Archive for the ‘Substance Abuse Therapy’ Category

Question by Gypsy Whitemoon: With Post Traumatic Stress Disoder can people work or are they employable.?
I know this person who has PTSD and they would like to work. they go alright for a few weeks but they dont complete anything and often have issues with other employees. Will this behaviour continue or is there a drug that will tone down the symptoms and make them more employable. They seem to have a complex form

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Answer by Jade Leprechaun
I have it got on a job i work though i have had to change jobs quite a but an am underemployed lexapro klonepin helped me get this far as has family support more info ask

Question by Happy Thanksgiving!: Is Student Support Services in a school system a fancy word for “School Psychologist”?
If children hear psychologist wouldn’t that scare them like something is wrong with them. I was curious how school systems are now rewording job titles to make it less scary for children to associate things with.

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Answer by Lisa
It depends upon the school. Student Support Services could include many more services than just the psychological. For instance, there could be vocational assistance. There could be help when students get into fights or need study skills. It could refer to assistance with college applications. Of course, it could also include a school psychologist. I think it would be different from state to state as well as from country to country. Perhaps you should contact your local school system to determine how they are using the term.

Question by A: Should I tell my mom, if so how?
My brother and his girlfriend are staying in our basement until they save up enough money to get their own apartment. They just got jobs, so it’ll be a good month or so until they can make a payment anywhere.

My brother was raised by a physically and verbally abused father. My brother has manic depression as well, which isn’t controlled with medicine. But he’s over 18, so we can’t force him to get help at this point.

He seems to be taking after his father, because I just heard his girlfriend say “Quit calling me names” after my brother called her a b-tch and a fata-ss. He also makes fun of her slight muffin top and asks if she “thinks those jeans will fit.”

 

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Social Services: Teachers at Va. Child-Care Center Abusive

Filed under: treatment abuse

Prince William County Police say they launched a criminal investigation of reported abuse inflicted at the Minnieland Academy at The Glen in Woodbridge. The department investigated following a complaint. It cites cruel treatment over a six-month period …
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Drug Treatment Court: Forced Medical Care and Behavior Modification

Filed under: treatment abuse

Because the participants are stigmatized as both "sick" and "bad", when the substance abuse treatment fails, punishment must prevail. Even though her book begins to highlight the problems and issues inherent in drug treatment courts, there is much more …
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Question by marianna D: what is Expressive Therapy all about?

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Answer by DrummerBoy
This is a new label on an old practice that has been around for years. It used to be called “Psycho-drama.” But what it is: the patient and therapist–and sometimes even a couple other patients or therapists–“act out” a situation which pertains to the emotional problem that is afflicting the patient. For example, in a situation where a female patient might be depressed over her husband’s drinking, the therapist might play the role of the husband coming home drunk, and then the patient would get to “exprss” her feeling to him and say what she has been wanting to. After the “skit” they will go over the responses and the therapist might help revise her answers so as to make them more effective when she confronts her husband.

Question by :): What should I do if my parent REFUSES to get me help for my depression?
I’m aware that this is long but I’m desperate for someone to help me and I would greatly appreciate it if someone could provide me their advice or commentary.