UBH Denton Blog

Written by  Nishendu Vasavada, MD to raise awareness for National Children of Alcoholics Week, February 12-18 Recently a lot of attention has been paid to the “addicted brain”. One recent study done at Cambridge reports that persons with cocaine addiction show poor impulse control and low impulse control.  What is even more interesting to note [...]

Experts estimate that one in four children in the U.S. is affected by or exposed to a family alcohol problem. This exposure puts children at increased risk of immediate and future problems. Among them are physical illness, emotional disturbances, behavior problems, and lower educational performance, as well as a much higher susceptibility to alcoholism or [...]

Written by Dr. Nishendu Vasavada, Corporate Medical Director of University Behavioral Health (UBH) of Denton It was 1962. He was a tenth grader that showed up at our house unannounced. He wanted to meet with my Dad.  Dad was the principal of our school and was very popular among the students. I often watched with [...]