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Diagnosis and Treatment of Sybil's Multiple Personality Disorder

In five pages this paper examines Sybil's diagnosis of multiple personality disorder, psychotherapy, and treatment through hypnosi...

Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Endometriosis

In ten pages endometriosis is examined in a comprehensive overview that considers physiology, diagnosis, and treatment approaches....

“Blink”: Gut Feelings and the Diagnosis of Heart Conditions

(one of the complicating factors in coronary artery disease) on an annual basis (Woods 27). Unfortunately, even more go untreated...

Mental Illness and Substance Abuse Dual Diagnoses

context of the problem of addressing dual-diagnosed populations. The Dual Diagnosis The term dual diagnosis is a relative...

Definition and Diagnosis of WS Genetic Disorder

difficulty grasping mathematical concepts (Fidler, Hodapp and Dyken, 2002). While not every child with WS fits this profile, a lar...

Arguing for Aggressive Asthma Diagnosis and Treatment

1996). It is the root cause of epidemics of bronchiolitis and pneumonia and is a serious threat to life of infants younger than o...

ADHD and ADD Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatment

criteria which are used to determine if a diagnosis of Attention Deficit Disorder is appropriate in a particular case. The Diagn...

Symptoms Prior to Diagnosing Childhood Onset Bipolar Disorder

around 8 or 9 oclock at night, depending on their age. So they have a lot of trouble getting to sleep, and there is a tendency fo...

When a Child is Diagnosed with Autism

or anything else they can think of to explain away the event. After the denial is no longer possible, anger sets in. This stage mi...

The Multiaxial Diagnosis of Mental Illness

disorders (Axis I), as well as the presence of pervasive or personality conditions (Axis II). The third axis allows for the ident...

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...

Diagnosed Disorder: OCD

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

The Diagnosis of "Ben," Part II

symptoms, which can include diminished or altered sense of smell (Symptoms of a brain injury, 2008). This type of injury also rel...

The Diagnosis of "Ben"

This 3 page paper provides an overview of a case of "Ben" a man who displays a number of different symptoms. This paper relates s...

ADHD Diagnosis And Assessment

in grades Kindergarten through 8 (Erford and Hase, 2006). It has 24 items that are rated on a scale of 1 to 5, almost never to alm...

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, An Overview

This research paper pertains to systemic lupus erythematosus (lupus) and covers its symptoms, criteria for diagnosis, treatment an...

The Central Nervous System and the Peripheral Nervous System

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

Bipolar OCD PTSD Cases

Three individuals are described with their behaviors and statements. Each is given a potential diagnosis and the appropriate treat...

Adolescent with Fatigue, A Case Study

This paper analyzes the care prevailed for Lucy, an adolescent college student who is diabetic and complaining of fatigue. Diagnos...

Integrating EHR into Practice: Nursing's Role

This paper discusses Electronic Health Records (EHRs) and the role that nurses play in implementing and utilizing these record sy...

Social Work Among the Elderly, An Overview

This paper presents an overview of urgent issues in social work that entail provision of services to older adults. Topics addresse...

Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners and Clinical Nurse Specialists

This paper considers the distinctions between non-physician practitioners and how these distinctions might affect Medicare reimbur...

Combating Ageism, Nursing's Role

This research paper discusses the effect that ageism has on health care provision for older adults. Twelve pages in length, eight ...

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder DSM-IV and DSM-5

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

Recommendations for a Vocational Rehabilitation Case

This essay offers recommendations that pertain to a vocational rehabilitation case in which the client has been diagnosed as havin...

The Most Common Cause of Liver Diseases

Hepatitis C is a disease that evolves, which means it can build up immunities to treatments. It is the most common cause of chron...

Congestive Heart Failure

the kidneys are not capable of disposing "sodium and water" (American Heart Association, 2007); this is what cases the edema (Amer...

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

of the condition. In the film, he was so obsessed with germs, he brought plasticware to a diner everyday instead of using ordinary...

ADHD: Legitimate Medical Diagnosis or Socially Constructed Disorder? - Ethical Concerns

and school- or community-level factors associated with receiving a diagnosis of ADHD" According to recent...

Ovarian Cancer/An Overview

: The precise causes of ovarian cancer remain unknown, but some researchers believe that it has to do with the processes of tissue...