Addiction is a devastating disorder that comprehensively changes a person's path in life. Alcohol use disorders and substance abuse disorders can occur on their own, however, it is not uncommon for individuals to develop co-occurring disorders with addiction. Dual diagnosis, as it is often called, occurs when an ... Read More
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Is Mental Illness Genetic?
While many factors are known to contribute to the cause of mental illness, one of the biggest questions that remain is whether or not mental illness is caused by genetic factors. A mental illness can be defined as any psychiatric disorder that involves a recurring mental pattern which impairs a person’s behavior and ... Read More
What is a Personality Disorder?
How Are PDs Diagnosed? Personality disorders (PDs) are diagnosed by professionals with time and observation. The patient needs to have a history of issues of their disorder causing problems with themselves and other people. The effects of their suspected disorder need to impact their life before someone will take the ... Read More
Substance Use Disorder and SUD Treatment
How Common Is Substance Use Disorder? Substance use disorder, or SUD, occurs when a person is dependent on a substance for a period of time. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration reports that 21.5 million people over the age of 12 had a SUD in 2014. Of this, 94.2 percent were people over the ... Read More
Onsite Psychiatric Care
Studies show that about 50 percent of people who suffer from mental health conditions also abuse drugs, alcohol, or both. The same source reports that 53 percent of people who abuse drugs or alcohol have at least one documented mental disorder. It's clear that co-occurring mental health conditions and substance use ... Read More
Florida Rehab Center for Mental Health & Addiction Treatment
Mental Health Care in Florida At FHE Health, we are able to treat the vast majority of primary mental health disorders, whether they occur on their own or with a secondary disorder like substance abuse. Through our fully dedicated and separate treatment program for patients whose primary diagnosis is a mental health ... Read More
Neuroscientist Finds Direct Link Between Stimulus-Response Learning and Addiction
Could Stimulus Response Learning and Addiction be Connected? We don't have to be told that we engage in activities that bring us pleasure because naturally we all do that. In addiction, the pleasure seeking activities involve alcohol and/or a drug that gets us high. When you ask a cocaine or heroin user about their ... Read More
