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environment which fed the development of the disease, relapse is not uncommon ("Schizophrenia," 2006). Complete recovery is a poss...

Hurricane Katrina is one of the most recent examples of an event that resulted in PTSD among some victims. Szegedy-Maszak (2005) ...

and compromises the overall individuals mental health status. Checking to make sure the light switch is turned off even though th...

bulimia it is helpful to first examine the so-called facts. According to these "facts" eating disorders affect females more frequ...

Is The American Psychiatric Association has specific guidelines for diagnosing PTSD, specifying that the ordeal which has t...

One set of arguments, those that argue that unusual eating behaviors such as anorexia and bulimia are not in actuality eating diso...

disorder, or a family history of anxiety and neuroticism" (Grinage, 2003). The body responds in measurable ways to various stress...

(i.e., taking more than an hour a day) or when they cause marked distress or significant impairment for the individual (Diagnostic...

The Theoretical Base The theoretical base for this test is linked to the belief that behavioral and emotional problems often go h...

they are tired, or not getting enough sleep, they can quickly understand how a large number of people in the nation could make a b...

strikes first in the medial temporal lobe, memory recall, confusion and forgetfulness are typically the first identifiable symptom...

and emotionally unbalancing illnesses they truly are to the adolescent population. Studies have pinpointed six cognitive elements...

that ultimately triggers the beginning signs of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in children who have suffered a bout of strep ...

considered a condition influenced solely by psychological, physiological and environmental factors, researchers now believe there ...

beliefs. Evans (2006, 37) notes, however, that "The factors that serve to perpetuate an eating disorder may have little to do wit...

But all that stress accumulates" (McGirk, 2009, p. 40). With lengthy tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan, PTSD is unfortunately...

that are characterized as "autism spectrum disorders." This paper lists these conditions and then, because it is a short essay, co...

year 1650 when Richard Burton, a scientist, wrote "The Anatomy of Melancholia" which was a work that detailed depression. In fact,...

A positive life leads to health in all areas, physically, mentally and spiritually. The negative side is a general lack of consist...

Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) results from a...

with attention; hyperactive behaviors; and impulsivity. Children who have this condition have great trouble concentrating and payi...

relationship between childhood abuse and obesity in young adulthood. The abstract of that paper says that the study was of young a...

bipolar disorder experiences either an overexcited or overjoyful state (manic episode) or a hopeless or extremely sad state (depre...

age 70. He was a legend as well as a mystery throughout his lifetime. He was a millionaire several times over as soon as he inheri...

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...

properly! Schoolyard bullies have long made lives miserable for their victims who typically endure unrelenting taunting and phys...

of risk and the impact for families. Research suggests that there is a need to consider the approaches for assessing suicide ri...

share many of the prevalence characteristics of ASDs. As a result, the classification of Aspergers Syndrome as a PDD can have a n...

of risk and the impact for families. Research suggests that there is a need to consider the approaches for assessing suicide ri...