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Explore mental health and addiction guides, recovery information and practical support for individuals and families from THE BALANCE. Topic hubs provide clinical ownership; the collections below connect related questions across diagnoses and life stages.
Crisis Support, Self-Harm and Mental Health Safety; Recovery and Relapse Prevention: Continuing Support; Family Support for Mental Health and Addiction; Children and Adolescents: Mental Health and Addiction Support; Perinatal Mental Health: Pregnancy, Postpartum and Family Support; Older Adults: Mental Health, Addiction and Support; Neurodevelopmental Support: Care That Fits the Person.
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Social Anxiety Treatment
Social anxiety that happens in all scenarios is best treated with a mix of therapy and medication, although therapy alone is sometimes effective for persons…
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Sober and Sobriety
It’s one thing to recognize the need for sobriety; it’s another to know how to get started. While acknowledging that there is a problem…
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Existential Depression
The process of dealing with existential depression involves becoming more and more comfortable with the lack of resolution and meaning
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Existential Anxiety
Existential anxiety is a form of stress brought on by the questioning of one's existence.
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Duloxetine
Duloxetine can cause discontinuation symptoms when stopped abruptly or reduced too quickly. Withdrawal is not the same as addiction, and treatment duration should reflect…
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Problems in Halfway houses
Halfway houses are institutes for individuals with drug abuse tendencies or criminal backgrounds to learn (or relearn) the necessary skills to rejoin society and…
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Existential Crisis
Anxiety, depression, and stress affect almost everyone at some point in their life. For many people, these feelings are transient and have no impact…
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Barbiturates Overdose and Withdrawal
Barbiturates are central nervous system depressants that were used in the 1960s and 70s for the treatment of sleep disorders, seizures, and anxiety. Barbiturates…
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Barbiturates
Barbiturates are central nervous system depressants that are used as anticonvulsants, sedative-hypnotics, and anesthetics. Barbiturates are classified as controlled drugs in the United States…
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What is a Clinical Depression
Clinical depression is a severe medical problem that badly affects your feelings, thinking, and behavior. Depression exists on a spectrum of severity
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Functional Neurological Disorder: Assessment and Multidisciplinary Care
Functional neurological disorder requires a positive diagnosis and an individualized care plan. Learn what assessment should establish, how rehabilitation and psychological support fit together,…
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How To Cure a Hangover
A hangover is a group of physical symptoms a person may experience after drinking an intolerable or excess amount of alcohol. The actual medical…
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