Social Media, Substance Abuse & Suicide
A recent conference in Hawaii examined the connections between social media, substance abuse and suicide, with a focus on the adolescents. Dr Inaba was one of the featured speakers, and gives us some of the highlights and trends from the conference.
Treatment: how effective is the 12-Step
Our look at treatment continues with a review of a recent op-ed piece criticizing the 12-step program as being antiquated, ineffective, and not keeping up with advances in medication for addiction. Also gambling addiction and suicide.
Compulsive Gambling
Compulsive gambling is another form of addiction, not unlike drug abuse. Compounding the problem is the fact that it is legal, in fact a source of significant revenue for 48 states in the US. Bill Cohen joins Darryl Inaba in discussing problem gambling and the status of treatment.
I-addictions and the new compulsive-obsessive behaviors
IPad, IPhone, and sex-addiction — are they all forms of compulsive- obsessive behaviors? Dr Inaba shares some thoughts.
Food & addictions
Why do we see ever-increasing problems with food excesses, to the point of addiction and serious health issues? How do the functions of the brain impact these obsessions? Should food addiction be included in the new DSM.
DSM-5 draft released for comment
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) was released for public comment recently. The bible of the mental health community – its used in defining what is a mental disorder by establishing criteria and terminology. The changes will have far reaching impacts -medical, legal, mental health treatment, research – with potentially billions of dollars at stake. And controversy is already swirling. Dr Inaba comments.