Signs of Social Media Addiction: Time Distortion As a Novel Indicator
Researchers suggest that time distortion can be a novel, easy to obtain, and useful marker of at-risk for social media addiction. What is Time Disto...
Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Binge Eating Disorders: The Short- and Long-Term Results
Researches show that dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) treatment of binge eating disorders (ED) has quick and clear short-term results, but the long...
Why Do People Self-Harm? The 8+2 Reasons
Analyzing responses by 29,350 people who had a history of self-harm, researchers identified 8 major "themes" among the reasons people gave for self-h...
Leading Causes of Suicidal Death in Teens and Young Adults [infographic]
Majority (62.3%) of violent deaths in U.S. are suicides, followed by homicides (24.9%), deaths of undetermined intent (10.8%), legal intervention dea...
How to Deal With Suicidal Thoughts in Young People – Seek Professional Help
Many studies have demonstrated that the majority of young people with suicidal ideas or who have self-harmed do not seek professional help. This i...
What Is The Most Cost-Effective Type of Substance Abuse Treatment Program?
Researchers in U.S. surveyed 1,799 patients to compare the cost-effectiveness of four types of substance abuse treatment programs: inpatient, residen...
Yoga for Adolescent Eating Disorder Treatment
Although the long-term effects of yoga are not known, the apparent short-term symptom relief from yoga may improve the quality of life during treatme...
Press Release: The First Dedicated DBT IOP/PC Opens in Jersey City
Jersey City, N.J., Sept. 23, 2020 - GenPsych PC, a provider of mental health and substance abuse services, announces a further extension of its servi...
Risk Factors for Substance Abuse in Adolescents
A risk factor is defined as anything that increases the probability of a person using drugs. Risk factors for adolescent substance abuse can be ro...
Signs and Symptoms of Opioid Addiction [infographic]
Opioids are a class of drugs that include heroin, fentanyl, and pain relievers. Learn about the signs and symptoms of opioid addiction. ...
Why DBT Therapy Techniques Are Effective for Bipolar Disorder Treatment
Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) techniques have been used in treatment of borderline personality disorder (BPD), and there seems to be an inherent...
Night Eating Syndrome: Causes, Symptoms and Treatments
Night eating syndrome (NES) is characterized by a delayed pattern of food intake in which the patients consume at least 25% of their total daily calo...
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Stimulant: Is Food Color to Be Blamed?
Researchers say that dietary effects on and treatments of Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), including food additives and colors, deserv...
GenPsych Hamilton Moves to Princeton and Offers Full Continuum of Mental Health Service
Princeton, N.J., Sept. 1, 2020 – GenPsych Hamilton has moved to Princeton and is now able to offer a continuum of care to children, adolescents and a...
How to Tell If You Have Depression: A Clinical Assessment Tool
Mental health professionals use a questionnaire tool to assess levels of depression in patients. The questionnaire, called Hamilton Depression Rating...