ECHO MALIBU Teen Treatment Center Offers Support for Father's Day Related Depression, Anxiety and Substance Abuse
Malibu, CA (ContentDesk) June 15, 2006 -- Both anecdotal evidence and informal studies support the idea that Fathers Day represents a time in which many Americans experience a rise in depression, anxiety and substance abuse. The data that supports such a belief suggests that the risk is highest in families in which one or more members is an adolescent.
This can be difficult for parents whose primary focus is appropriately, the family. "Dr. Jeffrey Nalin, Executive Director of Echo Malibu adds, "As with adults, adolescents may experience great disappointment around any holiday if theyre expecting a holiday that is a direct reflection of what the media has told them is ideal. Most families fall short." He goes on to state, "Teens may also pick up on the anxiety of adults, the disappointment that they are not emerging into what their parents had hoped they would be, or simply be impacted by the collective stress a holiday can bring. This is also a time that unresolved Father issues my come to a head." Rucker adds, "The bottom line is that if you are talking about at-risk youth, any added stressor can serve as a trigger for substance abuse or other problem behaviors.
Parents should watch for signs that indicate that their child might be in trouble." According to Dr. Nalin, "Some of the signs parents should look for include: changes in sleeping habits or appetite, social isolation or retreat, changes in dress or appearance, a change in friends, or loss of interest in pursuits that have been of importance. It isnt always easy for parents to determine the nature or severity of an emerging problem." In an effort to assist parents, Echo Malibu Teen treatment Center, http://www.echomalibu.com , is offering free parenting classes throughout the summer.
Echo Malibu also has extra counselors on duty 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to provide assistance to families who may be in crisis. Parents or youth may call 800 780 ECHO to speak with a counselor, or set up an appointment to participate in the parenting classes, free of charge.
Echo Malibu is a leader in the field of treatment for youth struggling with chemical dependency, emotional and behavioral issues..
Seasonal Affective Disorder? 5-HTP May Help
Scottsdale, AZ (ContentDesk) November 22, 2005 -- As the holidays approach, a natural supplement 5-HTP, which increases serotonin levels, may help battle depression, sleep disorders, anxiety, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), and other chronic health conditions. To get the highest quality L-5-HTP available, Jigsaw Healths all-natural form of 5-HTP is extracted from the seeds of the Griffonia simplicifolia tree found principally in the West African countries of Ghana, Ivory Coast, and Togo. Various parts of the Griffonia simplicifolia tree were traditionally used not only as chewing sticks, but as African healing remedies to treat wounds, nausea, kidney ailments, and more.5-HTP, short for L-5-Hydroxytryptophan, naturally augments serotonin in your body when it is unable to produce it on its own, and can be effective at reducing symptoms of
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Do You Wake Up at 2 am? Is it Depression? Or is it...?
Do You Wake Up at 2 am? Is it Depression? Or is it...?Has this happened to you? You go to sleep easily, but 2 amcomes around and your eyes pop open. You're totally awake,but you know you need more sleep. You look at the clock andgroan - you have to be up at 5 am to get ready for work, andyou know you'll be groggy, irritable, and fuzzy-brained ifyou can't get back to sleep.Your mind searches for the reason why you can't sleep. Yougo over your recent fight with your husband, word for word,over and over. Or you agonize over the poor grade you got onthat test.
You may discover problems you didn't even knowyou had - not enough time to yourself, too much stress, toolittle respect from your family or coworkers.The negative thoughts charge on, and you stay wide awake.Is it depression? Is it stress? Do you need sleeping pills,or anti-depressants?Maybe. But before you begin medicating yourself, try thissimple experiment. Don't eat any sugar for a week, and don'tdrink any alcohol after 5...
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Is There Healing in Mysticism?
Shamanic healing is a spiritual and energetic method of healing that deals with the spiritual aspect of illness.
There are three common causes of illness, in the shaman's worldview.
A person may have lost his or her power, causing depression, chronic illness, or a series of misfortunes.
In this case, the shaman journeys to restore that person's lost power.
Over tens of thousands of years, mankind's ancient ancestors all over the world discovered how to maximize human abilities of mind and spirit for healing and problem-solving.
This remarkable system of methods has developed into what is know today as "shamanism," a term that comes from a Siberian tribal word for its practitioners: "shaman" (pronounced SHAH-mahn). The word shaman comes through Russian from the Evenk people of Siberia (referred to as Tungus by Russians). It is sometimes spelled saman, but shaman is more accurate. For much too long, Spirit has been left out of Western medicine....
