by David Fish | Nov 8, 2016 | theories
Theories that persons with severe mental illness also have biological and psychological vulnerabilities caused by genetic and early environmental life events. When exaggeration of pre-existing conditions occur due to life stress, this might trigger a relapse to an...
by David Fish | Nov 8, 2016 | theories
Postulates that shared risk factors contribute heavily to both substance abuse and mental illness, including but not limited to; social isolation, poverty, lack of structured daily activity, lack of authority role models, environmental ease to access of drugs,...
by David Fish | Nov 8, 2016 | theories
In which people with acute mental illness are perceived to have a negative self-image (anxiety, depression, boredom, and loneliness), leading to a higher prosperity to use psychoactive substances as an escape or relief from these negative feelings.
by David Fish | Nov 1, 2016 | theories
Explores the possibility that past exposure to psychiatric medication alters neural synapses which might create a new imbalance in the absence of the medication; symptom(s) might appear that can only be treated by the re-introduction of the medication.
by David Fish | Nov 1, 2016 | theories
Points to certain types of substance abuse (especially alcohol abuse) exaggerate symptoms common to the condition of autism (impaired social skills, impaired perception of facial emotions, theory of mind deficits and the ability to understand humor).
by David Fish | Nov 1, 2016 | theories
Those with ADHD are more likely to try drugs or alcohol at a younger age than their peers and more likely to experience a negative response from those encounters.
