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    A Closer Look at How Nutrition Affects Mental Health

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    Practicing positive self-talk, repeating affirmations, learning self-love, these are some of the most commonly thought of practices when it comes to ways to improve [...]

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    Why Your Nutrition is Key to Long-Term Recovery

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    “Food is thy medicine,” said Hippocrates, the ancient physician universally referred to as the father of medicine. If this statement was true thousands of [...]

  • Anxiety Disorder in Veterans

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    A 2013 study found that approximately 12 percent of veterans are diagnosed with generalized anxiety disorder, which is 4-to-6 times higher than the general population. [...]

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    Xylazine: What It is and How It Affects Humans

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    Overdoses are one of the leading causes of death in the United States, and now a new threat is rising fast: an animal tranquilizer [...]

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    The Different Ways Trauma Affects Our Lives

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    Trauma affects different people in many different ways. What might be a traumatic event for one individual might not be that intense of an [...]

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    How Long Does Recovery Take? Your Guide to Understanding the Drug Recovery Timeline

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    Whether you’ve been sober for one day or one year, it’s a common experience to wonder how long recovery takes, and what recovery timeline [...]

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    The Main Differences Between Panic Disorder vs Generalized Anxiety Disorder

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    Everyone experiences anxiety from time to time, and there’s nothing abnormal about feeling anxious. In most instances, anxiety is simply a normal human reaction [...]

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    ASAM Levels of Care for Pyramid Healthcare – Maryland: Q&A With Dominic Barone, VP of Operations

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    1. What ASAM levels of care are offered at our Maryland Facilities? Harford – 3.7WM, 3.7, 3.5 (Male and Female) Charlotte Hall –  3.7WM, [...]

  • Close-up face of depressed male sitting alone at home holding face with hand, deep thoughts feeling lonely. Frustrated young man pondering make difficult choice, suffers from mental pain, heartbreak.

    Understanding Anxiety Disorders: The Top 5 Different Types of Anxiety

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    Stressful situations are inevitable in this lifetime. We all encounter them, and usually far more than just once or twice — and we all [...]

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    The Effects of Alcohol Abuse on Individuals and Families

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    Whether you live in the state of Virginia or not, you’ll want to know about the difference between alcohol use disorder and binge drinking, [...]

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    Inpatient and Outpatient Substance Abuse Treatment in Maryland

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    Whether you’re in Harford County or St. Mary’s County, if you’re a resident of Maryland looking for substance use disorder treatment, you want to [...]

  • Elderly veteran wearing World War Two cap thinking about what’s next while approaching the end of life.

    Veterans and Depression

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    Feelings of sadness, loss of interest in activities people once enjoyed, isolation from others and low energy may be signs of depression. In some cases, [...]