Addiction compromises three elements according to DSM-IV-TR (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders). 1) Continuation of a behavior despite adverse social, occupational, recreational, emotional, and physical consequences. 2) Obsession or preoccupation 3) A feeling of being out of control It’s not just the drug; it’s
Read more →o Alcohol has been associated with adolescent fatalities due to automobile crashes, homicides, and suicides (Cherpitel, 1994). o Adolescent drug and alcohol use were predictive of early onset sexual behavior (Mott & Haurin, 1988). o Adolescents who used drugs or alcohol frequently were more likely than abstainers
Read more →Depression is a state of low mood and aversion to activity that can affect a person’s thoughts, behaviour, feelings and physical well-being. Depressed people may feel sad, anxious, empty, hopeless, helpless, worthless, guilty, irritable, or restless. They may lose interest in activities that once were pleasurable, experience loss of appetite
Read more →These education videos are for Korean American Parents. Dr. John Gottman explains how to teach children to understand and regulate their emotional world. Video 1: Emotion Coaching 01 (Korean) Video 2: Emotion Coaching 02 (Korean)
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