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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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Autistic Business Leaders: Disclosure, Strengths and Support
Understand the limits of claims about autistic CEOs and explore individual strengths, workplace adjustments and respectful public reporting.
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Scopolamine Abuse
Scopolamine is an anticholinergic medicine that can cause severe toxicity when misused or taken in excessive amounts. New confusion, agitation, hallucinations or marked drowsiness…
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Cross Faded
Crossfaded refers to the state of being simultaneously intoxicated by both alcohol and marijuana.
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Entrepreneurs With ADHD
Explore the challenges entrepreneurs with ADHD may face, practical support strategies and the role of individualized clinical assessment.
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Wealth, Success and Depression: Understanding Support Needs
Depression can affect people across financial circumstances. Explore assessment, privacy, treatment choices and support without stereotypes about wealth.
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CEOs And Narcissism
Explore narcissistic traits in leadership, their distinction from narcissistic personality disorder, and the limits of claims about CEOs.
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PTSD Awareness Month
The primary objective of National PTSD Awareness Month is to promote education, understanding, and compassion toward those affected by PTSD
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Poppers: Health Risks, Poisoning and Getting Help
What nitrite poppers are, serious poisoning and vision risks, dangerous medicine interactions, and when to seek urgent help or support to stop.
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Hangover Depression
Hangover depression is the emotional low that many individuals experience after a night of heavy drinking.
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Somatic Narcissism: An Informal Label and Its Limits
Understand the informal term somatic narcissism, its diagnostic limits, and why appearance, gender and occupation do not establish a disorder.
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Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria
Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria (RSD) is an informal term for intense distress related to perceived rejection or criticism, discussed particularly in relation to Attention Deficit…
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PTSD And Sleep
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and insomnia are two distinct yet interconnected conditions that can significantly impact a person's well-being.
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