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DSM-IV-TR Axis 1 Disorders

manual used by psychiatrists, psychologists, and many others who work in the mental health field. This manual is referred to simpl...

When Adolescents with Bipolar Disorder Attempt Suicide

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

Cyber Bullying

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

ADHD as a Predictor of Social Development

academic performance is widely written about and accepted. Studies indicate conclusively that ADD is associated with poorer academ...

Autism Spectrum Disorder and Whole Word Instruction

is an abstract concept that can be interpreted many different ways. The whole word method stems from an understanding of literacy ...

Psychotropic Medications

J. (2009, April 8). When to avoid antidepressants in bipolar patients. Psychiatric Times, 26(4), 5+ Loganathan, N., Lohano, K., Ro...

Psychiatric Drugs

is excreted from the body. By the time the drug goes through membranes and organs, less than 100 percent of the drug is available ...

Bipolar Disorder

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

Issues in Psychology

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

Psychological Evaluation of Hughes

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...

Autism and Treatment

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

The Varied Manifestations and Causes of PTSD

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

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

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

BPD Difficlut to Diagnose

a relatively new mental illness category. Gunderson (2001) explained that borderline personality disorder "is layered between neur...

Bulimia and rincess Diana

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

Multi-Axial Categorization of Psychological Disorders

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

PTSD and its Effects Upon Soldiers' Lives

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

BIPOLAR DISORDER AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT/SOCIALIZATION

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

One Possible Intervention for Schizophrenia

There have been a number of psychotherapeutic approaches used to treat schizophrenia and other serious mental disorders. The one d...

Case of Postpartum Depression

In a paper of four pages, the author identifies mental health issues, including borderline personality disorder and postpartum dep...

Manic Depressive

The title manic depressive was changed about three decades ago but it is still referred to by this label. Today, it is called bipo...

Veterans and PTSD

Post-traumatic Stress Disorder is a condition that interferes with every aspect of life. It is the results of being exposed to a v...

All About Cognitive Therapy

This essay explains and discusses cognitive therapy from its inception. It includes references to empirical evidence for the inter...

Autism Spectrum Disorder

This essay offers information about autism spectrum disorder and specifically autism. Age of onset, symptoms, and some bio-neurolo...

Four Interventions for OCD

This essay briefly explains four clinical approaches to treating obsessive compulsive disorder. The philosophy and foundation of e...

Homosexuality, Shifting Societal Views

This essay draws on sources to describe the shift from viewing homosexuality as a criminal offense and a mental disorder to a more...

DSM-IV and Categories of Disorders

alcoholic may have full knowledge that the substance is disrupting his or her life in some dramatic way (such as the loss of a job...

Somatoform Disorders and DSM-V

one-third of patients with major depression experience remission using the first medication prescribed. This leads the doctor will...

Generalized Anxiety Disorder Overview

In a paper of four pages, the writer looks at generalized anxiety disorder. Factors associated with diagnosis are examined in some...