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James Slobodzien
Member since 19th July 2005
Occupation: Clinical Psychologist James Slobodzien, Psy.D., CSAC, is a Hawaii licensed psychologist and certified substance abuse counselor who earned his doctorate in Clinical Psychology. The National Registry of Health Service Providers in Psychology credentials Dr. Slobodzien. He has over 20-years of mental health experience primarily working in the fields of alcohol/ substance abuse and behavioral addictions in medical, correctional, and judicial settings. He is an adjunct professor of Psychology and also maintains a private practice as a mental health consultant.
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07th March 2008
Introducing a Multidimensional Recovery Measurement Model for Addictions
The sun was thought to revolve around the earth for 1500 years. It wasn’t until a European astronomer named - Nicolaus Copernicus first formulated a modern heliocentric theory o...
07th March 2008
Introducing a Multidimensional Recovery Measurement Model for Addictions
The sun was thought to revolve around the earth for 1500 years. It wasn’t until a European astronomer named - Nicolaus Copernicus first formulated a modern heliocentric theory o...
07th March 2008
“The chessboard is the world, the pieces are the phenomena of the
Universe, the rules of the game are what we call the laws of Nature
and the player on the other side is hidden from us”
(Thomas Huxley)
Our universe is in a constant process of de...
04th January 2007
Fact or Fiction
1. Marijuana is a very harmful, highly addictive, dangerous, illegal gateway drug that currently has no accepted or proven medical use or cash value as a crop.
Or is it true that:
2. Marijuana is a safe, harmless, non-addictive...
22nd July 2006
Many people assume they need to consume Alcohol to have Good Sex?
For most Americans, consuming alcohol seems to be part of our cultural heritage. We drink at weddings, funerals, birthdays, and pretty much to celebrate anything and everything. We learn...
21st March 2006
Proposing a New Diagnosis and Theory for Patients with Multiple Addictions
By James Slobodzien, Psy.D., CSAC
Do Governments Save Money by Watching Smokers Die Prematurely?
This was the conclusion of a report, commissioned by Philip Morris, who lo...
21st March 2006
Compulsive Gambling and Poly-Behavioral Addiction - Proposing a New Diagnosis and Theory for Patients with Multiple Addictions
By James Slobodzien, Psy.D., CSAC
Recently, I visited Atlantic City for a family reunion and while driving on the Atlantic C...
11th December 2005
Repeated research studies have revealed that secular efforts at rehabilitation have been unsuccessful in preventing recidivism. Not one of the various approaches to psychological counseling has been able to demonstrate success statistically in helping inm...
11th December 2005
Surveys show that religion and spirituality play a central role in the lives of most of the population in human experience. Gallup (1989) found that 53% of the U.S. population considers religion to be very important in their life, and another 31% consider...
11th December 2005
The reasons for initially trying different socially acceptable legal drugs (e.g. alcohol, cigarettes, etc.), and/ or illegal drugs, or for that matter any addictive behavior involvement (e.g. gambling, binge-eating, etc.) are multi-factored (e.g. peer-pre...
30th November 2005
Introducing the Behavior Risk Assessment Screen (BRAS) for Patients with Multiple Addictions.
By James Slobodzien, Psy.D., CSAC
With the end of the Cold War, the threat of a world nuclear war has diminished considerably. It may be hard to imagine t...
01st September 2005
Proposing a New Diagnosis and Theory for Patients with Multiple Addictions
By James Slobodzien, Psy.D., CSAC
Experts in the field of addictions are presently purporting that between 3 and 6 percent of the world's population (193 to 386 million peopl...
24th July 2005
As I climbed 15-feet on a wooden ladder to the top of an old platform, next to this wall of leathery gray flesh, I caught a good whiff of fresh animal dung that immediately cleared my sinuses. Attempting to hide my fear from my wife with a poker face, an...
19th July 2005
Proposing a New Diagnosis and Theory for Patients with Multiple Addictions
By James Slobodzien, Psy.D., CSAC
When considering that pathological eating disorders and their related diseases now afflict more people globally than malnutrition, some expert...
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