The ultra lucrative video game industry is perpetually releasing more complex, realistic and compelling (enthralling for many) video games have been strategically designed to capture and sustain the attention of increasingly sophisticated and able gamers. The nature of these video games seems, for many to generate an increased compulsion to relentlessly engage in game play […]
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Seattle Teenage Drug Abuse and Addiction Prevention
By Dr. Patrick Hart on October 28, 2014 in Drug Intervention | Shame Free Strategies!, Family Intervention and Crisis Prevention, Private Addiction Treatment
Teenage Drug Abuse. Protecting Your Kids from Substance Abuse and Addiction While raising your child is one of the most rewarding aspects of living your life, it is also one of the toughest. As children grow up and become teens, the issues that surround parenting change and many families recognize that their youngsters will certainly […]
Can Facebook Make You Sad? Internet Addiction Therapy
By Dr. Patrick Hart on August 2, 2014 in Depression Treatment | Remain Drug Free, Holistic Mental Health Research, Private Addiction Treatment, Sex Love and Pornography Addiction Counseling, What is Video Game Addiction?
Internet Addiction Treatment Therapy in Seattle for Facebook Addiction and Internet Addiction Disorder: Facebook has granted us a new form of communication that has transformed life in so many ways unimagined just a short time ago. Facebook’s statistics are astounding. In just one single decade, Facebook has signed up some […]
Top 13 Stop Smoking Aids 2014
By Dr. Patrick Hart on March 24, 2014 in Holistic Mental Health Research, Practice Your Mental Health!, Private Addiction Treatment
13 Stop Smoking Aids That Work in 2014
The Sober Truth | Science Debunks 12-Step Rehab Methods
Alcoholics Anonymous | Rehab Success Rates There is a large body of evidence now looking at the real picture of AA success rates. The success rate of The Minnesota Rehabilitation Model (AA Based) is between 5 and 10 percent. Most people don’t seem to know that because it’s not widely publicized. “There are some studies […]
Internet and Techno Addicted Youth | Selfie Addict Attempts Suicide
By Dr. Patrick Hart on March 24, 2014 in Private Addiction Treatment, Sex Love and Pornography Addiction Counseling, Social Phobia and Relationship Counseling, What is Video Game Addiction?
Selfie addict attempts suicide after failing to take the perfect selfie . . . . “People don’t realise when they post a picture of themselves on Facebook or Twitter it can so quickly spiral out of control. It becomes a mission to get approval and it can destroy anyone,” “It’s a real problem like drugs, […]
Remain Drug Free | Call me to explore psychotherapy in Seattle
Side Effects May Include Lawsuit While the balance between efficacy and risks of antipsychotic medications remains questionable, how these drugs became so ubiquitous and profitable is not — huge “pharmaceutical money” drives billions of dollars yearly. Pharmaceutical manufactures and advertising giants are literally “making a killing” Making a Killing: The Untold Story of Psychotropic Drugging […]
Do Twelve Step Programs Like AA Work for You? | Explore Your Alternatives!
By Dr. Patrick Hart on February 27, 2014 in Family Intervention and Crisis Prevention, News, Private Addiction Treatment
Do 12-step programs work? Again, sort of . . . A 10-year-long research study published in 2013 claimed to demonstrate a significant benefit for those attending AA meetings, while critics of the organization often point to a 2006 review article that found no quantifiable benefit from AA or other 12-step programs. In fact, it is clear that […]
Food Addiction Counseling | It is Not Just Psychological!
By Dr. Patrick Hart on February 27, 2014 in Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Holistic Mental Health Research, News, Private Addiction Treatment, Sex Love and Pornography Addiction Counseling
Morphine, morphine everywhere . . . In common cow’s milk, the protein casein breaks down during digestion into a range of casomorphin peptides, while modern (routinely genetically modified) wheat contains several gluten exorphins. Both casomorphins and exorphins are closely related to the well-known opioid, morphine, and exhibit many of its insidious addictive properties. The so-called ‘food opiates’ are […]
Seattle Therapy |Game Addiction | Pornography Addict?
By Dr. Patrick Hart on February 7, 2014 in News, Private Addiction Treatment, Sex Love and Pornography Addiction Counseling
The Psychology of Video Game Addiction Pioneers in the field of video game addiction are making clear thaw fact that this problem is rapidly escalating . Internet game and porn addiction has all the features needed to classify an addiction: losing occupations and loved ones; withdrawal symptoms like cold sweats rage and property destruction . […]