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7 Types of Gamblers

Gateway Foundation

They often approach gambling with a higher level of commitment and seriousness, engaging in it more frequently and with greater intensity. These gamblers display impulsive behaviors and might engage in excessive gambling to numb their feelings or avoid facing reality. They often cannot stop gambling, no matter how hard they try.

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How to Quit Buying Scratch-Off Tickets

Gateway Foundation

For most people, lottery tickets are harmless fun they occasionally engage in once in a while. Adopt Healthy Habits Replacing gambling with healthy habits can help improve your emotional state and alleviate boredom that may contribute to your urge to purchase lottery tickets. Are Lottery Scratch-Offs Bad?

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How do we know when posttraumatic stress disorder is getting better?

Society of Clinical Psychology

Using the findings from the review, we have proposed a set of definitions we think represents a sound way forward and hope might be adopted in order to standardize what it means for someone to get better: Construct. Treatment response. All of these approaches have their strengths and weaknesses. Definition. Discussion Questions.

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Harnessing cultural identity as a protective factor in minority mental health: Applications to children and families

Society of Clinical Psychology

Consistent with previous work highlighting the importance of adopting a strengths-based framework for minority mental health (e.g., 2012), the focus on this blog post is to emphasize the benefits and practice of assessing and integrating cultural strengths into the treatment process for youth and their families. Gaylord-Harden et al.,

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Introduction to Trauma-Informed Care for Juvenile Offenders

Relias

By adopting a trauma-informed perspective, juvenile justice systems and organizations can address immediate legal concerns but also foster healing, resilience, and positive transformation for young people engaged in the juvenile justice system. thyroid disorder or neurological problems) Review of personal history (e.g.,

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What Care Coordination Is and How To Implement It

Relias

Clients often receive treatment for physical health conditions separately from mental illness and substance use. But in reality, they all impact the success or failure of any single treatment plan. Provide patient education, improve engagement, and ensure appropriate hand-offs during transitions of care.