Managing Emptiness With the Illusion of Control: Women and Addiction Mental HealthBy Lucida TreatmentDecember 4, 2014Grace had been raised by a family with tightly held traditional values—her father was the lord of the house; she and her mother were to be subservient to her father and to make him proud by being demure women who represented their class and their breeding with utmost perfection. She sought her father’s approval above…
Women and Drinking: Know the Health Risks Alcohol AddictionBy Lucida TreatmentDecember 2, 2014If you’re a woman and you drink alcohol, you need to know some important facts about women and drinking. Women are at a greater risk for both mental health and physical health problems from drinking. Women should drink less than men because they metabolize alcohol more slowly. Women are triggered by different factors than men…
Maternal Mental Illness More Than Just Depression Mental HealthBy Lucida TreatmentNovember 28, 2014Postpartum depression has been a recognized condition for years. In fact, the Greek physician Hippocrates recognized the symptoms as early as the 5th century B.C. However, many of the long-accepted truths about this illness are being questioned by new research. In addition, the latest studies are revealing that maternal mental illness can take forms other…
5 Ways to Manage Your Holiday Expectations Mental HealthBy Lucida TreatmentNovember 25, 2014The holidays are tough on everyone, but they can be especially hard on someone dealing with depression or anxiety or substance abuse. An online poll taken by the Anxiety and Depression Association of America found that three-quarters of poll respondents reported feeling either “very anxious and/or depressed” or “just a little bit more anxious and/or…
Addiction Recovery in the Latino Community Addiction TreatmentBy Lucida TreatmentNovember 22, 2014By Jeanene Swanson Not all Hispanic-Americans are the same when it comes to drinking, says a study published in a recent issue of the journal Alcohol and Alcoholism. The study, led by Carlos F. Ríos-Bedoya, ScD, MPH, found that the risk of alcohol use disorders among Hispanics is different across different ethnicities — Mexican, Puerto…
Processed Food Fuels Binge Eating Eating DisorderBy Lucida TreatmentNovember 20, 2014White bread, donuts and pastries, potato chips, cookies and snack crackers. What do these all have in common? They could be fueling your food addiction. Processed foods are high in refined carbohydrates, fats, sugar and salt and are designed not just to taste good, but to feel good in your mouth. Processed food companies want…
Avoiding Common Triggers for Bipolar Episodes Mental HealthBy Lucida TreatmentNovember 10, 2014Bipolar disorder is characterized by extreme fluctuations of emotion, from tremendously upbeat and capable mania to feeling completely paralyzed and incapable, known as depressive episodes. Feelings of sadness and self-reproach make even simple tasks like conversing or grooming seem monumental, and working feels impossible. Many with the disorder say these emotional shifts are triggered by…
Diabetes and Eating Disorders Eating DisorderBy Lucida TreatmentNovember 7, 2014In the last 15 years, a new eating disorder phenomenon has gradually earned more and more attention. The condition is formally known as ED-DMT1, for eating disorder and diabetes mellitus Type 1. The condition is also frequently referred to by the more informal name diabulimia. As both names suggest, this condition refers to the diagnosis…
New Treatment for Bipolar Depression May Yield Quicker Results Mental HealthBy Lucida TreatmentOctober 30, 2014Close to 6 million American adults live with bipolar disorder. The condition produces periods of frantic energy and optimism along with corresponding episodes of deep depression. The depressive episodes can be especially dangerous because the risk of suicide is high. Finding a mental health treatment that can offer relief in a timely fashion is vitally important.
Postpartum Depression Remains in Shadows Despite Awareness Efforts Mental HealthBy Lucida TreatmentOctober 28, 2014The stress and demands of a newborn can cause a new mom to feel “baby blues.” When a new mom doesn’t immediately experience elation she may wonder what’s wrong with her. It’s common for many women to take weeks or months to form a strong bond with their baby, but for some the symptoms can…
