Rural Black Women Less Likely to Struggle With Depression Than Whites Mental HealthBy Lucida TreatmentMarch 25, 2016Confounding experts, who expected to find the opposite, a recent study revealed that African-American women who live in rural areas develop major depression and other mood disorders far less frequently than their urban counterparts. These findings were revealed in an article published in the April edition of the peer-reviewed journal JAMA Psychiatry, and seem likely…
New Diagnoses for Substance Use Disorder Deemed Highly Dependable NewsBy Lucida TreatmentMarch 11, 2016Current diagnostic guidelines for substance use disorder, created in 2013 by the American Psychiatric Association, have a high level of dependability in most cases, new findings from an American research group indicate.
Cigarette Smokers More Likely to Use Marijuana NewsBy Lucida TreatmentFebruary 25, 2016American consumers of cigarettes and other tobacco products have an increasing tendency to also consume marijuana, according to new findings from an American research group. Marijuana and cigarettes are two of America’s three most commonly consumed addictive substances. While marijuana use is on the rise, cigarette use has fallen consistently for a number of years.…
Here’s How to Get Back up After a Relapse Addiction RecoveryBy Lucida TreatmentFebruary 11, 2016You’ve been clean for a while. You were feeling good about your sobriety and strong in your ability to avoid using again, and then it happened. You relapsed. Now you’re wondering what to do after relapse. You’re feeling ashamed, guilty and like you wasted all that sober time. Was it all for nothing? The answer…
Huge Overlap Seen in Substance Abuse, Mood and Anxiety Disorders Mental HealthBy Lucida TreatmentJanuary 28, 2016A recent study review conducted by Australian researchers points to a strong degree of overlap between diagnosable substance problems and mental health problems classified as mood disorders or anxiety disorders.
Weight Gain Fears Make It Harder for Female Smokers to Quit Drug AddictionBy Lucida TreatmentJanuary 15, 2016Female smokers who are worried about weight gain are less likely to attempt to quit smoking, according to a new study from the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC). Survey data from about 10,000 smokers in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and Australia suggest that women are less likely to begin the process of…
People, Not Computers, Best Help for Depression Mental HealthBy Lucida TreatmentDecember 24, 2015The benefits of online do-it-yourself treatments for depression have been called into question by a new study out of the U.K. that finds people quit the programs too soon, largely due to difficulties of repeatedly logging on to computer systems when clinically depressed. Scientists at the University of York found that computer-assisted cognitive behavioral therapy,…
Depressed People Often Wrongly See Themselves as Heavy Drinkers, Study Finds Alcohol AddictionBy Lucida TreatmentDecember 17, 2015People affected by depression can significantly misinterpret their level of exposure to alcoholism and diagnosable alcohol abuse, findings from a group of Swiss, Canadian and British researchers indicate.
Postmenopausal Hormone Therapy May Increase Mood Disorder Risk Mental HealthBy Lucida TreatmentDecember 4, 2015Hormone treatment that includes estrogen (or a combination of estrogen and testosterone) may substantially increase mood disorder risks in postmenopausal women, according to recent findings from a team of Swedish researchers.
Flakka, the Latest Drug Craze: Medical Authorities and Law Enforcement Concerned NewsBy Lucida TreatmentNovember 18, 2015A new designer drug called Flakka is sweeping across the Florida landscape, leaving behind a path of destruction reminiscent of a runaway hurricane. Its list of victims is expanding daily, and substance abuse experts are deeply concerned about the rapid spread of a drug that few people — including its users — know anything about.
