as possible. Unfortunately, many unethical organizations exploit this desire, promising quick fixes based on therapies that don't ... Read More
Kristina Robb-Dover
Kristina Robb-Dover
Kristina Robb-Dover is an Atlanta-based writer, editor, and author of two books with publishing houses. She has degrees from Yale College and Princeton Theological Seminary.
Obsessive Selfies: What a Photo Reel May Reveal About Mental Health
From carefully tweaked glamour shots to extreme selfies—those stomach-churning snapshots of individuals hanging precariously from skyscrapers or posing in front of moving trains—selfies are the lifeblood of social media, and no profile is complete without at least a few of them. And, everyone knows at least a few ... Read More
Four Myths About Quick Fixes to Sober Up
Everyone who's ever been to a college party or had a friend with an affinity for over-imbibing has been in the futile situation of trying to help someone sober up. Whether they're too drunk to drive or are making a scene in a public place, a way to sober up quickly is desperately needed. However, in these ... Read More
How to Know if I’m in Denial About Addiction
Waking up dazed and confused day in and day out isn't a behavioral pattern that's conducive to happiness. Neither is succumbing to incessant cravings and urges to drink or do drugs. The tendency to dismiss mounting negative consequences starts to take on a life of its own, with even more dire results. These signs of ... Read More
What’s “Contingency Management” in Addiction Recovery and Does It Work?
Updated May 6, 2023 The National Institute on Drug Abuse reports that 40% to 60% of people with substance abuse disorders relapse after they leave rehab. However, no client is untreatable — no matter how many times they relapse. Like a depression patient can adjust their medication, a substance use client can try a ... Read More
How to Find the Resolution to Beat Treatment-Resistant Depression
Depression is among the most common mental health illnesses, affecting nearly seven percent of adults in the United States every year. For some people, depression occurs after a major life event such as moving to a new city, an unwanted job change, losing a loved one, or going through a divorce. For others, it isn't ... Read More
10 Resolutions for Mental Health and Recovery
If you're going through a mental health or a recovery journey, you understand the importance of a fresh start. Taking the time to identify that you want to change and create better, healthier habits is an integral part of bettering ourselves as human beings. And while a fresh start can happen at just about any time, ... Read More
What is Behavioral Health and Mental Health? Understanding the Difference
Updated on December 21, 2022 Behavioral health and mental health are two terms often used together to mean the same thing. Yet, they are different. The concept and development of behavioral health services and treatment developed in the 1970s and 1980s but has changed significantly over the last 40 years. It's ... Read More
