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5 Myths About Eating Disorders

MQ Mental Health

An eating disorder is when a person has an unhealthy relationship with food, which can take over their life and make them ill. Although the number of people affected by an eating disorder rises each year, there are still misconceptions that can harm those affected and slow early interventions.

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Can Eating Disorders Change?

MQ Mental Health

But a person diagnosed with anorexia might develop binge eating disorder, or other types of eating disorders, as this personal story backed by research can attest. This Eating Disorder Awareness Week we consider whether eating disorders can change throughout a person’s life. But it’s certainly got ‘different’.

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Can Eating Disorders Change?

MQ Mental Health

But a person diagnosed with anorexia might develop binge eating disorder, or other types of eating disorders, as this personal story backed by research can attest. This Eating Disorder Awareness Week we consider whether eating disorders can change throughout a person’s life. But it’s certainly got ‘different’.

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NASW Observes Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Month

Social Work Blog

NASW recognizes June as Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Awareness Month. Treating PTSD and Co-Occurring Substance Use Disorders Using Prolonged Exposure. The Center for Deployment Psychology will be hosting a 90-minute webinar entitled “Treating PTSD and Co-Occurring Substance Use Disorders Using Prolonged Exposure.”

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Anxiety or Anxiety Disorder?

MQ Mental Health

To kick off the conversation around the topic, we at MQ want to chat about the difference between anxiety and an anxiety disorder. Is it anxiety or an anxiety disorder? The key difference between anxiety and an anxiety disorder is the severity and persistence of the symptoms. This might be a disorder.

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SUPRs — Illinois’s State-Funded Program for First-Time Rehab Clients

Gateway Foundation

The Substance Use Prevention and Recovery (SUPR) division of the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) provides funds for qualified treatment and recovery support centers. Thanks to SUPR grants, Illinois can expand and improve its substance use disorder treatment efforts.

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Getting Better Outcomes from Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Treatments

Society of Clinical Psychology

Several effective treatments for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) exist, yet nearly half of patients continue to have significant symptomatology after receiving them (e.g., High levels of co-morbid problems can interfere with recovery. These approaches have been shown to be effective in anxiety disorders (e.g.,