Thanks for sharing these personal stories and also for the overview of addiction knowledge.
I work as a volunteer for an organization helping families whose loved ones have a severe mental illness. When addictions are paired with mental illness, the cognitive abilities of many patients who have both disorders most definitely are damaged, sometimes permanently. The subject of addiction is such an important one. Better understanding of brain function is vital to treatment and potentially positive outcomes.
I admire your commitment to helping those with mental illness, which is't an easy road for the patient or the caretakers. I agree that it's imperative to recognize how brain function affects behavior. This helps in devising a treatment plan specific to each patient that can improve their quality of life, if not a total cure.
Thanks for sharing these personal stories and also for the overview of addiction knowledge.
I work as a volunteer for an organization helping families whose loved ones have a severe mental illness. When addictions are paired with mental illness, the cognitive abilities of many patients who have both disorders most definitely are damaged, sometimes permanently. The subject of addiction is such an important one. Better understanding of brain function is vital to treatment and potentially positive outcomes.
I admire your commitment to helping those with mental illness, which is't an easy road for the patient or the caretakers. I agree that it's imperative to recognize how brain function affects behavior. This helps in devising a treatment plan specific to each patient that can improve their quality of life, if not a total cure.