Embark-Admin’s Articles on Mental Health & Addiction Recovery
A Guide to Managing OCD During Times of Stress and Uncertainty
As much as 72% of people suffering from OCD also experience a substance abuse disorder. With numbers like that, is it possible that your substance abuse is related to an underlying OCD [...]
How Childhood Trauma Fuels Substance Abuse and AddictionUnpacking the Impact of Childhood Trauma on Substance Abuse and Addiction
Countless studies have shown that adverse childhood experiences (i.e., trauma) are linked to drug and alcohol abuse. Researchers are still investigating the impact of childhood trauma on substance abuse and addiction. [...]
Examining the Impact of Trauma on the Brain and How Therapy Can Help With Healing
Seventy percent of adults in the United States have experienced trauma at least once in their lives. Trauma can impact different people in different ways. However, a traumatic experience does leave [...]
Treatment Plan for Depression: Understanding Symptoms and Types
Everyone feels down from time to time. But if you're feeling persistently sad, losing interest in the things you once loved, and experiencing changes in your self-esteem, appetite, and sleep [...]
The Impact of Trauma on the Brain and How Therapy Helps with Healing
The Coalition for National Trauma Research recently published research on the impact of trauma. The non-profit found that trauma and trauma-related disorders cost the US economy nearly $700 billion annually. Yet this [...]
Choosing the Right Mental Health Rehab Center for ADHD Treatment
On a global level, between 2 and 3% of people have been diagnosed with ADHD. But recent reports have revealed that number may be much higher here in the U.S. More than [...]
How to Cope with PTSD Triggers – Practical Tips for Everyday Life
Are you wondering what is causing your Post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms to occur? It may feel sudden or random, but usually, symptoms arise due to PTSD triggers. Recognizing these triggers [...]
The Role of Peer Pressure in Cocaine Addiction
59.277 million people, 12 and over misused prescription drugs or illegal drugs in the past year. One of the most abused substances is cocaine, which can lead to addiction. Addiction [...]
Why Equine-Assisted Therapy is Useful for Substance Use Disorders
For thousands of years’ humans have cultivated and nurtured relationships with equines. From early civilization, equines were domesticated to help humans with a variety of tasks from agriculture to trade [...]
Dual Diagnosis Treatment
Many times in addiction, there are underlying mental disorders that are coupled with drug or alcohol addiction. This is known as dual diagnosis and these issues need to be diagnosed [...]
