Since addiction is a disease which affects the entire person – mind, body and soul – it makes sense to offer help that will address it on the same basis. We here at The Dunes East Hampton have developed a holistic treatment program that offers our clients a different approach than the traditional one of…
Emotional and behavioral disorders refers to a wide range of behaviors that humans can exhibit. The point at which a certain behavior pattern becomes a disorder depends on when it becomes an ongoing issue in relationships with friends, family members, coworkers and others. If a person’s behavior repeatedly creates difficulty in establishing or maintaining these…
An approach that has been used with success to treat clients with substance abuse issues is our Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). Unlike other counseling methods that look at past events in detail for clues about a person’s present motivations and circumstances, CBT is firmly rooted in the present. Clients meet with their therapist over several…
Wouldn’t it be convenient if all health matters arrived in neat little packages so that doctors and psychologists could focus on one thing at a time? Unfortunately in real life it doesn’t work that way. It’s possible for a patient to be diagnosed with more than one ailment at a time, and each one needs…
Amphetamine abuse symptoms – Amphetamines are stimulants that may be prescribed by a doctor to treat several conditions including: Narcolepsy (a disorder causing excessive daytime sleepiness), ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) or for weight loss. Street names for stimulants include “uppers,” “bennies,” “speed,” and “boot ups.” No matter where someone gains access to the drug,…