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Diagnosis and Treatment of Dysthymia

In twelve pages dysthymia is discussed in terms of its symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment alternatives with various medications an...

Paraplegia

when the disease is treated and cured, the paralysis can disappear; however, nerve damage in the paraplegic is typically unable to...

Diagnostic Approaches to Mental Illness

clinicians rely on the DSM to diagnose their patients. It is credible insofar as it is published by the American Psychiatric Assoc...

Autism Spectrum Disorder in Infants

This 3 page paper covers the early diagnosis of 16 month old infants with autism spectrum disorder. This paper covers the diagnosi...

Substance Abuse and Schizophrenia Dual Diagnosis

In six pages this paper examines the counseling and therapeutic challenges of dual diagnosis particularly as it relates to mental ...

Prospective Payment System and Diagnosis Related Groups

In five pages the increasing costs of U.S. medical care is the focus of this paper that discusses diagnosis related groups and a p...

ADHD and ADD Diagnosis and Overdiagnosis

In thirty pages attention hyperactivity deficit disorder and attention deficit disorder are examined in terms of diagnosis or as t...

Medicalization Of Depression

the symptoms for diagnosing clinical depression. There must be at least five symptoms from the list that have lasted for at least ...

ADHD and the Role of the Psychiatric Nurse

motor vehicle crashes, substance abuse, and illegal behavior" (Visser, Lesesne and Perou, 2007, S99). Symptoms include irritabili...

ADHD: A Critique of the Research

and Perou (2007) report that an estimated five to eighteen percent of youth in the US are diagnosed with ADHD and most receive so...

Type 2 Diabetes

Kolatkar, 2005). For instance, a lack of exercise and obesity are believed to contribute to diabetes (American Diabetes Associatio...

Adolescent and Childhood Depression

role of the school and teacher, as, it can be argued they are an existing resource that is under-utilised, and unaided without the...

Tutorial on Whether or Not Hyperactive Children Should be Treated with Drugs

In six pages this tutorial defines ADD, ADHD, and MBD, along with diagnosis and treatments of each outlined and then opines with j...

Wolfman Case and Other Topics

The treatments Breuer and Freud developed for treating hysteria had an impact on the development of psychoanalysis. This is discu...

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...

Overview of Breast Cancer

This research paper presents an overview of several different issues that apply to breast cancer. Topics surveyed include discussi...

Case Studies: Mental Illness and Treatments

are dysfunctional if their recall leads to distressing and/or dysfunctional responses (Paunovic, 2010). There are two major comp...

Model for Crisis Intervention

This paper begins by offering a diagnosis for an individual who suffered a trauma. The diagnosis is post-traumatic stress disorder...

Adolescent Behavior and Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

in the life of dealing with an adolescent who has ADHD, and for the adolescent to be able to deal with the disorder. Volumes of r...

Substance Abuse And Dual Diagnosis

with mental illnesses may reach out to drugs or alcohol to ease the pain they are feeling. It becomes very difficult to separate t...

The Diagnosis and Treatment of Otitis Media and Asthma

should include redness, swelling, and the presence of pussy (clouded, yellow) fluid behind the drum (CPS, 2004). In children o...

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...

Gender Identity Patient Disorder Diagnosis, Treatment, and the Film Boys Don’t Cry

by persistent discomfort with ones sex" (Meyenburg, 1999, p. 305). This gender identification with the opposite sex typically com...

A Case Study in Alcoholism, Diagnosis and Treatment

after which he began drinking again. After this, the patient demonstrated a desire to poison himself, and this resulted in his ow...

Dual Diagnosis Patients and the Importances of Comprehensive Treatment Programs

episode of major depression be treated in this type of program? Or can this person be treated in a primary addiction-oriented prog...

Causes, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Asthma

infants younger than one year (Bozzette, 1996). The virus is extremely potent and has the potential to be deadly (Bozzette, 1996)...

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...

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...

Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Endometriosis

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

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...