Can an Atkins-style diet really fight depression? Research suggests low-carb …
An increasing number of scientists are pointing to the Ketogenic diet – similar in nature to the low-carb, high-protein Atkins and Caveman meal plans, which have shown promising results in the treatment of depression and bipolar disorder. 'It's a very …
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Ketamine's Rapid Effects in Depression and OCD: Cause for Hope and Caution
Ketamine is an FDA- (Food and Drug Administration) approved drug for anesthesia during surgery and for pain relief — in adults and children. Several studies (including one report published recently) have shown its rapid, positive effects in depression …
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Finney County Community Health Coalition part of national pilot project
The Finney County Community Health Coalition, sponsored by St. Catherine Hospital, is leading a local effort to enhance community planning for dealing with concerns related to behavioral health, including mental health and substance use. Verna Weber …
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Alabama Legislature approves 'Carly's Law' – CBS46 News
The oil does not provide a high for users and neurologists say there's growing evidence that it helps control epilepsy and other neurological disorders that produce serious, debilitating and life-threatening seizures that cannot be controlled with …
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Addiction: Nature versus Nurture
For instance, half of all people diagnosed with bipolar disorder have also been diagnosed with a substance use disorder. Their increased risk for addiction has little to do with the way addictive substances and behaviors are experienced in the body …
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Medical examiner confirms latest fatal heroin overdose
The other drug, police Lt. Mark Newport said, was alprazolam, a prescription drug with the trade name Xanax that is used to treat anxiety and panic disorders. Newport said no heroin or drug paraphernalia was found at the scene of Sclafani's death, so …
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Question by ajrangerover: How much does rehab cost?
Regular rehab compared to Promises Malibu.

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Answer by brenda
ask Lindsy logan paris hilton britney spears etc.

Answer by raysny
Most rehabs are AA based, a sort of crash course (or brainwashing, if you prefer). AA members love to joke about how the new members spent thousands of dollars just to be told to go to free meetings.

AA has about a 5% success rate; don’t believe a rehab that claims high success rates. (They love returning customers.)

“One recent study found that 80% of all alcoholics who recover for a year or more do so on their own, some after being unsuccessfully treated. When a group of these self-treated alcoholics was interviewed, 57% said they simply decided that alcohol was bad for them. Twenty-nine percent said health problems, frightening experiences, accidents, or blackouts persuaded them to quit. Others used such phrases as “Things were building up” or “I was sick and tired of it.” Support from a husband or wife was important in sustaining the resolution.”
Treatment of Drug Abuse and Addiction — Part III, The Harvard Mental Health Letter, October 1995.

(This seems average)
“Depending on the type of program and accommodation you require, the costs for a 28 days rehab stay at our centers usually range from $ 13,700 to $ 31,700. Both, cheaper and more expensive rehab options are offered depending on your needs and length of treatment. In some cases, we can offer you quality treatment options starting from as low as $ 2,000.” http://www.choosehelp.com/faq/how-much-will-it-cost

“In the March 1 complaint, a copy of which you’ll find below, Beau Monde alleges that Love, 42, paid $ 10,000 shortly after entering the facility in August 2005, but still owes it $ 181,286.
The way I figure, it cost $ 191,286 for 86 days of rehab. Or, $ 2,224 per day. That includes spa fees, of course.”
http://j-walkblog.com/index.php?/weblog/posts/the_cost_of_rehab/

That coffee you're sipping could soon be more expensive
“I don't drink wine and alcohol,” Cappelli, 52, said after buying the $ 3.25 drink at Blue Bottle Coffee at San Francisco's Ferry Building, in the shadow of the Bay Bridge. “Coffee … Is there some sort of coffee rehab? If so, hopefully mine has coffee …
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Vermont fights drug crimes with treatment, not jail
And with drug treatment costing roughly a tenth of incarceration costs, the savings are potentially in the hundreds of thousands of dollars. Drug and alcohol treatment diversions are used elsewhere, but experts say the Vermont legislation being …
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A 'bad day' in rehab costs Chris Brown his freedom
The singer was arrested on Friday, March 14, 2014, after he was dismissed from a Malibu facility where he was receiving treatment for anger management, substance abuse and issues related to bipolar disorder. (AP Photo/Lucy Nicholson, Pool). A 'bad day' …
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Former baseball star Strawberry looks to open drug and alcohol treatment …
ST. LOUIS — A Florida health care company wants to open a St. Louis County substance abuse rehabilitation center named for former Major League Baseball star Darryl Strawberry. The 51-year-old Strawberry played for the New York Mets and New York …
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Amanda Bynes returns to Twitter
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Gwen Stefani names son Apollo
Chris had been ordered to complete 90 days of treatment at the facility by a court, but stayed an extra five days to ensure he wouldn't relapse. Chris' friends and family, including his mother Joyce Hawkins, then threw him a small homecoming party last …
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Question by jaswinelover1: Does anyone know the real reason cats are so “bipolar?”?
Why, why ,why , is it that one minute they are warm and loving and let you pet them, and the next they bite, chew and attack?

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Answer by HEY HOW ARE YA
Because they are cats

Answer by Sarah
Yes I agree. I still love cats and I know many cats that almost never attack ever! But there are quite a few cats that act like this. Most cats do not have the ownership ability as other animal like dogs. Cats don’t really care to please you and most will not even come when you call them.

