In 2008, a study concluded that the over diagnosis of bipolar disorder is now a greater concern than the under diagnosis. Fewer than half of previously diagnosed bipolar disorder patients retested under the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV (SCID) actually qualified under the psychiatric terms for bipolar disorder diagnosis.

The study was conducted by principle investigator, Mark Zimmerman, M.D., with the Rhode Island Hospital and Brown University researchers.

Of the...

A natural solution for dilaudid addiction man made problem

If you are having problems with dilaudid addiction hydromorphone, you need to know that there is a natural way out. It's hold can be devastating to your health, but can be even more harmful to your spirit. Addiction can seem like a battle that cannot be won, but I assure you that there is an answer. You have to first get the idea that this man made substance is not in any way good for you. That is what your body is...

Happiness is not something you need to chase; it is your natural state of being and is always available to you. There are literally thousands of self-help books and gurus out there now in the world, all touting ideas about what it takes to be happy. In fact, the pursuit of happiness is so popular that the formal birth of a new field of psychology called "positive psychology" was implemented in 1998 by Dr. Martin Seligman, the then president of the American Psychological...

Tiger Woods, Sex Addiction And The Low Self Worth Spiral

A lot has been written about Tiger Woods' cheating on his wife Elin and why he would do such a thing. Some have suggested that he was just ‘being a guy' or that perhaps he had gotten married too young and needed to sew his oats. I think these people are missing the true cause completely because they don't understand sex addiction and how low self worth can spiral into a self destructive pattern that only ends...

First, we need to look at the science of pain. What is pain? Pain is actually a defence mechanism in the body to alert you that there is something wrong with the body, internal or external, that is beyond the normal functions of the body to actually overcome and heal. The body itself is an efficient machine and it has the ability to self heal almost anything at all, but as you age and progress in life, these mechanisms are not able to function just as well. These are natural effects of...

Alcoholic is never be someone dream. All of us know exactly that we must avoid this problem. But sometimes, it comes along with lifestyle, underpressure condition, or stress. Commonly people start from binge drinking then follow by alcohol abuse, and become alcoholism when they loose their control.

Be careful, occasional drinking not only could make you be an addict; it can also lead to death! Mostly they want to stop drinking. Well, then, why can't people do that? The first...

People struggle in accepting their need to change destructive behaviours because they are afraid. They have become afraid because they have become disconnected and have forgotten how to soothe themselves. By slowing, down, and learning to quieten the 'mind activity' we can reconnect to the quiet soothing sounds of our soul and of the Universe around us.

Imagine driving through an area of outstanding beauty. Then you realize just how fast you are traveling - everything a blur....

Before you can begin to move forward to control your gambling cravings you must first be honest with yourself and admit that you do in fact have a gambling problem. This is the first and probably the most important step, admitting to yourself that you have a gambling problem.    Once you have accepted this fact you can then start taking positive action to control your gambling cravings. One thing you should do is start changing your regular routine, for instance if you...

Treating addiction has developed from the institutionalisation of sufferers in mental hospitals and condemning their character as flawed and weak to viewing addiction as an all encompassing disease. Whether it may be an eating disorder, drug addiction, alcoholism, sex addiction or others, the disease is one and the same.

It is generally accepted that addiction is progressive and incurable, leading to death if left untreated. Addiction treatment has become an immensely...

In its online form, poker is not so much about getting together with friends for a weekly game. It's about being available to anyone to play 24/7.

In the Internet version of poker, players can play Texas Hold'em, Omaha and Stud, anytime they want to in the comfort of their own home or even while at work. Many sites offer the player an option to start out playing for free or even give them a small deposit to start out with and then entice the player to continue. A typical poker...