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2000). Diagnosing Autism Autism is not a disorder that can be easily diagnosed through some simple process such as a blood ...
large, multifaceted group that is its own entity in a sense. After all, we tend to prescribe certain qualities and judgments to so...
manual used by psychiatrists, psychologists, and many others who work in the mental health field. This manual is referred to simpl...
relationship with both the mother and her family and the father and his family (also in relation to property and/or inheritance la...
and anxiety has long been considered indicative of triggering behavior inherent to the eating disorder. An impulsive personality ...
developing epilepsy; the changes increases to three percent at seventy-five years of age. The typical nature of epilepsy is to st...
of critiques of drug therapy versus the use of other treatment measures are the central themes of this paper. Background of Psych...
oppositional behaviors and are "out of control." This perspective often complicates the learning process, creating a distraction ...
is an abstract concept that can be interpreted many different ways. The whole word method stems from an understanding of literacy ...
very controversial and many say that children are "doped" which is a chemical alternative to treating the real problem ("Britain" ...
can take. It is generally considered to be a very slow and progressive form of arthritis and more often associated with people who...
conspiracy to boost the sales of Ritalin (Lan, 2001). The case, Hernandez v. Ciba Geigy alleges that that the APA colluded with th...
could say that he reinvented it. DSM existed, but it was Spitzer who implemented important changes. For example, it is noted that ...
healthy individual this process typically takes about three months from start to completion. This process takes place through mit...
marriage of close relatives is to prevent inbreeding, or consanguinity. The reasoning behind such prohibitions revolve around the...
a correlation of Attention Deficit Disorder with differences in thyroid hormone receptors. Researchers have found "a small subset...
abnormally" (The National Marfan Foundation, 2005). Physicians who followed also noted similar problems in other patients which al...
defense mechanisms (Chapter Sixteen). They are difficult in therapy because their psychic structure is so poorly constructed; it ...
the Bush regime as "of the original Trotskyist and Marxist formation", a somewhat surprising observation perhaps in view of the lo...
attributed to the increased sophistication of the diagnostic methodologies, technology, and increased understanding. WHY IS CONDI...
this concept, and in his attachment theory, he explained, "Evidence is accumulating that human beings of all ages are happiest an...
suffered frontal lobe damage are often misdiagnosed as having ADD, as the symptoms tend to mimic each other (Shelley-Tremblay et a...
Within six years the name was changed again and is now well know by the acronym ADHD (1997). While the names have changed, that d...
be accounted for approximately 15 percent of perinatal mortality (Angelini and Menihan, 1996). The diagnosis of placental ...
However, the role of temperament and personality is a critical component of crisis intervention, inasmuch as that singular individ...
completely harmless. In many ways a panic attack is reminiscent of the fight-or-flight response which arises in frightening situat...
more common in boys than girls (Silka and Hauser, 1997). Determining the cause of retardation can be difficult and hard to pinpoin...
In five pages this literature review considers noninvasive treatment of learning disorders, mental retardation, and mental illness...
make some conclusions. The DSM-IV diagnostic lists several observable traits usually pertaining to those experiencing a manic epi...
Willwerth, 1992). Anxiety and depression are common (Wallis and Willwerth, 1992). Approximately eighty percent of individuals tr...