In caps and gowns, seven men and women walked across the stage Tuesday October 14, marking a major milestone in their ...

Researchers found that abusers use a mix of intense affection and emotional cruelty to generate a deep psychological hold ...

Addictive personalities aren't real, but addiction is. Genetics, environment, and trauma are some factors that can contribute ...

The fourth step in Alcoholics Anonymous requires participants to take a “moral inventory” of the problems their substance use has caused in their lives before asking God to remove their “defects of ...

People with addiction are addicted to changing the way that they feel. Both drugs of abuse and addictive behaviors reliably and predictably change the way a person feels by stimulating the reward ...

Stephanie S. Covington, PhD, LCSW, a Del Mar resident with a PhD in psychology and a master’s degree in clinical social work, has embraced numerous and diverse fields of interest and areas of ...

Early trauma can have a multitude of detrimental effects and consequences—one of which is dysregulated arousal. Traumatic experiences can disrupt the normal functioning of the autonomic nervous system ...

When my son was born, I made a promise to myself and to him: the cycle of trauma and addiction stops now. I was 12 years sober at the time. The path that got me there had been filled with abuse, shame ...

Childhood trauma has long been known to raise a child’s odds of developing depression and addiction later on. Now, a small but intriguing new study links these risks to specific changes in the brain, ...

Star City Recovery, a detox and residential treatment facility in Los Angeles, recently updated its treatment modalities. These can serve as an alternative to sound healing for those who wish to ...

Before going on to commit violence, domestic abusers use a mix of intense affection and emotional cruelty, combined with ...