The most effective way to get rid of addiction is through education at all levels, involving teachers, parents and the media ...

According to DSM-5, widely used as a roadmap to diagnosis ... and the existence of physiological dependence. Substance abuse disorder is considered mild in the presence of two or three criteria.

However, the latest edition, DSM-5, has included both conditions under the umbrella term of substance use disorder. According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration ...

Institute for Clinical Medicine, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway Section for Clinical Addiction Research, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway National Advisory Unit on ...

Denial is most often used as a defense to an allegation of alcohol or drug abuse in a custody dispute backed up with a claim ...

This assessment may involve: Understanding your symptoms Learning about your personal and family medical and psychological Taking a physical exam A mental health provider will typically use the ...

Drug addiction is a chronically relapsing disorder ... to drugs of abuse, suggested that selectively targeting the DA D3 receptor may translate into a new treatment option for substance use ...

Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors provide treatment and support for those struggling with an addiction to drugs or alcohol, or for those burdened by an eating disorder or a ...

The average age of a first episode of mania, hypomania, or depression is 18 years old for bipolar I and mid-20s for bipolar II, according to the DSM-5. How can people recognize bipolar disorder in ...

divorce Substance abuse or dependence, anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, ADHD, panic disorder, social phobia, borderline personality disorder Bipolar not otherwise specified Rapid (days ...

with an increased risk for coexisting disorders, substance abuse and delinquency. In the present study, we aimed at exploring ADHD and criminality. We estimated the prevalence of ADHD among longer ...

Clinical evaluation of possible prolonged grief disorder should also assess other mental health conditions, including depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, alcohol and substance use ...