December 7th, 2008

Parents Involved in Children`s Bulimia Treatment Double Success

Parents involved in their children`s bulimia
therapy may double the children`s percentage to overcome binge eating
after six months, according to American researchers.

The study was conducted at the University of Chicago and involved
eighty teenagers, aged twelve to nineteen, who suffer from bulimia
nervosa. Thirty-nine people were assigned to supportive psychotherapy
and forty one to family-based treatment.

The study`s results showed that forty percent of the participants who
had family-based treatment managed to stop binge eating and purging,
and only eighteen percent of those who had supportive psychotherapy.

October 20th, 2008

The Facts of Abusing Alcohol

Alcohol abuse is not just about those who are addicted. Find out why too much alcohol is a problem in the modern day and realise just how easily it could affect your life through illness or drink driving.

The majority of people enjoy a relaxing drink on a regular basis. But what happens moderate drinking turns to excessive drinking?

Well the statistics unfortunately don’t lie - The World Health Organisation (WHO) estimated recently that across the globe 1.8 million people’s deaths every year are directly attributable to alcohol consumption. Moreover, it has been proven that a country’s drinking levels directly parallel the level of harm caused, ie the more a country drinks, the more alcohol-related harm occurs.

October 20th, 2008

How to Tell if You’re an Alcoholic

Informative article about how to tell if you are an alcoholic or not.

How can you tell if you’re an alcoholic?

To the outsider, who has no problem whatsoever with alcohol, this question might seem a bit silly. But it truly can be a baffling question, especially if you are the one who is caught up in the slippery slope of experiencing both fun times as well as some problems with your drinking.

It can be truly difficult to tell in some cases.


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