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Addiction Medicine

Reichian Theory, Technique and Applicability in Compulsive Disorders – A Brief View
Written By: Stephan Simonian, MD

No Brain No Gain: The Impact of Multi-generational Trauma on the Addictive Brain
Written By: Kathy Willis, PhD

Addiction Treatment Gets Into Recovery Mode
Written By: Dean Kraemer

The Core Function of Reports and Record Keeping
Written By: John Herdman, Ph.D., LADC, ICADC

Twelve Step Programs and Neurobiology: How the Rooms Rewire Us
Written By: Tian Dayton, Ph.D.

Adolescents

Taking the ‘High’ Out of Higher Education
Written By: Randy Haveson

Generation RX: The Dangers of Teens and Prescription Medication Abuse
Written By: Sherry Gaba, LCSW

Crystal Meth…… The Bulimia of Today’s Teens
Written By: Dawn Smith-Theodore, M.A., MFT, LMFT

Prevalence and Reasons for Self-Harm Among Teenage Girls – Research Mixed with Teens’ Perspectives
Written By: Dustin L. Tibbitts, LMFT

Chemical Dependency

I Want My Experiences to Serve a Purpose
Written By: Jane Velez-Mitchell

Healing through the Holidays: Managing Grief Around the Holiday Season
Written By: Tian Dayton, Ph.D.

F.I.T. PROGRAMS - Fundamental Individual Treatment
Written By: Stuart J. Finkelstein, MD

Purpose and Meaning for Incarcerated Chemically Dependent Criminal Offenders
Written By: Dr. Stephen F. Grinstead, LMFT, ACRPS, CADC-II

Healing Family Trauma through Psychodrama
Written By: Tian Dayton, Ph.D.

Dual Diagnosis

Stress and Anxiety: What We Have in Common with Baboons
Written By: Tian Dayton, Ph.D.

When the Pink Cloud Passes: Using EMDR in Addiction Treatment
Written By: Jamie Marich, M.A. (ABD), LPCC-S, LICDC

Beyond Co-Occurring Disorders - An Integrated Approach to Treatment in the Age of Multiple Diagnoses
Written By: Shari Stillman-Corbitt, Psy.D.

The Treatment of Shame in a Dual Diagnosis Treatment Center Setting
Written By: Dr. Seth C. Kadish

Integration of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy into the Therapeutic Community: Implications for Treatment of Addiction and Co-occurring Disorders
Written By: Rod Mullen and Mary Stanton, M.Ed, LADAC

Eating Disorders

Diet or Eating Disorder?
Written By: Rebecca Cooper, MFT, CCH, CEDS

Peace at Home: Ending the war with my body & finding health
Written By: Jenni Schaefer

Changing the “Whack-A-Mole” Syndrome
Written By: Lori Hanson

Redefining Recovery: Getting Beyond the Behaviors of an Eating Disorder
Written By: Jenni Schaefer

The Red Herring
Written By: Dr. Anita Johnston

Family System

Self-Parenting to Prevent Relapse
Written By: Patricia O'Gorman, PhD

Dear Children
Written By: Stephanie Abbott

The Rules of Change
Written By: Dennis Wholey

Speaking Out
Written By: Patricia Taylor

To Raise Our Children, We Must First Raise Ourselves
Written By: Carey Sipp

Featured Articles

Gender Specific

Women Find Success at Female-Only Addiction Treatment Programs
Written By: Rebecca Flood

Gay Affirmative Therapy for the Straight Clinician
Written By: Joe Kort, MA, MSW, LMSW

Women-in-Recovery
Written By: Julie Vaughan, M.Ed. LPC NCC CC

Heal the Healer

Compassion Fatigue
Written By: Terry Eagan, MD

Health & Wellbeing

Your Invitation to More Energy, Compassion and Hope
Written By: Sharon Wegscheider-Cruse

Addiction and Nutritional Supplements
Written By: Hyla Cass M.D.

Making Exercise a Part of Recovery
Written By: Tian Dayton, Ph.D.

