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Addiction & Mental Health Blog - Page 7 of 23

Codependency and Addiction: Recognizing the Pattern and Healing

Medically reviewed by Kevin Wandler, MD, Chief Medical Advisor When you love someone with a substance use disorder, their crisis can slowly become the center of your life. You track their moods, manage their messes and measure your own day by how theirs is going. Somewhere along the way, you

Complex PTSD: Signs, Causes and How It Is Treated

Medically reviewed by Kevin Wandler, MD, Chief Medical Advisor Some trauma happens in a single moment. Other trauma goes on for months or years, often at the hands of someone who was supposed to provide safety. Growing up with abuse or neglect, living with a violent partner or being trapped

Trauma and Addiction: How Past Pain Fuels Substance Use

Medically reviewed by Kevin Wandler, MD, Chief Medical Advisor Behind many substance use disorders is a story of pain. It might be abuse or neglect in childhood, an assault, combat, a violent relationship, a devastating accident or years of living with fear. For many people, alcohol and drugs first showed

Treatment-Resistant Depression: What to Do When Nothing Seems to Work

Medically reviewed by Kevin Wandler, MD, Chief Medical Advisor You did what you were supposed to do. You saw a doctor, started medication, maybe tried therapy. You waited for things to get better. And they did not, or at least not enough. When depression hangs on despite real effort, it

Depression and Alcohol: Why Drinking Makes Low Moods Worse

Medically reviewed by Kevin Wandler, MD, Chief Medical Advisor Having a drink to take the edge off a hard day is common. When sadness settles in and stays, though, that drink can turn into a nightly habit, a way to fall asleep or the only thing that seems to quiet

Does Insurance Cover Residential Mental Health Treatment?

Medically reviewed by Kevin Wandler, MD, Chief Medical Advisor When depression, anxiety, trauma or another mental health condition becomes too heavy to manage with weekly therapy, residential treatment can offer a safe, structured place to stabilize and heal. One of the first questions people ask is whether insurance will help

Using an HSA or FSA to Pay for Rehab

Medically reviewed by Kevin Wandler, MD, Chief Medical Advisor If you have a health savings account (HSA) or a flexible spending account (FSA), you may be able to use those pre-tax dollars to cover some of the costs of addiction or mental health treatment. For many people, these accounts help

What Happens in Residential Mental Health Treatment?

Medically reviewed by Kevin Wandler, MD, Chief Medical Advisor Not knowing what to expect is a common reason people put off getting help. Movies and TV tend to show mental health treatment as cold, clinical or frightening. Real residential care is quieter and more ordinary than that: therapy sessions, shared

How an Employee Assistance Program Can Help With Addiction Treatment

Medically reviewed by Kevin Wandler, MD, Chief Medical Advisor If you’re struggling with alcohol or drug use and aren’t sure where to start, you may already have a helpful resource through work: an employee assistance program, or EAP. Many employers offer EAPs as a free, confidential benefit. For many people,

Eating Disorders and Addiction: How They Overlap

Medically reviewed by Kevin Wandler, MD, Chief Medical Advisor Eating disorders are serious illnesses that affect both the body and the mind. They are not about vanity or willpower. They involve painful thoughts and behaviors around food, weight and body image that can take over a person’s life. Many people

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