Psychosis Doesn’t Mean Violence
Psychosis, a troubling symptom that is possible in many mental disorders, can sometimes turn violent. It is a broad psychological term, but generally, psychosis refers to a disturbed state of mind in...
View ArticleLinks Between Anger and Anxiety
Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is a mental health condition characterized by excessive, pervasive worry regarding a wide array of commonplace situations, occurrences and events. People with the...
View ArticleSchizophrenia: The Different Subtypes
Schizophrenia is the label for a type of mental illness that was identified and defined in its current form in the early 20th century. In the media and for the non-professional, the term was typically...
View ArticleRecent Changes in the Definition of Catatonia
Catatonia is a term that doctors use to describe the presence of profound unresponsiveness in people who appear conscious to outside observers. Some people develop this unresponsiveness as a symptom of...
View ArticleStudy Assesses Factors That Contribute to Repeated Suicide Attempts in Teens
Preventing teen suicide is a murky science. Though there are many mental disorders associated with suicidal ideation, often a suicide attempt is the first indication that a mental disorder is in play....
View ArticleTwenty Percent of Kids Have a Mental Health Disorder, Study Finds
For the first time ever, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has reported on the subject of childhood mental health. According to this report, 20 percent of America’s children are...
View ArticleWhat’s the Role for Genetic Testing in Diagnosing Mental Disorders?
Genetic testing is the general term for testing procedures designed to detect abnormalities in the DNA packets called genes, which play a primary role in determining the physical and mental...
View ArticleWhat Is Antisocial Personality Disorder?
Antisocial personality disorder is a mental health condition that centers on a long-term pattern of disregarding, manipulating or exploiting other people in intimate and social relationships. Like all...
View ArticleDating with Autism
Dating can be fun, awkward, scary and can ultimately lead to finding the partner with whom you will spend the rest of your days. It isn’t always easy. You are bound to get your heart broken, to break...
View ArticleUnderstanding Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy
Munchausen syndrome by proxy (MSbP) is a common name for a rare mental health disorder characterized by the creation or falsification of sickness in another person in order to gain attention for...
View ArticleCyberbullying Impacts Mental Health
The current teen social landscape is unparalleled in its scope and level of immersion. While teens even only a decade ago were able to go home and escape the social pressures of high school, current...
View ArticleChildhood Behavioral Problems May Increase Risks for Chronic Illness in...
Childhood behavioral problems are disruptive or dysfunctional patterns of behavior that diminish a child’s willingness or ability to conform to age-appropriate standards for conduct and self-control....
View ArticleMental Illness May Increase Coronary Heart Disease Risk in Men
Coronary heart disease is the number one killer of American women and men. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report that there are 600,000 deaths from heart disease in this country...
View ArticlePeople With Conversion Disorder Are Not Making Up Their Symptoms
Conversion disorder is a mental disorder that centers on the presence of nervous system disruptions that have no clear basis in a physical health problem. The condition belongs to a newly reorganized...
View ArticleUnderstanding Neurocognitive Disorder with Lewy Bodies
Neurocognitive disorder with Lewy bodies is a mental health condition that centers on a decline in brain function caused by the presence of abnormal protein accumulations in the brain called Lewy...
View ArticleFactitious Disorder Symptoms
Factitious disorder is a form of mental illness that centers on the falsification or exaggeration of illness, either within an affected individual or within someone under that individual’s care. The...
View ArticleUnderstanding Attenuated Psychosis Syndrome
Attenuated psychosis syndrome is a psychiatric condition characterized by pre-symptoms of the severely dysfunctional mental state called psychosis. While most people with these pre-symptoms don’t...
View ArticleUnderstanding Attenuated Psychosis Syndrome
Attenuated psychosis syndrome is a psychiatric condition characterized by pre-symptoms of the severely dysfunctional mental state called psychosis. While most people with these pre-symptoms don’t...
View ArticleThe Importance of Treating Delirium in People Affected by Dementia
Dementia is a decline in conscious mental abilities that affects at least two separate aspects of normal brain function. Delirium is a form of rapid-onset confusion that severely degrades an...
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