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of their unhappiness caused by the supposed defect. Phillips (1991) comments that "body dysmorphic disorder has been colorfully de...

is a misconception that can lead to problems in effective treatment Dr. Grohol believes that the best approach to treatment is to ...

Center for Health Statistics, approximately 6.7% of children aged 5 to 17 were reported to have ADHD in 1997-2000" (Attention Defi...

bipolar II is characterized by: "recurrent major depressive episodes with a lifelong history of one...

of ADHD. Another disorder that is frequently associated with school failure is Conduct Disorder (CD), which is characterized in ...

(Sancar, 1999). It often begins as a defense mechanism to escape the pain of what is happening at the moment but as this defense i...

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

many other disorders. Given the prevalence of both ADD/ADHD and Depression, this user linked to each of these disorders. The ADD/A...

that may trigger a Bipolar incident, many of these also trigger using substances. Oliver (2007) identified twelve different "Trigg...

disorder that is characterized by obsessions, i.e., thoughts, and/or compulsions, acts that must be done. The acts become rituals....

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

dozens of times a day or making sure the coffee pot is unplugged even though she remembers unplugging it are just some of the beha...

the issue is included, as well as a suggested (and very basic) framework for the specialized investigation the student addressing ...

In five pages this report reviews and article featured in 1994's Annual Review of Psychology. There is 1 source cited in the bibl...

In eleven pages this paper examines control of Schizotypal Personality Disorder through treatment with counseling and medication. ...

of worthlessness and despair. There are some sub-classifications which include: unipolar disorder, biopolar, and dysthymia(Deren 2...

chest, perhaps indicative of a desire for protection from contact that may be painful. Marge did not shake my hand at the onset o...

bipolar disorder will participate in this study. Diagnostic procedures will include DSM-IV multiaxial evaluation, physical examina...

benefit from the combined benefits of pharmacotherapy and psychosocial therapy. Inherently associated with suicidal tendencies, b...

11 pages and 8 sources. This paper considers the impacts of using Ritalin in the treatment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Dis...

vision problems or learning disabilities or "whether a childs behavior is simply immature or exuberant" ("Attention" 77). Accurate...

This essay discusses two types of training for teenage alcoholism - impulse control and skills training. A one page outline is inc...

The literature has consistently concluded that effective leaders have high emotional intelligence and the key is self-awareness. T...

This 10 page paper gives an overview of health care access problems. This paper includes mental illness, substance abuse disorders...

This research paper presents an overview of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder that describes its effects, symptoms and reco...

This paper presents a comprehensive overview pertaining to this disorder. Fourteen pages in length, twenty-five sources are cited....

at any other time of his life. He always wanted to do well, but always seemed unable to perform to standard: My earliest recogni...

allow a therapist to more fully understand their mental capacities and state. Testing is important as well in analyzing an indivi...

abnormally" (The National Marfan Foundation, 2005). Physicians who followed also noted similar problems in other patients which al...

can take. It is generally considered to be a very slow and progressive form of arthritis and more often associated with people who...