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is used to categorize symptoms and disorders to aid in a standardized diagnosis between professionals. This has led to an industry...

anxiety disorder is prevalent in our society. It is important for all clinicians to have a firm grasp on this disorder as well as ...

& Adolescent Bipolar Foundation, 2007). The advanced imaging technologies have allowed scientists to scan the brains of bipolar p...

with ADHD/ADD has only a very limited effectiveness, and the side effects and risks associated with it are simply too great. The ...

the many different ways in which the disorder can manifest. For instance, it is possible for the disorder to manifest bodily, such...

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...

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

This 3 page paper provides an overview of how Evidence-based practice is used to treat substance abuse disorders. This paper inclu...

This research paper presents an overview of dysarthria and stuttering, which are both communicative disorders. The paper discusses...

This research paper investigates the subject of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in children and adolescents and includes the e...

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

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

This 3 page paper gives an overview of diagnosing disorders of the central nervous system and the peripheral nervous systems. This...

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

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

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

he is ready to really do something about his illnesses. Identifying Client Information: Name: Eric Beck; Age: 32 Race: Caucasia...

written about this because it is having a devastating effect on girls and women who try to fit the image. It is societys pressure ...

require a combination of therapeutic approaches that may include behavior modification plans, psychoanalysis and even the use of p...

the DSM IV-TR (Therapydoc, 2007). The next one is due sometimes in 2012 (Therapydoc, 2007). It will no doubt change etiologies, di...

many other disorders. Given the prevalence of both ADD/ADHD and Depression, this user linked to each of these disorders. The ADD/A...

is a misconception that can lead to problems in effective treatment Dr. Grohol believes that the best approach to treatment is to ...

of their unhappiness caused by the supposed defect. Phillips (1991) comments that "body dysmorphic disorder has been colorfully de...

children. When these families perceive a problem they are often reluctant to seek help for that problem because of the labeling t...

Center for Health Statistics, approximately 6.7% of children aged 5 to 17 were reported to have ADHD in 1997-2000" (Attention Defi...

one of the primary causes of MPD, most especially when the trauma is related to child abuse. Findings over the last two decades i...

for anxiety" (The Childrens Center for OCD and Anxiety, 2006; also see National Center for Health and Wellness, 2006). There are m...

(Sancar, 1999). It often begins as a defense mechanism to escape the pain of what is happening at the moment but as this defense i...

with mental illnesses may reach out to drugs or alcohol to ease the pain they are feeling. It becomes very difficult to separate t...