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3 Ways Isolation Can Impact Mental Health

Most people thrive when around others. That increases a person’s ability to interact, share thoughts, and express feelings. It also helps make life a bit more enjoyable. When isolation happens, especially during conditions like a pandemic, that becomes very hard to do. Mental health is impacted, leading to instances of anxiety or depression in some.

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4 Benefits of Outpatient Treatment Program

The goal of addiction treatment is to effectively change behaviors to prevent drug or alcohol’s continued use. In nearly every case, this starts with a consultation and assessment. For some people, outpatient therapy is the right first step. It may also be a follow-up to inpatient treatment. The road to recovery often includes at least

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How Your Family Can Impact Your Addiction

If you are trying to recover from a substance abuse disorder, one of the most important parts of your recovery process will be your family. Addiction is a serious issue. Its impact does not stop at the individual patient. It extends out to family members, friends, and other loved ones. Therefore, it is important to

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The Stages of Addiction Recovery

Addiction recovery is a long process. It begins when something motivates the addict to change and ends when the individual has regained their financial, physical, emotional, and relationship health and positively changed their behavior. Two University of Rhode Island psychologists, James Prochaska and Carlo DiClemente, broke the process into five stages. Those stages of recovery

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