Archive for the ‘Mental Health’ Category
Thursday, March 4th, 2010
All of those who suffer from anxiety attacks and panic attacks are desperately trying to find ways on how they can be free from this troubling condition effectively and quickly. If you too are suffering from such attacks, then for sure you already know how debilitating and how scary this ...
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Tuesday, December 29th, 2009
In order to explain what is the difference between dementia and Alzheimer's one first needs to know what dementia is. Dementia is the deterioration of our cognition. In Latin it means ' apart mind' in fact it states that your mind is losing the grip of your body. It is ...
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Tuesday, December 29th, 2009
Preliminary research has shown that amber colored lenses, which block blue light, can help regulate the mood of those suffering from bipolar disorder, insomnia, sleep deprivation as well as other maladies. Jim Phelps, M.D., from Corvallis, Oregon, is a pioneer in the field and has written extensively on the subject.
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Wednesday, December 16th, 2009
Did you know that out of the known phobias there is, the phobia with driving is the most common? People who are plagued by this, most often than not, see their career, social life, happiness and their well-being in general take a huge downturn because of this problem.
In spite of ...
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Friday, November 6th, 2009
Depression is a psychiatric diagnosis classified by the DSM IV as a mood disorder. A depression is characterized by different symptoms, the two main characteristics are a depressive mood and anhedonia , which means loss of the capacity to enjoy or experience pleasure. Other symptoms include insomnia, gaining or ...
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Friday, October 30th, 2009
Schizophrenia is a psychotic disorder. Following the DSM-IV criteria, psychotic disorders can be classified into 8 groups. One is Schizophrenia, another is the Schizophreniform disorder. In this article I will discuss the characteristics of schizophrenia.
Schizophrenia is a severe disease that can vary widely in it’s clinical picture as well as ...
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Friday, October 30th, 2009
Anxiety is defined by specific thoughts, physical arousal and behavior. Everyone is familiar with anxiety but it can become pathological when the anxiety is very intense and longer present then you would expect or when anxiety is present without any stimulus. An anxiety disorders is a form of pathological anxiety. ...
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Friday, October 30th, 2009
Herbal remedies for depression are natural and effective ways to treat depression without the side effects associated with antidepressant medications. Depression is a serious condition that affects relationships, work performance, appetite, sleep, and physical health. If you suffer from depression you are not alone. Approximately 19 million Americans suffer from ...
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Thursday, October 29th, 2009
Anxiety is part of normal human behavior and functions as a defense mechanism which will protect people from danger. However, if anxiety is not longer functional it becomes a real problem. An anxiety disorder is not a rare problem; the life-time prevalence of any anxiety disorder is 18.5% for women ...
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Thursday, October 29th, 2009
When you suffer from a panic attack you are overwhelmed with intense anxiety that will mount in to fear, physiological arousal and a variety of cognitive and somatic symptoms. A panic attack occurs very abrupt and acute and may not have any triggers in advance. This article will aim at ...
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Thursday, October 29th, 2009
An Anxiety disorder is a term that covers different types of abnormal fears and anxieties. Because of this pathological fear, the person is not able to function normally in society. An acute anxiety disorder is one type of anxiety disorder. It is better known as a panic attack. When you ...
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Sunday, October 11th, 2009
When you or your loved one is diagnosed with a type of Dementia this means there will change a lot in both your lifes. Dealing with Dementia is not an easy thing, the one affected with Dementia will go through a lot of changes and this might be hard to ...
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Sunday, October 11th, 2009
Dementia is becoming a serious problem as in the future more and more people will get this syndrome. As a psychologist I work a lot on the Psychogeriatric departments in my hospital and I know what Dementia can do to the person itself but also to his family and friends. ...
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Sunday, October 11th, 2009
I work for some years as a psychologist and one question I receive many times is what is the difference between Dementia and Alzheimers. This is not a bad question as most people to who you will ask this question will not be able to answer it wright. Many people ...
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