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Codependency, Obsessive Love, and Aggression

However, as the treatment industry further studied this condition, larger segments of the population were found to exhibit the sam...

Family Impact of SIDS

In ten pages this paper discusses the family effects, most notably the parental impact of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. Six sourc...

'Peter Pan Syndrome' and Men of Middle Age

members of our society, however, we must force ourselves to separate truth from fiction and to ferret out the reasons within which...

Walker's Battered Women Syndrome and the Frye Rule

be categorised as admissible once it is seen as "generally acceptable" in its field. As Grossman points out, however, since the co...

Examination of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

In nine pages Fetal Alcohol Syndrome is examined in terms of causes, manifestations, and physiological effects including endocrine...

The Legal Defense for Battered Women

To support this assertion, we must first no little more about what BWS is. BWS as a defense was first introduced in court by attor...

Occupational Safety

health and safety and they do this through a variety of educational and compliance initiatives ("Department," 2004). Prevention, i...

Wrongful Birth Case Study Appellate Brief

matters and risks, she wanted to take every precaution to make sure that the baby would be alright. She conveyed her concerns to t...

The Clash of Parents and Medical Professionals in 'Baby Owens'

ultrasound or even an abdominal x-ray (National Institute of Health, 2004). Such was the case with Baby Owens. After the ...

'Wendy' Needed by Peter Pan

As well see in this paper, there are many "Wendys" and "Peters" in the world - the Peters need to be taken care of,...

AIDS

a HIV virus is ready to duplicate it forms long precursor chains of polyproteins which split, under the direction of another enzym...

Down's Syndrome

and characteristics vary from one child to another and this also has scientists baffled. However a standard physical guideline gen...

Definition and Diagnosis of WS Genetic Disorder

difficulty grasping mathematical concepts (Fidler, Hodapp and Dyken, 2002). While not every child with WS fits this profile, a lar...

MSP Psychological Disorder

York, smothered her fourth and fifth children, Molly and Noah Hoyt, both children were less than three months old at the time of t...

Chronicity & Illness Trajectory

refers to being allergic to multiple forms of stimuli. Chronic illness not only impacts the patient, but also the patients family ...

Operation Desert Storm

and the "restoration of Kuwaits legitimate government to replace the puppet regime installed by Iraq" (Richelson, 2001). The Unit...

False Memory Syndrome

the idea that the memories were fabricated. They were based on the wish of the individuals, and not an actual event (Hickey, 2003)...

The Case of Dr. Carl Bennett

would cause him to keep a distance from other children, such as twitching behavior, bands on his teeth, and glasses (Sacks 85). Fr...

The Link Between Type 2 Diabetes and Obesity

ESTIMATED TWENTY MILLION PEOPLE IN THE US ALONE SUFFERED FROM DIABETES IN 2005 (DESHPANDE, HARRIS-HAYES, AND SCHOOTMAN, 2005). AS...

Tourette's Syndrome Treatments Literature Review

physiological effects of a substance (e.g., stimulants) or a general medical condition (e.g., Huntingtons disease or postviral enc...

Causes of Parental Alienation Syndrome

In five pages this paper discusses parental alienation syndrome in a consideration of root causes and custody determinations. Fou...

An Examination of Selective Immunoglobulin Isotype Deficiencies and Agammaglobulinaemia

were widely available, many children affected with XLA did not live through their first decade. The less common alymphocytotic ty...

Children With Downs Syndrome and Development of Language

In five pages this paper examines how children with Downs Syndrome acquire language skills and how this acquisition is different f...

Down's Syndrome and Genetics

In five pages this paper discusses Down's Syndrome and the impact of genetics. Eight sources are cited in the bibliography....

Overview of Sleep Disorders

most likely the cause of this inability to fall asleep (2000). One thing is that changes in sleeping can affect ones ability to sl...

CRT Monitors, Effects, and Diseases

In seven pages this report considers the effects of excessive computer use with such health issues as electromagnetic radiation, b...

Psychological Impact of Post Abortion Syndrome

In eight pages this paper discusses post abortion syndrome in a consideration of its psychological effects. Five sources are cite...

The Psychology of Battered Women's Syndrome

The syndrome is discussed both as a psychological problem and a legal defense. The prevalence of this condition is discussed in te...

Overview of the Genetic Disorder PWS

genetic cause is loss of yet unidentified genes normally contributed by the father" (Internet source). Information at the PWSAs we...

History of Tourette's Syndrome and its Treatment

disruptive to a persons way of life (What is Tourette Syndrome? 2002, See also Tourettes Syndrome, 2002). The typical TS...