Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CDC keeps America secure by controlling disease outbreaks; making sure food and water are safe; helping people to avoid leading causes of death such as heart disease, cancer, stroke, and diabetes; and working globally to reduce threats to the nation’s health.
MentalHealth.gov provides one-stop access to U.S. government mental health and mental health problems information.
National Institute of Mental Health
The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) is the lead federal agency for research on mental disorders.
Our goal is to build a better, healthier future for people all over the world. Working through offices in more than 150 countries, WHO staff work side by side with governments and other partners to ensure the highest attainable level of health for all people. Together we strive to combat diseases – infectious diseases like influenza and HIV and noncommunicable ones like cancer and heart disease.
A Primer on Attachment, Trauma, and Substance-Use Disorders
National Association for Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors (NAADAC) Webinar
This free webinar will explore the inter-relationship of childhood attachment deficits and adult substance abuse and behavioral health disorders. Attachment disorders can profoundly affect the undeveloped limbic system of the brain, thus altering normal development and paving the way for later addictive disorders. The neglect and abuse associated with attachment disorders also “hard-wire” the developing brain for later sensitivity to trauma and development of personality disorders. The usefulness of basic screening instruments, such as the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) survey in diagnosis and treatment will be explored, in addition to the role of several hormones and neurotransmitters in attachment and trauma, and how they factor into the propensity for persons with addiction to form “treatment romances” in early recovery.
Heroin is my Father, Booze is my Mother: Addiction as an Attachment Disorder
National Association for Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors (NAADAC) Webinar (October 2016)
This webinar will explore the inter-relationship of childhood attachment deficits and adult behavioral health disorders. Attachment disorders can profoundly affect the undeveloped limbic system of the brain, thus altering normal development and paving the way for later addictive disorders. The neglect and abuse associated with attachment disorders also “hard-wire” the developing brain for later sensitivity to trauma and development of personality disorders.
Interventions with Eating Disorders
National Association for Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors (NAADAC) Webinar
This webinar will review clinical features of Binge Eating Disorder, Bulimia, and Anorexia. Family dynamics will be discussed as they relate to the relating of the family types. Since Eating Disorders have a strong clinical component, some issues around this will be discussed, such as attachment disorders and co-morbidity with substance abuse. Intervention models will be compared and contrasted as to which one works best, with a focus on the Family Systems Model of Intervention. What loved ones and concerned friends can do to help intervene will be also be addressed.
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Addiction’s Perfect Storm – NAADAC Webinar
National Association for Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors (NAADAC)
This presentation, explores the imbalance between impulsivity and cognitive control, basic brain function of an ADHD brain, basic psychopharmacology of stimulants in an ADHD brain, and strategies for accommodating prevention and treatment experiences. The presentation will use case studies of teens and adults to demonstrate these concepts.