Intervention

So You Want to Be an Interventionist! (Part Two)
Written By: Ed Storti, B.A., C.A.D.C. II, B.R.I. II

HELPS: Identifying the Rock Bottom for a successful Intervention
Written By: Ken Seeley, BRI II, CNDAI II, RASi

So You Want to Be an Interventionist! - Part One of Two Parts
Written By: Ed Storti, B.A., C.A.D.C. II, B.R.I. II

Intervention vs. Hitting Bottom
Written By: Pat Moomey, BRI, CATC, CRC

How Do I Move a “Feet” Client Into His/Her “Head and Heart”?
Written By: Two Addiction Ladies, Candy Finnigan and Jeanie Griffin

Letters From The Editor

Letter from the Editors - 8th Edition
Written By: Josie and Jim Herndon

Letter from the Editors - Seventh Edition
Written By: Josie and Jim Herndon

Letter From the Editors - Sixth Edition
Written By: Josie and Jim Herndon

Letter From the Editors - Fifth Edition
Written By: Josie and Jim Herndon

Letter from the Editors - Third Edition
Written By: Josie and Jim Herndon

Life and Recovery Coaching

The Power of Pause
Written By: Linda Landon, ACC

Purposeful Recovery: What’s Coaching Got to Do with It?
Written By: Andrew Susskind, MSW, ACC

Peer Reviewers Wanted
Written By: Tom Wentz Ph.D.

Member Blogs

The Chronic Pain Management Price Tag is Growing Out of Control
Written By: Dr. Stephen F. Grinstead, LMFT, ACRPS, CADC-II

Newport News
Written By: Newport Academy

The Challenges of Neuropathic Chronic Pain Management
Written By: Dr. Stephen F. Grinstead, LMFT, ACRPS, CADC-II

Couples Workshop: Early Bird Registration ends March 1st
Written By: Andrew Susskind, MSW, ACC

Please join us for our quarterly network luncheon
Written By: Riverside Center for Behavioral Medicine

Neuroscience

The Medium is the Message
Written By: Dr. Kevin McCauley

The Integration of Neurofeedback and Shamanic Approaches in the Treatment of Substance Abuse
Written By: Stephen I. Sideroff, Ph.D.

Retraining the Brain for Substance Abuse
Written By: Steve Orenstein, LMFT

Older Adults

Addiction, Aging and Hope
Written By: Carol Colleran, CAP, ICADC

Treating the Elderly Substance Abusing Patient
Written By: Paul Neitzert, Psy.D

Other Addictions

Recovery from Tobacco Addiction
Written By: Murray Kelly

Smoking: The “Ignored” Addiction
Written By: Joseph Cruse, MD

Sex, Love and Relationships: When Love Becomes a Drug
Written By: Terra Holbrook, LCSW, CADC

Liar, Liar, Money’s on Fire: Treating Pathological Gamblers and Their Families
Written By: Gary Lange, Ph.D.

Managing Pain and Medication in Recovery
Written By: Dr. Stephen F. Grinstead, LMFT, ACRPS, CADC-II

Point of Return

I Want My Childhood Back
Written By: Julie H.

The Light at the End of the Darkness
Written By: Ryan D.

Very Personal Rehabilitation
Written By: JMichael Fields

Point of Return
Written By: Andrew Martin

Spirituality

Spiritual Transformation or Stagnation? The Story of the 5 M’s
Written By: Bill Wigmore

Souldrama – Touching Love in Indonesia
Written By: Connie Miller, TEP, NCC, LPC

Manifesting A Dream
Written By: Terry Eagan, MD

Have You Embraced Your Purpose Today And Why Should You Care?
Written By: Marcia Ullett, MA

Grace-Filled Trees
Written By: Jeanie Griffin, LPC, MFT, LCDC, BRI II, CADC

View from the Hill

Parity Act: Finally a Reality
Written By: Tian Dayton, Ph.D.

Substance Abuse and Health Care: What Might Be or Could Have Been
Written By: Andrew Kessler

Mergers and Acquisitions
Written By: Andrew Kessler

Health Care Reform, More Than Just a Makeover
Written By: Ronald J. Hunsicker, D. Min., FACATA

View from the Hill
Written By: Andrew Kessler