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For decades, the media has portrayed people with mental illnesses or disorder in such a way that others did not want to be around ...

Stereotypes and stigmas about mental illness have been consistently fostered by the media but in recent years, there are some tele...

There are many differences between the two latest versions of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. The diffe...

This 3 page paper gives an outline of depression and substance abuse as concurrent disorders. This paper includes the general info...

This paper defines and discusses concurrent mental disorders. The writer indicates what this classification of mental disorders r...

The number of children and adolescents being treated for bipolar disorder has soared exponentially over the last decade. Some expe...

Numerous articles conclude that people who have mental health disorders are more likely to smoke than people who do not have such ...

This 3 page paper covers the early diagnosis of 16 month old infants with autism spectrum disorder. This paper covers the diagnosi...

The title identifies the three disorders that are discussed in this paper. This report presents journal entries from a nurse psych...

disorder that is characterized by obsessions, i.e., thoughts, and/or compulsions, acts that must be done. The acts become rituals....

food poisoning; from that point forward in young Ruth Deanes life, she was controlled by an invisible force that made her life a l...

dozens of times a day or making sure the coffee pot is unplugged even though she remembers unplugging it are just some of the beha...

the issue is included, as well as a suggested (and very basic) framework for the specialized investigation the student addressing ...

In five pages this report reviews and article featured in 1994's Annual Review of Psychology. There is 1 source cited in the bibl...

In eleven pages this paper examines control of Schizotypal Personality Disorder through treatment with counseling and medication. ...

of worthlessness and despair. There are some sub-classifications which include: unipolar disorder, biopolar, and dysthymia(Deren 2...

chest, perhaps indicative of a desire for protection from contact that may be painful. Marge did not shake my hand at the onset o...

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

benefit from the combined benefits of pharmacotherapy and psychosocial therapy. Inherently associated with suicidal tendencies, b...

vision problems or learning disabilities or "whether a childs behavior is simply immature or exuberant" ("Attention" 77). Accurate...

11 pages and 8 sources. This paper considers the impacts of using Ritalin in the treatment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Dis...

This essay discusses two types of training for teenage alcoholism - impulse control and skills training. A one page outline is inc...

The literature has consistently concluded that effective leaders have high emotional intelligence and the key is self-awareness. T...

This paper presents a comprehensive overview pertaining to this disorder. Fourteen pages in length, twenty-five sources are cited....

This 10 page paper gives an overview of health care access problems. This paper includes mental illness, substance abuse disorders...

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

This research paper presents an overview of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder that describes its effects, symptoms and reco...

Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM-IV) defines borderline personality disorder (BPD) by listing nine diagnostic criteria, which...

the process of building a developmentally based clinical intervention" (Geidner, 2009, pp. 370-371). Sexual history interview que...

are considered "axis 2" disorders by the DSM IV-TR, suggesting their involvement in serving as a foundation for higher-level axis ...