Mental Health and Addiction - Videos

A Single Dose of Ritalin Can Decrease the Compulsion to Use Drugs

Researchers at New York's Mount Sinai School of Medicine found that a single dose of Ritalin decreased connectivity between the parts of the brain where habits form.

Dealing with Kids Who Suffer from Oppositional Defiant Disorder

Dr. Steven Sussman, Ph.D, child and adolescent psychologist, co-founder of the Child and Teen Success centers in NY and NJ, explains how he deals children who suffer from ODD.

Treatment Options for Kids with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

Dr. Steven Sussman, Ph.D, child and adolescent psychologist, co-founder of the Child and Teen Success centers in NY and NJ, explains how he deals children who suffer from OCD.

Dealing with Kids Who Suffer from Affective or Mood Disorders

Dr. Steven Sussman, Ph.D, child and adolescent psychologist, co-founder of the Child and Teen Success centers in NY and NJ, explains how he deals with kids with mood disorders.

Lifestyle Choices That Dumb Us Down

Could where you live and play make you dumber? The choices you make today could be robbing your brain power.

Dealing with Homesickness

Dr. Steven Sussman, Child and Adolescent Psychologist, discusses dealing with homesickness among children.

Camp Homesickness Among Kids

Dr. Steven Sussman, Child and Adolescent Psychologist, talks about dealing with kids' summer camp homesickness.

Who Is Molly?

LSD in the 60's, weed in the 70's, coke in the 80's and heroin in the 90's. Every decade has an "it" drug. Right now it's Molly, a drug advertised as pure MDMA. So who is Molly... and who is taking her home at night?

Emergency Doctor On Molly: 'There Is No Safe Way To Use This Drug'

Emergency Medicine Physician Dr. Robert Glatter joins Marc to talk about why Molly is a dangerous drug and the affects it can have on the human body.

Women And Alcohol: When I Knew I Had A Problem

Kristen Houghton joins HuffPost Live and talks about how she knew that she had a problem with alcohol.

Alternative Medicine: Living With BiPolar Disorder

An estimated six million Americans suffer from Bipolar disorder, including this man who has decided to battle his recent diagnosis head on. Tom Ryan has discovered an alternative treatment that works for him -- and it begins with putting one foot in front of the other.

What Is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?

Dr. Steven Sussman, Ph.D, child & adolescent psychologist, co-founder of the child & teen success centers in NY & NJ, explains

How to Quit Smoking: Prescription Methods

Want to know how to quit smoking? We take a look at how the two prescription methods available to you can help you finally ditch the habit.

What Brings Some People to Commit Suicide?

Every year one million people take their own life, and suicide is said to be vastly under-reported. Who are the people who are likely to commit suicide and what brings them to this state?

Anti-Smoking Ads Appear to Be Effective

An international study suggests ads encouraging smokers to quit can be effective.

Medications Can Help Smokers Quit

New research shows medications can help people quit smoking.

Anorexic Body Image Can Affect Unconscious Movement

People who suffer from anorexia nervosa have distorted body images that appear to affect their unconscious movements.

Teen and Kids Eating Disorders - Overview

Steven Sussman, Ph.D, child and adolescent psychologist co-founder of the child and teen success centers in NY and NJ, talks about teen eating disorders and the causes of eating disorders.

Movement Disorders and Tourette Syndrome in Children

Steven Sussman, Ph.D, child and adolescent psychologist co-founder of the child and teen success centers in NY and NJ, talks about movement disorders and tourette's in children.

Oppositional Defiant Disorder - ODD

Dr. Steven Sussman, Ph.D, child & adolescent psychologist, co-founder of the Child & Teen Success Centers in NY and NJ talks about oppositional defiant disorder and its symptoms.

Depression in Children

Dr. Steven Sussman, Ph.D, child & adolescent psychologist, co-founder of the Child & Teen Success Centers in NY and NJ talks about the appearance of depression among children.

How to Reduce Your Caffeine Addiction

Caffeine is now worthy of two official diagnoses in the mental health diagnostic manual. Sumathi Reddy looks at what techniques work to reduce coffee addiction, and why some people have a harder time quitting than others.

Be More Miserable

Most people do everything they can to fight sadness and misery from overtaking their daily routines. But a new study says that misery may be vital to our mental well-being. Is it time to rethink our efforts to curb negativity from our lives?

Stop Running From Misery To Improve Your Health

Author Jay Michaelson and Professor Jonathan Adler, Ph.D. join Ricky to discuss why it's important to listen to all your emotions (even the negative ones).

Is Suicide Contagious?

Teens with a classmate who committed suicide are more likely to consider it themselves.

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder in Children and Adolescents

Discussion with Steven Sussman, Ph.D - Child & Adolescent Psychologist Co-Founder of the Child & Teen Success Centers in NY & NJ

Mood Disorders in Children

Dr. Steven Sussman, Ph.D - Child and Adolescent Psychologist, talks about children's mood disorders

Anxiety Disorders in Children

Dr. Steven Sussman, Ph.D - Child and Adolescent Psychologist, talks about anxiety disorders in children.

Pandas and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

Dr. Steven Sussman, Ph.D - Child and Adolescent Psychologist, talks about the Pandas disorder and OCD.

There's Actually No Such Thing As Multitasking

There's actually no such thing as multitasking
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