At ATC we hold a weekly co-ed recovery support group that meets on Tuesday afternoons at our clubhouse. Not all members of the group have a primary substance use disorder or are necessarily substance dependent. The qualification to be in the group is simply a desire...
Almost everyone will display some sort of overly aggressive, unproductive acts of unwarranted anger at one time or another. For many young adults who experience frequent outbursts, or exhibit threatening behaviors, individual therapy or anger management programs are...
When psychologists at Kansas State University began delving into health data gathered on 13,000 adults and children, they discovered a gene that may be the reason some children become rule breakers as they are growing up. This gene, DAT1, appears to lead to mild rule...
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is the fastest growing group of developmental disabilities. Given the growing prevalence of ASD, there is increasing focus, understandably, on the screening, diagnosis, and interventions for young children. However, there is less...
Keyword: Codependency Codependency is a cycle, and there is a way to thrust a branch of reason in between its spokes. Pun-intended, but this is a really effective illustration of the problem’s fix, and that will be explored below. The (bi)cycle of dependency has...
As social media trends grow in popularity, the effect they have on the way young adults handle dating and relationships becomes even more obvious. From internet dating, to social media accounts, to the intricacies of emojis in texting, young adult trends have a heavy...
The majority of clients arrive at ATC having first completed a wilderness therapy program. More often than not these students arrive glowing with a renewed sense of pride, confidence, eagerness and hope in continuing the growth experienced in the powerful container...
Alcoholism is one of the most rampant diseases in America today. While so many assume that those who struggle with it are poor, irresponsible, or just plain reckless, nothing could be further from the truth. Anyone could find themselves affected—even country singing...
Meet Depression, The Most Misdiagnosed Mental Illness In the World Unlike physical illnesses like cancer or diabetes, mental illness is difficult to diagnose. And like the aforementioned physical maladies, mental illness is all too easy to misdiagnose as there are no...
The polls have been cast and the votes have been counted, and the results are in, and we now know exactly how teens and young adults (as well as everyone fitting particular demographics) react to social media. It would probably come as no surprise to anyone that the...
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