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DIAGNOSING AND TREATING DEPRESSION

Beyond the actual symptoms of depression, psychologists and psychiatrists have also developed several models of depression. One of...

Prostate Cancer

history of prostate cancer should be aware that they have a higher risk of developing this disease. It is unknown why, but Black m...

Issues in Abnormal Pscyhology

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

Anthrax Cause and Response

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

Troubled Teens: SUDs and DBDs in Adolescent Populations

226) and occurs in as much as 26 percent of the adolescent population, and include alcohol, tobacco and illegal substance use. Su...

Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment and Effect on Families of Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder

patients experiencing either symptoms or full episodes of depression much more frequently than those of mania or hypomania" (Micha...

Lymphatic Filariasis

The asymptomatic form of the disease, meaning the disease without symptoms, can be diagnosed by the presence of thousands or even ...

Ringworm (Overview)

Tinea capitis is ringworm of the scalp (Seebacher, C., Abeck, D. & Brasch, O. et al., 2007). III. Transmission Ringworm is qu...

Depression - General Overview

weeks in duration and exhibit at least five of the following symptoms: * You are depressed, sad, blue, tearful (Holisticonline.com...

Herpes Zoster (Shingles)

really does stem from a viral infection that is spread accordingly. Herpes zoster sometimes surfaces as a deep pain, that may man...

Anorexia Nervosa And Bulimia Nervosa

weight is considered as 85% of the normal weight for that individual as described medically by height and a age. In strict terms i...

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

COPD every four minutes (Walsh, 2007). The National Heart Lung and Blood Institute estimates that there are currently 12 million p...

Patient Case Study

edema in MS bilateral lower extremities suggests diminished cardiac function is occurring. MS was assessed with potential previou...

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

extreme discomfort (Pallanti, 2008; Hill and Beamish, 2007; Poyurovsky, 2007). As can be implied from the foregoing information,...

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...

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...

Congestive Heart Failure

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

Paranoid Schizophrenia

not the case that there is a greater likelihood of both twins being afflicted with schizophrenia; often, one twin has it but the o...

Bacterial Vaginosis

BV is caused by a "lactobacilli depletion" combined with excessive growth of primarily "Gram-negative pathogens" (Lavan, 2005, p. ...

Collective Term Known as Dementia

instances that affects both genders of younger age groups (Draper, 2004, p. 82). Etiology Alzheimers disease is age-related, and ...

Medical Imaging

(Medical imaging in cancer care, 2006). Medical imagine detects cancer early when it is "at its most curable stage-and, in many ...

High Heels and Resulting Medical Problems

wear heels? It can result in a neuroma, leading to affected areas often between the third and fourth metatarsals (Christiansen, 20...

Overview of Sinusitis

whatever substances that have become trapped in it) toward openings known as ostia, which lead to a passageway in the back of the ...

Epidemiology of Syphilis

so easily treated in many instances. At least one of the pharmacological treatment mainstays has recently been noted as ineffecti...

Cancer Interventions

care professionals and systems because of previous negative experiences. The literature emphasizes that all women, regardless of...

Overview of Coronary Artery Disease

known as hardening of the arteries (Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week, 2006). These plaque blockages can be either hard and consol...

Theoretical, Social, and Physiological Overview of Epilepsy

milder cases, a moderate amount of shaking may occur while the individual experiences a varied degree of disorientation and confus...

A Case History of Angina

of angina, but no indication of muscle damage or clotting (as would be the case in coronary thrombosis). It should also be...

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...

A look at the Herpes Viruses

subfamily have longer reproductive cycles and a more narrow host range. In this group, infected "cells often become enlarged. Lat...