Acid is a slang term for lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD). It belongs to a group of substances called psychedelics. Acid can alter a person’s thoughts, feelings, and the way they perceive the world around them. When a person uses acid, they become disconnected from reality. They may see, hear, and…
Pandemic Increases Hurdles for People Seeking Addiction Treatment
The COVID-19 pandemic is making it more difficult for some people seeking treatment for addiction to find help, experts tell the Cincinnati Enquirer. People who depend on libraries for Internet access are not able to take advantage of telehealth counseling and online sober meetings. In the Cincinnati area, Quick Response Teams…
Schizophrenia and COVID-19: Impact and management
The COVID-19 pandemic may place additional strain on those with schizophrenia and other forms of mental illness. It may exacerbate symptoms and make coping with schizophrenia more challenging. Schizophrenia does not directly increase a person’s chances of contracting COVID-19. However, underlying health conditions in a person with schizophrenia may contribute to more…
Attachment, Borderline, and Transference-Focused Therapy
Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is a condition in which people have significant difficulty with emotion regulation, instability of sense of self, and difficulty with interpersonal relations. The advocacy group National Alliance for Mental Illness reports that BPD affects 1.4 percent of the population, 75 percent women. According to the DSM-5, BPD is associated with…
Vagus Nerve Stimulator May Help Relieve Indigestion
A vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) device that hooks onto the ear shows promise as a new, non-invasive treatment for indigestion. Researchers at Harvard Medical School recently discovered that patients with a form of indigestion called functional dyspepsia appear to benefit from this earbud-like vagus nerve stimulator. The initial findings of this study (Sclocco et al., 2020)…