Dual Diagnosis Treatment

For many years, professionals in the fields of mental healthcare and addiction treatment have seen the connection between Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and substance abuse. They have treated individuals who are attempting to deal with this co-occurring disorder, and have been successful in many cases. However, there have really only been theories as to […]

Without a doubt, Amanda Bynes has easily kept her name in the headlines, but some would say for all the wrong reasons. Starting back in October when she received her second DUI, Bynes has continued to attract attention, as she was placed on an involuntary psychiatric hold and her parents were granted financial conservatorship of

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