Category Archives: Anti Depressants-Sleeping Aid

ADOLESCENT ALCOHOLISM TREATMENT: GETTING ADOLESCENTS INTO TREATMENT

2011-07-14T18:44:40+0000">July 14, 2011 – 6:44 pm

Although occasionally adolescents will spontaneously request treatment, more often they come to treatment under some duress. In working with them it is important to make it clear that your task is to help them, and that you are not an agent of their parents, of the law, or of the school system. At the same [...]

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SLEEP PATTERNS: THE ROLE OF CIRCADIAN RHYTHMS – FACTORS THAT CAN ALTER THE CIRCADIAN RHYTHMS

2010-12-19T09:14:14+0000">December 19, 2010 – 9:14 am

There are a number of factors that can alter the circadian rhythms and disrupt the normal pattern of body functions. Illness is one major factor. Adjusting to daylight saving time is another: we arbitrarily begin operating on a longer or shorter day. It may take a few days for our systems to become entrained to [...]

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SEASONAL AFFECTIVE DISORDER (SAD): USING ST JOHN’S WORT IN SAD

2009-04-29T08:42:07+0000">April 29, 2009 – 8:42 am

Interestingly, the earliest systematic 20th-century study of the effects of St John’s Wort on depression was inspired by the observation that Hypericum is a light-sensitive substance and that rats given Hypericum and then placed in bright light appeared to become more activated. To date there is only one study on the use of St John’s [...]

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THE ILLNESS CAUSED BY TRANQUILLIZER WITHDRAWAL

2009-04-21T05:18:42+0000">April 21, 2009 – 5:18 am

This can be severe if a careful reduction plan is not followed. So many people throw their pills down the lavatory when they realize they are dependent. They then have to rush off to the doctor for more when they cannot cope with the withdrawal symptoms. This is not because they lack willpower, nor because [...]

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