Sentences with phrase «improving addiction disorders»

Secular Meditation and Addictions Treatment Today we have ample research evidence (NIH, NIDA, SAMHSA, etc.) that mindfulness, meditation, yoga, and mind training all have some effectiveness in improving addiction disorders.

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«Maybe this situation provides a better chance of finding genes that are linked to the gambling disorder, and maybe that would pave the way for improving our understanding of the genetic transmission in general for psychiatric disorders, particularly in the realm of addiction.»

Its mission is to increase access to and improve the quality of addiction treatment, to educate physicians, and other health care providers and the public, to support research and prevention, to promote the appropriate role of the physician in the care of patients with addictive disorders, and to establish addiction medicine as a specialty recognized by professional organizations, governments, physicians, purchasers and consumers of health care services and the general public.

Researchers here are advancing understanding of autism, addiction and mood disorders, improving the treatment of Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease and schizophrenia, and finding new ways to help children succeed in school.

Within the fields of microbiology and immunology, neurologic diseases, neuropharmacology, behavioral, cognitive and developmental neuroscience, and psychiatric disorders, the center's research programs are seeking ways to: develop vaccines for infectious and noninfectious diseases; understand the basic neurobiology and genetics of social behavior and develop new treatment strategies for improving social functioning in social disorders such as autism; interpret brain activity through imaging; increase understanding of progressive illnesses such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases; unlock the secrets of memory; treat drug addiction; determine how the interaction between genetics and society shape who we are; and advance knowledge about the evolutionary links between biology and behavior.

«It would be great to improve the storage and transport of dopamine for PD therapies, but we'll be just as excited to find compounds to be used in treating addiction, depression or other disorders,» says Miller.

Therapeutic diets have been successful in helping people improve their heart disease (10), (11), irritable bowel disease (12), hashimoto's disease (13), diabetes (14), (15), (16), (17), polycystic ovary syndrome (19), general auto - immune disorders (30), and an assortment of «lower - grade» health issues like leptin - insulin resistance (obesity) and food addiction (18), (27).

With a history of disordered eating and addiction to exercise, a part of my personal journey toward achieving improved health (and becoming a wiser, more balanced nutritionist - in - the - making who is now in a better position to help others) has been to address HA.

One in 4 children experiences a mental health disorder annually, 73 and half of those who will have a mental health disorder at some point in their life will first be diagnosed at age 14 or younger.74 Furthermore, about half of all children will experience a traumatic event — such as the death of a parent, violence, or extreme poverty — before they reach adulthood.75 And as the opioid epidemic continues to grow, students are coming to school affected by a parent's addiction as well as the havoc and instability that it can wreak on family life.76 In addition, as students experience other issues — such as puberty; family matters, like divorce; and bullying — having supportive trained adults to talk to in school is critical for improving their well - being and attention to learning.

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I am also trained in EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing,) an exciting form of therapy which can target trauma, addictions, anxiety disorders, and can improve performance in work and recreational tasks.»