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Overview of the Anorexia Eating Disorder

body and thought patterns, and can be triggered by a variety of events (Lucas 5). For example, the stress of starting a new job o...

Anthrax Cause and Response

The disease known as Anthrax is caused by the highly infectious microorganism Bacillus anthracis. The bacteria...

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

with attention; hyperactive behaviors; and impulsivity. Children who have this condition have great trouble concentrating and payi...

One Mental Illness

and friends. Doctor Kohn calls it the most debilitating form of mental illness. The may because it can come on suddenly and becaus...

Recognizing and Treating Turner Syndrome

syndrome may have other health problems including high blood pressure, kidney problems, heart problems, diabetes, thyroid problems...

TBI and Students

of an injury. It often occurs due to a hard blow to the head that causes the brain to move and basically crash into the skull. Oth...

An Overview of Menopause

think of this in societal or psychological terms. Generally, one views their life as divided into periods such as "school", "work"...

A Troubling Human Parasite The River Fluke

There are hundreds, if not thousands, of parasitic organisms in the world that prey on mankind. One of these organisms is the Chi...

Diagnosing a Stroke

The general symptoms of strokes, both ischemic and hemorrhagic, and transient ischemic attack will have a sudden onset (Caplan, 20...

THE CASE OF BEN AND A PERSONALITY DISORDER

incident mentioned in the case study in which Ben presented the "gift from Jesus" to a pedestrian does lead to a definite lack of ...

Acute Asthma: A Case Report

Introduction Dawn Lights, a 21-year-old university student with early onset moderately persistent asthma reported that she was re...

Kidney Failure and Treatment

chronic disease. A medical dictionary, available online at http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com, indicates that the ter...

Alzheimer's Disease

("Three stages," 2011, p. 1465). Mild cognitive impairment characterizes the second stage of AD ("Three stages," 2011). The thre...

Schizophrenia and Treatment

The paper outlines this psychosis and the associated symptoms. The potential use of cognitive behavioural therapy to aid with the ...

UTI's Planning Health Program

rates per 100,000 by ethnicity in San Francisco are reported as: African-American, 1,302; Asian/Pacific Islander, 446; Latino, 535...

Vitamin D Supplementation and a Qualitative Study

In a paper of five pages, the author reflects on the value of vitamin D therapy presented in case series study. This study shows ...

Definition, Causes and Treatment of PTSD

p. 120). DSM-IV-TR diagnostic symptom criteria include nightmares, intrusive memories, avoidance and arousal (Dyer, et al, 2009). ...

Nightingale's Theory, Case Study of Elderly Woman

client who is the focus of this case study is an 86-year-old woman who has been living at home with her husband. Her medical histo...

Three Categories in DSM-IV

(Rowney, Hermida and Malone, 2009). Comorbidity is common with both generalized anxiety disorder and panic attacks with overlappin...

Brief Summary of Depression

from chronic - or dysthymic - depression); dysthymic depression, mild yet chronic in its attack upon the individual. The perpetua...

Definition and Manifestation of Inflation

too few goods" (p599). Another definition given is that it is an increase in the "money stock, either total or per capita" (Bronf...

The Control and Management of Inflation

many be numerous inflation rates that are all valid, with different sectors or industries having different inflation rates. Howev...

Alcohol and Drug Use/Juvenile Crime

health and well-being (Neff and Waite, 2007). While illicit substance usage peaked in the late 1970s, recent statistics indicate t...

Understanding the Physiology of AIDS and HIV

(Center for Disease Control, 2007). AIDS is directly associated with certain lifestyle choices. Homosexual males are amon...

Existential Therapy Case

that individuals want to take responsibility for their own behaviors and decisions. People especially must take responsibility for...

Abruptio Placentae

age, particularly among those women who are under 20 or older than 35; * Maternal uterine fibroids; * Maternal smoking, alcohol us...

Headaches and Migraines

that could be severely disabling (Taylor et al, 2004, p. S-3). The differences between a migraine and a tension headache are as f...

Parkinson's Disease and PT Treatments

In nine pages this paper discusses how Parkinson's disease symptoms can be alleviated through various types of physical therapy ap...

A Research Proposal on Social Phobia

approaches: medications and psychotherapy. Cognitive behavioral therapy has shown the greatest promise. Among other elements, this...

Overview of scleroderma

occur, due to the effect of the disease on intestinal muscles. Heart and lungs may also be affected because of poor blood flow and...