In-Depth
Alcoholism
Risk factors
- Alcohol use: Do you have a drinking problem? Alcohol use self-assessment — Take this self-assessment to rate your drinking habits and explore solutions.
- Empty nest syndrome: Tips for coping Empty nest syndrome — Understand how to deal with sadness after your last child leaves home.
Complications
- Fetal alcohol syndrome Fetal alcohol syndrome — Comprehensive overview covers symptoms, causes, prevention of these irreversible birth defects.
- Liver problems Liver problems — Comprehensive overview covers symptoms, causes, prevention of liver diseases and conditions.
- Suicide and suicidal thoughts Suicide and suicidal thoughts — Comprehensive overview covers warning signs, causes, risks and treatment.
- Bone health: Tips to keep your bones healthy Bone health — Find out what you can do to promote and protect bone health.
- High-risk pregnancy: Know what to expect High-risk pregnancy — Find out how to promote your health and your baby's health.
Alternative medicine
- Mindfulness exercises: How to get started Mindfulness exercises — Understand ways to practice mindfulness.
Coping and support
- Mental health: Overcoming the stigma of mental illness Mental health: Recognize and cope with the stigma of mental illness.
- Intervention: Help a loved one overcome addiction Intervention — Join forces to break the cycle of destructive behavior.
- Denial: When it helps, when it hurts Denial — Understand denial and its impact in the face of stress, illness or addiction.


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