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What Divorce Parenting Practices is Best Appropriate for Toddlers?
Toddlers, toddlers, toddlers! Very young, seems don't understand what is happening yet their development may be affected by parental divorce. During the first three years of life, children grow quickly and become mobile, learn language, begin to understand how the world works, and form social relationship. With parental divorce, threat to child's full development will always be present.But here is the good news. Did you know that you as parent possess all the power to help your children make a positive adjustment to family changes? All you need to know is learn how divorce affect your children and determine what divorce parenting practices is best appropriate for them. Knowing how toddlers react to divorce will bring you to a better position of knowing the best appropriate divorce parenting practices you can give for your child.So let's start the ball rolling.
How is toddlers affected by divorce? Toddlers are most concerned about how their own needs will be met. Toddlers may worry...
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Playing Tetris With Time
Publishing Guidelines: You have permission to publish this article electronically or in print, free of charge, as long as the resource box is included with a live link to my site. A courtesy copy of your publication would be appreciated. ***********************************************************Title: PLAYING TETRIS WITH TIME MANAGEMENTAuthor: Email: mailto:editor@overcoming-depression.comcopyright: by Dave Turo-Shields, ACSW, LCSWWeb Address: http://www.Overcoming-Depression.comWord Count: 549Category: SuccessPLAYING TETRIS WITH TIME MANAGEMENTThere I was, running around trying to juggle umpteen items and doing only a fair job of it at best. There was my therapy business, and I have been putting big pieces into place to add coaching to my business along with having to prepare a presentation for an annual convention. Then there's family, kids' needs, marital needs...
You know what I mean.Suddenly I thought about my wife. I began to notice how smoothly she manages tasks in her...
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Dealing With Disappointment
Copyright 2006 Daniel N Brown
Have you experienced any disappointments lately? What a dumb question, right? Life is full of disappointments.
Disappointment is nothing more than dashed expectations. When people put too much expectation on things or other people, disappointment is inevitable. People and things will always disappoint us.
It's good to remember that it's not so much what happens to us, but how we handle it. When our expectations become let down, it will be at that moment when we must decide how to react.
When things don't prosper or succeed according to our plan, the first thing we feel is disappointment, and this is normal. There is nothing wrong with feeling disappointed.
But, we must know what to do with that feeling or it will move into something more serious.
The devil would like for nothing more than for us to lie in the pit of disappointment for as long as possible. This way he can cause the seed...
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Learn To Manage People
Learn to Manage PeopleBy (c) Copyright 2004 If you are a manager you are by definition dealing with people. You are managing them. As such, to be successful you must be able to build up a rapport with those you are managing.If you are to get the best from your staff you must be able to encourage them, cajole them, or otherwise persuade them. Of course ultimately you may have to discipline them, but this is a last resort.Why is it then that so many managers are so bad at dealing with people?For...
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Free Satellite TV Systems
A satellite TV system is simple. It consists of a receiving dish that captures signals from a satellite and a receiver that amplifies the signal for transmission to a TV.
Technologically advanced, the new systems include a free satellite TV dish complete with mounting and related hardware, four free receivers with universal remotes, free DVR receiver, HD satellite TV receivers, and in addition freebies like free installation and warrantees.
The systems are state-of-the-art...
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Life Insurance Policies
Life insurance is a kind of insurance policy that covers the costs after the death of the insured person. These costs include estate settlement costs, death taxes, or any charities. It is particularly meant for providing security for the insured's dependents.
Life insurance policies are basically of two types: term insurance and permanent insurance. A term insurance policy is where the benefit is paid if the insured dies during the term of the policy.
Term insurance polices...
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Clickhandbags.com Finds a Niche in the Online Classifieds War
(ContentDesk) December 11, 2005 -- Clickhandbags.com launched in April of this year and is now the three major search engines favorite classifieds site for the term, "Handbags."
In fact it's the first site ever to only list handbags in a venue for buyers and sellers to meet. The entire site including customer service, sales and marketing is handled by a staff of just two...
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Loans to secure your future - Secured Loans
People are afraid to go for a loan for satisfying their financial necessities. They believe that their bad credit history will deny them from getting the loan. But this is only a myth, with secured loans available in the market, taking a loan after having a bad credit record has become so convenient.
Secured loans are those loans that are secured by some collateral or security. Collateral can be any valuable asset. It can be home, car, boat or any other property of the borrower...
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