UCLA researchers searching for genes that cause bipolar disorder
Bipolar disorder is a severe mental illness that affects 1-2% of the population. Although it is known that genetic factors are significantly involved in the disorder, the specific genes that are responsible are not known. Therefore, UCLA researchers …
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6 Signs of Bipolar Disorder
I'm not a weatherman or -woman, but as a psychiatrist I certainly know bipolar behavior when I see it. At the risk of being accused of anthropomorphizing, I must say our weather is demonstrating bipolar tendencies. It's winter, and here in the …
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'Infinitely Polar Bear' puts human face on bipolar disorder at the Sundance …
It's hard to imagine that a film about a manic depressive father struggling to raise his two daughters, while trying to win back his wife would be so laugh-out-loud funny, but that's exactly the case in writer/director Maya Forbes' directorial debut …
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Question by datdudeyahknow: Question about self harm treatment?
I have a friend who cuts herself and she has asked me about what can she do to get better and if there are any treatment places but I don’t know much about the topic. Um she lives in the Phoenix, Arizona area if that helps any. Thanks for the answers!

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Answer by anna unff
I’m not sure about treatment places, but I’m positive there must be some sort of Mental Rehabilitation center near you and her tha can offer self-harm treatment but a big deal of getting over her addiction (which is pretty much what it is) is for her to get to the bottom of why she cuts. Some people think you can get over your mental issues on your own (depending on the degree of the issue) and some i’m not sure if they believe that but I am one of the people who believes our own mind and thoughts are the answers. I’ve pulled through a lot, as well as self-harm which is a work in progress but currently going strong, and honestly the best thing i can think to tell her is to realize why she cuts. Is it a family problem? An ex-boyfriend who hurt her so badly? Childhood bullying? For me it was my bullying and then later on a family problem and then my ex reintroduced me to it. I had to realize that even though it took the pain away, it wasn’t helping with my problems.

See if you have a school consellor for her to talk to if she’s comfortable, that would be a good place to start. They can probably give you more information about where to go from there. They may be able to talk her to her parents if she was comfortable with that, but honestly I can say that going to a school consellor would be a great decision as it was the first step for my recovery. By the way, you’re a great friend just because you didn’t turn your back on her and leave her to deal with this alone, she’s lucky to have you 🙂

http://www.rehabcenters.com/categories/Arizona
^ you need to sign up i think or enter a postal code, but i just googled “Self-harm rehabilitation centers Pheonix, Arizona” and this came up,

message me if you have something else to ask if you want

Answer by Frank Thomas
I believe there are generally two ways in which self-harm is treated. A lot of people on Yahoo Answers seem to view it as an addiction. If your friend is religious and believes that self-harm is an addiction over which she is completely powerless, she can check out http://selfmutilatorsanonymous.org/, the website for Self-Mutilators Anonymous (a 12 step program based on Alcoholics Anonymous) that views self-harm as a disease and an addiction. I used to attend AA meetings, but they never did me any good. I have since quit on my own. It is a religious program, even if the people at the meetings say that no, it’s a spiritual program. That’s like saying that it’s a lemon, not a citrus fruit. In 2003 the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that AA is actually a religious program. So, your friend must believe in God, and she must believe that only God can help her with her problems. Not friends, not family, not herself, but only God. Alcoholics Anonymous reports a success rate of about 6% to 7% of people who have attended for over a year. The rate of remission of alcoholism, that is stopping without doing anything, is 5% during any given year. So, AA has about a one or two percent success rate, and those are their own numbers. I expect the same from Self-Mutilator’s Anonymous.

The other approach would be a psychiatric approach. Cutting is a symptom, not a disease. If cutting is a symptom, then a therapist would try to get to the bottom of the reasons why your friend cuts herself and helps her deal with it, and a psychiatrist prescribes medication for your friend to reduce her desire to cut herself. Most cutters have bipolar disorder, borderline personality disorder, major depression, or eating disorders, or any combination thereof. They would try to work with your friend’s impulse control.

I think she needs to be in an inpatient psychiatric facility so that she can’t find any sharp objects to mutilate herself with. She’ll be able to see a psychiatrist about three times a week and therapists every day. It’s not like a prison sentence. It’s a place to get better.

I hope this helps.

Nuanced Media Client, Integrative Pain Center of Arizona, Provides Safety …
Integrative Pain Center of Arizona (IPCA) is the premier pain clinic in Tucson. Having worked for 10 years to develop the technology, the experience, and the organization to offer truly patient-centered evaluation and treatment for all types of pain …
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Buffs have 20-20-20 vision, top UW
The blow opened a cut on his forehead and trainers helped him off the floor and into the locker room for treatment. He returned in the second half with a bandage … (2) Arizona 76, Oregon State 54: Aaron Gordon had 17 points, Rondae Hollis-Jefferson …
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Florence case praised as good example of teen-suicide intervention
The administrators intervened, sending him for treatment after they found a Japanese comic book glorifying suicide and a list of 10 students he wanted to harm written in a homemade journal. Although the incident is troubling, the intervention is a …
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