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Studies in OCD

OCD. However, the authors do note that a previous study did indicate beneficial results, thus indicating there may be possibilitie...

Evaluation of a CBT session

on too long, she says things that do not need to be said, like the comment about not wanting to overwhelm him and they will go thr...

Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy as a Treatment for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

put into place active behavioral modification plans, and require the use of pharmacological support. Understanding treatment opti...

Children and the Psychological Effects of PTSD Associated with Hurricane Katrina

illness. Post traumatic stress syndrome can result from diversity of causes including the horrors of war, sexual abuse, or even s...

Overview of Sleep Apnea

symptoms (Zepf, 2003). The "gold standard" for diagnosing sleep apnea is to use polysomnography in a sleep laboratory (Zepf, 2003)...

Sexual Abuse as a Cause of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)

was missing during the formative years, this search most often leads to a superficial fix time and time again due to the individua...

OCD and CBT

and emotionally unbalancing illnesses they truly are to the adolescent population. Studies have pinpointed six cognitive elements...

Psychotherapy and Bipolar Disorder

this basis; however, rather than using the Freudian concepts of ego, superego and id, Berne found the concepts of parent, adult an...

Eating Disorders and Differing Perspectives

bulimia it is helpful to first examine the so-called facts. According to these "facts" eating disorders affect females more frequ...

A Look at the BDIS-2

The Theoretical Base The theoretical base for this test is linked to the belief that behavioral and emotional problems often go h...

DSM IV Disorders and the PDSQ

ideation is measured on the basis of six specific components found on the Depression scale. Each disorder is matched with respect...

Etiology of OCD

(i.e., taking more than an hour a day) or when they cause marked distress or significant impairment for the individual (Diagnostic...

Quality of Life and the Effects of OCD

that ultimately triggers the beginning signs of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in children who have suffered a bout of strep ...

Overview of Dyslexia

the last 30 years (Singleton, 2000). Essentially, making positive diagnosis of dyslexia involves establishing that: 1. The childs ...

Overview of Dementia

strikes first in the medial temporal lobe, memory recall, confusion and forgetfulness are typically the first identifiable symptom...

Reaction Paper to the National Commission on Sleep Disorders Research Report 'Wake Up America: A National Sleep Alert'

they are tired, or not getting enough sleep, they can quickly understand how a large number of people in the nation could make a b...

The Impact of Adult ADD/ADHD on Education

diagnosis of ADD is an extremely complex process, which is complicated by the fact that the symptoms are very similar to other emo...

Middle Aged Women and Eating Disorders

their bodies. However, the study also reveals that this concern with appearance does not diminish with age, which is not the resu...

Etiology of School Age Children's Seizure Disorder

developing epilepsy; the changes increases to three percent at seventy-five years of age. The typical nature of epilepsy is to st...

Behavioral Disorders in Students and the Value of Early Identification and Intervention

encouraged. Activities such as these lead to a number of behavioral problems and in some cases can lead to either voluntary or in...

Literature Relevant to Adolescent Developmental Disorders

relationship with both the mother and her family and the father and his family (also in relation to property and/or inheritance la...

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...

Overview of Behavioral Disorders

Additionally, both disorders can be hereditary, but environment can also play a factor. Both disorders are affective disorders of ...

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...

Borderline Personality Disorder Represented by the Character of Graham in the Film Sex, Lies and Videotape

uses his videotapes to overstep personal boundaries with women. Important to note in his interactions with women is his revelatio...

Impact of Bulimia

a result, bulimics tend to go through cycles of bingeing and purging repeatedly. Overview of the Research In cases of bulimia ...

Evaluating the Impacts of a Vegetarian Diet Proposal

health and that any perceived quality of life benefits are more related to ideology than scientifically demonstrable benefits deri...