Help for Addiction
Addictions are complex disorders that are rooted in a variety of unique biopsychosocial factors for each person. Although there are treatment approaches that appear to have good evidence in their effectiveness to help people combat addictive behaviors, effective professionals work to engage the addicted individual with methods and approaches that fit for the individual and do not rely on a one size fits all approach.
Learn more about addiction through the HBO Special available for free at HBO:Addiction.
Although I often walk individuals and families through the process of finding an appropriate addictions treatment program, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) offers an excellent substance abuse and mental health treatment program website.
Adolescent Treatment for Addiction and Mental Health Concerns
The research continues to grow supporting the idea that most adolescent substance problems are related to unresolved mental health concerns. Although there are some similarities, the treatment of adolescent and adult substance abuse problems are different, as each group has unique developmental needs that must be accounted for in treatment. Therefore, caregivers of youths struggling with addictive behaviors should give considerable attention to the treatment settings they employ to assist their adolescents and make sure these programs operate using evidence-based practices, as well as employ staff who are experienced helping work through common adolescent resistance in professional and humane way. Programs that utilize heavy confrontation and overly strict disciplinary measures have not been found to be effective, and in some cases have be found to actually increase problematic behaviors.
A helpful guide to help with some of the basic questions about adolescent treatment can be found at http://www.drugfree.org/get-treatment.
Learn more about addiction through the HBO Special available for free at HBO:Addiction.
Although I often walk individuals and families through the process of finding an appropriate addictions treatment program, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) offers an excellent substance abuse and mental health treatment program website.
Adolescent Treatment for Addiction and Mental Health Concerns
The research continues to grow supporting the idea that most adolescent substance problems are related to unresolved mental health concerns. Although there are some similarities, the treatment of adolescent and adult substance abuse problems are different, as each group has unique developmental needs that must be accounted for in treatment. Therefore, caregivers of youths struggling with addictive behaviors should give considerable attention to the treatment settings they employ to assist their adolescents and make sure these programs operate using evidence-based practices, as well as employ staff who are experienced helping work through common adolescent resistance in professional and humane way. Programs that utilize heavy confrontation and overly strict disciplinary measures have not been found to be effective, and in some cases have be found to actually increase problematic behaviors.
A helpful guide to help with some of the basic questions about adolescent treatment can be found at http://www.drugfree.org/get-treatment.