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Treatment for Sexual Addiction Can Be Similar to Drug and Alcohol Addiction Treatments
Sex addiction affects an estimated 3-5 percent of the population, destroying families, careers and lives with a force that has been compared to alcohol or drug addiction. New sexual addiction treatment centers and treatment approaches continue to emerge for this complex condition, including treatments involving combinations of counseling, psychotherapy and even hypnosis. Continue Reading
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New U.K. Web Site Offers 24/7 Treatment for Millions with Pornography Addiction
Millions of people suffering from pornography addiction have another resource for their battle, and it offers 24-hour online help for patients. Continue Reading
Posted under Addiction Therapy
What to Do If You Are Have a Problem with Your Therapist
Entering treatment for drug or alcohol abuse includes participation in ongoing counseling and either individual or group therapy conducted by licensed substance abuse or addiction therapists. In fact, treatment is tailored to each client’s individual circumstances. There is no one-size-fits-all treatment program.
Posted under Intensive Outpatient
Intensive Outpatient Treatment Programs
By Leslie Thompson
When struggling with addiction, an individual is faced with an enormous amount of stress. From trying to cope with the physical detox of a substance to reprogramming one’s mental processing to avoid the addictive cycle, even the most minute task or chore may seem daunting and unattainable. Choosing an appropriate therapy or treatment program should not add to this nerve-racking period. Upon evaluation from a physician or clinical therapist, a patient should be informed about several different types of treatment programs based on their needs, goals, and diagnosis. One such program is Intensive Outpatient Treatment.
Posted under Addiction Therapy, Exercise Therapy
The Benefits of Yoga
By Leslie Thompson
The terms “downward facing dog” or “pigeon pose” may not a ring a bell to you, but for a large number of yoga enthusiasts, these terms are commonplace and elicit a calm and meditative reaction. There are a lot of misconceptions and preconceived notions about the practice, but what every yogi knows are the benefits yoga has on the body.
For individuals recovering from alcohol or drug addiction, transforming the body and the mind is essential in order to overcome an addiction. As more and more recovering addicts look for ways to change their past destructive lifestyles and look for alternative approaches to cope with life’s stresses, yoga may be the perfect complement to one’s more traditional therapy.
Posted under Psychotherapy
Transactional Analysis
Developed by Dr. Eric Berne in the late 1950s, transactional analysis is a type of social psychology with applications in counseling, education, organizational development, and psychotherapy.
Transactional analysis, commonly referred to as TA, is based on these primary concepts:
1. People have three parts (or ego-states) to their personalities.
2. These ego-states converse with each other in transactions.
Posted under Psychotherapy
Rational Emotive Therapy
Rational emotive therapy focuses on helping patients resolve behavioral and emotional problems. It was developed in the 1950s as one of the first types of cognitive behavior therapy, or CBT. Rational emotive therapy promotes the belief that when a person becomes upset or depressed, the emotions are caused by his or her own belief system and not the actual event that occurred.
Posted under Psychotherapy
Psychoanalytic Therapy
Psychoanalytic therapy was developed by Sigmund Freud in the 1890s, and it is one of the most well-known forms of therapy in the world. Essentially, psychoanalytic therapy involves a therapist and a patient sitting down to chat about the patient’s life.
Psychoanalytic therapy, or psychoanalysis, is very intensive and time consuming, so patients should be aware going in that this type of therapy is not a quick fix for their problems.
Posted under Addiction Therapy
Family Therapy
Family therapy is a type of psychotherapy that deals with families and couples. The focus of family therapy is to monitor the changes and development of the interactions between family members or couples to improve the ways that people relate to one another. Overall, healthier, happier relationships are the goal of this type of therapy.
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Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, or EMDR, is a type of psychotherapy that was created to help patients deal with a variety of unpleasant memories. EMDR is most commonly used for trauma-induced disorders.
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