October 2010 - Sober News

As the U.S. and other western nations rebuild from the worst economic circumstances since the Great Depression, millions of people have had to face the threat of fearful losses: loss of job, loss of income, loss of home, and loss of security. Even more threatening, many have had to face the loss of self, the comfortable sense of knowing where and how they “fit in.” In a world where, lately at least, many bad things have happened to many...

In part two of our conversation with Harvey Rosenthal, executive director of the New York Association of Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services, Inc. (NYAPRS), Harvey offers insights that we hope will take you to new depths in thinking through the integration of primary health care and behavioral healthcare. If you've read our previous articles, you know that we're all for integration, but want to make sure that it doesn't turn into a denigration...

Newer antidepressants are an important treatment option to be considered for youth with some of the most common and life-threatening psychiatric illnesses. There have, however, been significant controversies about possible severe adverse effects of pediatric use of antidepressants. Meta-analytic findings from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) prompted a black box warning, first in 2004, because antidepressant medication likely increases...

Everyone is familiar with evidence based protocols (EBPs), the research-based guidelines or procedures used by clinicians to select and guide the course of individual treatment. EBPs originated to offer reliable guidance to clinicians, without the need to track ever-growing amounts of research data and patient findings. Clinical decision support (CDS) systems provide a means of applying guidance like this more globally and systemically, ideally resulting...

All across the globe are treatment centers with one goal in mind: helping people get their lives back. Some focus on addictions, others on mental health disorders, and many address both. Some concentrate on women, men, adolescents, or other groups, having developed treatment strategies tailored for specific populations. While their methods may differ, treatment centers aim to help those suffering with mental illnesses, addictions, and problematic...

Press TV Six gunned down in Mexican capital Press TV Federal police guard a drug rehab clinic in the border city of Ciudad Juarez where a shooting took place in 2009, killing 18 people. ...

Drug Rehab Sponsors Community Campaign Melodika.net (press release) Narconon Arrowhead, one of the largest and most effective drug and alcohol rehabilitation programs in the country has helped to sponsor a grassroots ...