ISAP in the News (2010)
Compiled by UCLA Health Sciences Media Relations.
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Researchers Examine Possible Link Between Tanning and Addictive Behavior
Suzette Glasner-Edwards, clinical psychologist and a member of ISAP, was quoted April 19 on ABCNews.com about criteria determining whether a behavior can be termed an addiction.
From the report:
"It takes a long time to formally classify something as an addiction," said Suzette Glasner-Edwards, a clinical psychologist and researcher in UCLA's integrated substance abuse programs. "Typically it takes a lot of research studies to see if all the symptoms ... really conform to how we understand addiction to other things. It's a pattern of progressively losing control over a behavior. There are a lot of different ways we assess whether a person has lost control over drinking or drug use."
Glasner-Edwards explained that behavior would have to go beyond self-destructive and impair other areas of their life as well, such as social interaction and recreational activities.
"If they don't have impairment in their life as a result of it, then they won't get that diagnosis," she said.
"Study Shows Links between Tanning and Addictive Behavior"
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/MindMoodNews/tanning-addiction-study-suggests-link/story?id=10419575
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Dealing with a Drug-Addicted Child
Richard A. Rawson, an associate director of ISAP, appeared Feb. 16 in an ABC World News series that explored options parents have for helping a drug-addicted child.
From the series:
The “tough love” approach took off in the 70s and 80s: when all else fails, crack down. It can work, but experts caution that, if handled wrong, tough love can also do harm.
"We found that the major impacts of treatments that involve a lot of confrontation and tough love are to drive people away from treatment," said Richard Rawson, associate director of UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs. "It's exactly the opposite of what we want to do."
“Family in Crisis, at the Breakpoint”
http://abcnews.go.com/WN/tough-love-part-ii-parent/story?id=9852608
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Computer Program Shows Teens Possible Effects of Meth Use on Their Appearance
Larissa Mooney, assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at the Semel Institute, commented Jan. 7 on ABCNews.com about a new anti-drug program to prevent teens from taking methamphetamine. The program uses a camera and software to show teens how the drug might alter their appearance for the worse within a few years.
“Face2Face Computer Program Shows Kids Consequences of Meth Use”
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/Drugs/face2face-computer-program-shows-kids-faces-crystal-meth/story?id=9491314
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Strategies for Making Changes in Our Lives and Keeping New Year’s Resolutions
Suzette Glasner-Edwards, a research psychologist at ISAP in the Semel Institute, appeared Dec. 31 on KPCC 89.3 FM’s “AirTalk” program. She discussed strategies to make changes in our lives and keep New Year’s resolutions.
“New Year’s Resolutions: How to Quit a Vice”
http://www.scpr.org/programs/airtalk/2009/12/31/new-years-resolutions/
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in the News (2009)