| Healing Harmonies: Music therapy helps hospital patients recover, cope
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| 2009-02-02 |
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Music therapy is an established health care profession that promotes wellness, manages stress, alleviates pain and promotes physical rehabilitation, according to the American Music Therapy Association. Is this something that can be or is being used in your facility? Read about some of its uses.
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| New Alcohol Screening Test
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| 2008-12-08 |
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Addiction Medicine | Clinicians Corner | Of Interest To Everyone
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The RAPS4 alcohol screening test is a four-question quiz designed for busy clinical healthcare offices that has been shown to be effective in detecting alcohol dependence in the past 12 months. The RAPS4 test has been found to be highly effective in detecting alcohol dependence in the past year across gender and ethnic groups -- white, black and Hispanic.
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| Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Appears More Effective Than Sleep Medication For Treating Insomnia
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| 2007-11-27 |
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Addiction Medicine | Clinicians Corner | Treatment
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Patients with insomnia who implemented cognitive behavioral therapy interventions such as relaxation techniques had greater improvement in their sleep than patients who received the sleep medication zopiclone, according to a study in the June 28 2006 issue of JAMA. This site includes a reprint of the article from JAMA and also TOP 10 foods for a good nights sleep.
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| Heavy Drinking Still a "Man's World"
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| 2007-10-16 |
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Clinicians Corner | Of Interest To Everyone
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According to figures recently released by SAMHSA from the 2004-2005 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), men outpace women in all categories of excessive drinking. Men are still twice as likely as women (10.5 percent versus 5.1 percent) to meet criteria for alcohol abuse and addiction as defined by the DSM-IV. |
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| Promoting Awareness of Motivational Incentives Blending Team
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| 2007-08-20 |
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Clinical Supervision | Clinicians Corner
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The Promoting Awareness of Motivational Incentives (PAMI) Blending Team developed the tools contained in this package to build awareness of Motivational Incentives (MI) as a science-based therapeutic strategy within the addiction treatment field |
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| The New Science of Addiction: Genetics and the Brain
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| 2007-08-02 |
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Clinicians Corner | Of Interest To Everyone
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An interactive site developed by the University of Utah using a variety of methods, including mice and their brains to describe the effects of drugs and addiction. Great site for educators of all types. |
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| Evidence-Based Practices for Treating Substance Use Disorders - Talking Points
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| 2007-07-27 |
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Administrator's Corner | Clinical Supervision | Clinicians Corner | Of Interest To Everyone
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The intent here is not to demonize EBP - any approach can be just the ticket for a particular client - but rather expose its limitations because it is often wielded as a mandate for competent and ethical practice. Such edicts are gross misrepresentations of the data and blatant misuses of the evidence. |
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| It's Time To Stop Kicking People Out of Addiction Treatment
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| 2007-01-25 |
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Clinical Supervision | Clinicians Corner
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Interventions by professional helpers that are later recognized as ineffective or even harmful have a long and colorful history. Some of the most widely practiced of such interventions have left later generations pondering, "What on earth were they thinking?" |
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| Vitamin D or Boniva® (ibandronate) Reduces Bone Loss from Binge Drinking
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| 2007-01-09 |
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Addiction Medicine | Clinicians Corner | Treatment Populations
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"Teen and young adult 'Web potatoes' face future bone problems even without
drinking," said Wezeman. "If they go on binge-drinking sprees on top of
that, they can harm their bones even more."
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| Presentation Tips for Public Speaking
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| 2006-12-28 |
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Clinicians Corner | Of Interest To Everyone | Treatment
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When you are presenting in front of an audience, you are performing as an actor is on stage. How you are being perceived is very important. Dress appropriately for the occasion. Be solemn if your topic is serious. Present the desired image to your audience. Look pleasant, enthusiastic, confident, proud, but not arrogant. Remain calm. Appear relaxed, even if you feel nervous. Speak slowly, enunciate clearly, and show appropriate emotion and feeling relating to your topic. |
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