Post-traumatic stress disorder in children
Overview and Diagnosis of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder is a subtype of anxiety disorder which is characterized by witnessing a traumatic event such as a natural disaster, injury...
Treatment options for patients with psychosis
History and Overview of PsychosisIn the mid 1800s, the term psychosis was first applied to describe various manic states and the state of insanity or madness. During this period, the...
What are symptoms of psychosis
Overview of PsychosisPsychosis is a mental disorder or a syndrome most often characterized by difficulty to separate reality from fantasy. The most recognizable features of psychosis are hallucinations and delusions...
What actually happens in substance abuse treatment programs
Usually, the people who react once a person abuses certain substances are his/her family members or a circle of the closest friends. Basically, these people cannot stand to look at...
Tips for good mental health
Sometimes, life seems to drive us crazy with its problems an lack of predictability. Yet, losing our temper every now and then, within the borders of proper conduct and sanity...
You can help to prevent suicide by recognize the warning signs!
OverviewIndividuals who suffer from depression are more likely than the general population to commit suicide. Recognizing the signs of deep major depression and suicidal behavior can help in preventing the...
Management of post-traumatic stress disorder
Overview of Post-traumatic Stress DisorderPost-traumatic stress disorder is a subtype of anxiety disorders and occurs when an individual witnesses a traumatic incident which usually involves a natural disaster, injury or...
Prevention of mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders
Emotional and behavioral disorders are pretty common allover the world. Due to that fact experts are looking into various ways to helppeople with these problems and even prevent them from...
Intellectual disability - Limitations in mental functioning
What is an Intellectual Disability?Intellectual disability is a term widely used to group together various cognitive impairments which could have an onset at any age. Intellectual disability includes all stages...
Treatment for social anxiety disorder
Anxiety disorders first became recognized as abnormal or pathological behaviour at the end of the 19th century, and have since been classified into continuous and episodic anxiety disorders. Anxiety disorders...