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Bipolar Disorder Discussion

In 1875, Falrets findings were called Manic-Depressive Psychosis and considered a psychiatric disorder (Caregiver.com, 2003). ...

Fatal Attraction as an Example of Borderline Personality Disorder

an adult and mourning the loss of her relationship, Alex places much of her self-identity into her role in the relationship, and t...

Genetic Disorder Marfan Syndrome

abnormally" (The National Marfan Foundation, 2005). Physicians who followed also noted similar problems in other patients which al...

Children and Causes of ADHD

a correlation of Attention Deficit Disorder with differences in thyroid hormone receptors. Researchers have found "a small subset...

A Trio of Perspectives on Antisocial Personality Disorder

defense mechanisms (Chapter Sixteen). They are difficult in therapy because their psychic structure is so poorly constructed; it ...

New World Disorder by Todorov

the Bush regime as "of the original Trotskyist and Marxist formation", a somewhat surprising observation perhaps in view of the lo...

Opposing Ritalin Prescription

very controversial and many say that children are "doped" which is a chemical alternative to treating the real problem ("Britain" ...

Physician's Role and Dementia

attributed to the increased sophistication of the diagnostic methodologies, technology, and increased understanding. WHY IS CONDI...

Murderous Children and Poor Parenting

this concept, and in his attachment theory, he explained, "Evidence is accumulating that human beings of all ages are happiest an...

New Medications for Bipolar Disorder/A Research Proposal

bipolar disorder will participate in this study. Diagnostic procedures will include DSM-IV multiaxial evaluation, physical examina...

Symptoms Prior to Diagnosing Childhood Onset Bipolar Disorder

around 8 or 9 oclock at night, depending on their age. So they have a lot of trouble getting to sleep, and there is a tendency fo...

An Article on ADD Critiqued

suffered frontal lobe damage are often misdiagnosed as having ADD, as the symptoms tend to mimic each other (Shelley-Tremblay et a...

Manifestation Differences and Dyslexia

between 5% and 15% of all Americans (Health & Medicine Week, 2004). Padget has given a good definition of the condition, which it ...

Overview of Hemoglobinopathies and Hemoglobin Electrophoresis

elbow, with the help of an elasticised band placed around the upper arm in order to restrict blood supply and make collection easi...

Overview of Conversion Disorder

to: "weakness, paralysis, sensory disturbances, pseudoseizures, and involuntary movements such as tremors. Symptoms more often af...

Alcoholics and ADHD

Disorders (DSM-IV) of the American Psychiatric Association outlines the criteria for making a diagnosis of ADHD (Wilens, 1998). Ac...

Use of Lithium Within The Field of Psycho-Pharmacology

notes that another five percent are victims of occasional despondency, with one of every six people succumbing to a "serious, or m...

Literature Review on Borderline Personality Disorder

order to make a diagnosis of BPD, the client should demonstrate behavior that indicates five or more of these characteristics (Pal...

Arguing Against Ritalin Use

think of how prevalent these conditions of hyperactivity have been throughout history? These are two of the most important questio...

Cognitive Behavior Therapy and Bipolar Disorder

have been shown to help patients, including "cognitive behavior therapy and interpersonal therapy" (Oerlinghausen, Berghofer and B...

Homework, Students, and ADD/ADHD

Students attempt to complete their homework in a very different setting than that in which they received instruction (Bryan and Bu...

Students with ADHD and Educational Strategies

can be cared to asking the student what steps they need to take to complete the assignment (Salend, Elhoweris and Garderen, 2003)....

Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder

range from simple personal habits like repeating words in certain situations, to more serious conduct, such as excessive hand wash...

Stem Cells and Their Potential

("paralysis," 1996). As far as Takayasus arteritis is concerned, it is a disorder marked by progressive closure of multiple arter...

ADHD from a Mother's Perspective

In this paper consisting of eleven pages the mother of a child recently diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is...

3 Theorists on Psychological Disorders

Three Perspectives: 10 pages in length. This paper examines the theories and treatments of psychological disorders as viewed by t...

Concepts Related to PTSD

the event, whether the victim can still clearly "see" the perpetrators, or if a certain degree of either denial or distortion take...

Overview of Skin Disorders

and keratin fragments to adhere to the sebum and block the follicle opening. Bacteria trapped with free fatty acids within the fo...

Psychological Disorders and the Impact of Attitudes That Are Culturally Sanctioned

In five pages this paper discusses psychological disorders and the impact of beliefs that are culturally sanctioned. Four sources...

Anxiety Disorders and Valium Treatment

In eleven pages this paper reveals how Valium can be used to successfully treat a variety of anxiety disorders. Ten sources are c...