Emerging Adulthood, the period of life from approximately age 18 to the late 20s, is not only a critical time for psychological and social development, but also for physical brain development. Contrary to a popular assumption that the brain is mature by the age of 18, recent studies have shown that profound brain growth and change still occur during Emerging Adulthood.
When people abuse alcohol or drugs, they are taking risks with their health. It does not take long for damage to occur to ones brain, body, and mind. Along with the substance itself, there are risks and dangers associated with the lifestyle of substance abusers. Certain lifestyle risks include financial, relationship, security, career, and overall.. read more ?
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a widely used therapeutic approach which examines the link between a clients environment, thinking and eventual behavior. The premise of this approach is based on the idea that a persons particular way of perceiving an event or situation will determine how he/she feels and ultimately acts. It is a model that.. read more ?
Written by Bradd Easton CEO at New Hope Recovery Center The period after high school through the late 20s is now considered a unique developmental phase, Emerging Adulthood. For Emerging Adults life is typically filled with an unprecedented amount of change and a time for asking many deeply-personal life questions. Robin Marantz Henig discusses some.. read more ?
Written By Bradd Easton CEO at New Hope Recovery Center Emerging Adulthood, the period of life from approximately age 18 to the late 20s, is not only a critical time for psychological and social development, but also for physical brain development. Contrary to a popular assumption that the brain is mature by the age of.. read more ?
