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Somatoform Disorders and DSM-V

one-third of patients with major depression experience remission using the first medication prescribed. This leads the doctor will...

Abnormal Psychology Depression

This all contributed to a lack of stability in his life. He got a job at a printing company in 1960 and within a year, he married...

Four Interventions for OCD

This essay briefly explains four clinical approaches to treating obsessive compulsive disorder. The philosophy and foundation of e...

Homosexuality, Shifting Societal Views

This essay draws on sources to describe the shift from viewing homosexuality as a criminal offense and a mental disorder to a more...

Borderline Personality Disorder, An Overview

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

Bipolar Disorder

year 1650 when Richard Burton, a scientist, wrote "The Anatomy of Melancholia" which was a work that detailed depression. In fact,...

Issues in Psychology

A positive life leads to health in all areas, physically, mentally and spiritually. The negative side is a general lack of consist...

The Varied Manifestations and Causes of PTSD

Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) results from a...

BPD Difficlut to Diagnose

a relatively new mental illness category. Gunderson (2001) explained that borderline personality disorder "is layered between neur...

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

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

Autism and Treatment

that are characterized as "autism spectrum disorders." This paper lists these conditions and then, because it is a short essay, co...

Psychological Evaluation of Hughes

age 70. He was a legend as well as a mystery throughout his lifetime. He was a millionaire several times over as soon as he inheri...

Social Work: History and Application

large, multifaceted group that is its own entity in a sense. After all, we tend to prescribe certain qualities and judgments to so...

DSM-IV-TR Axis 1 Disorders

manual used by psychiatrists, psychologists, and many others who work in the mental health field. This manual is referred to simpl...

Cyber Bullying

properly! Schoolyard bullies have long made lives miserable for their victims who typically endure unrelenting taunting and phys...

Psychiatric Drugs

is excreted from the body. By the time the drug goes through membranes and organs, less than 100 percent of the drug is available ...

ADHD as a Predictor of Social Development

academic performance is widely written about and accepted. Studies indicate conclusively that ADD is associated with poorer academ...

When Adolescents with Bipolar Disorder Attempt Suicide

of risk and the impact for families. Research suggests that there is a need to consider the approaches for assessing suicide ri...

Bipolar Disorder Treatments

improvement, and 57% of those using psychosocial interventions showed no improvement (Keks, 2009). Clearly, the administration of ...

Psychotropic Medications

J. (2009, April 8). When to avoid antidepressants in bipolar patients. Psychiatric Times, 26(4), 5+ Loganathan, N., Lohano, K., Ro...

Developmental Disorders, Psychosis, and Schizophrenia

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

Paraphilias, Learning Theory and the DSM

The learning theory perspective provides a basis for creating functional change when fetishism or paraphilias are particularly pro...

A Definition of Bipolar Disorder

In a paper of three pages, the author reflects on the difference between bipolar I and bipolar II and provides definitions of both...

Autism Spectrum Disorder and Whole Word Instruction

is an abstract concept that can be interpreted many different ways. The whole word method stems from an understanding of literacy ...

Setting Appropriate Goals for Children with Disabilities

reduce fluid retention in the brain and the ability to control for fluid retention (often resulting in the implantation of stents ...

Differential Diagnosis of Bipolar Disorder and the Misuse of Mood Stabilizers

of Bipolar II are more likely to develop the disorder, and this hereditary component has become the center of genomic research int...

Different Topics in Psychology

share many of the prevalence characteristics of ASDs. As a result, the classification of Aspergers Syndrome as a PDD can have a n...

Anxiety Disorders and the Impacts on Adolescent Suicide

of risk and the impact for families. Research suggests that there is a need to consider the approaches for assessing suicide ri...

Article Analysis Concerning Depression Types

This 4 page paper gives an analysis of two different articles about depression and treatment of the disorder. This paper includes ...