Bipolar Disorder in Children and Adolescents National Institute of Mental Health
... Some of the types of medications generally used to treat bipolar disorder are listed below. Information on medications can change. For the most up-to-date information on use and side effects of medications, see the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) website at http://www.fda.gov. You can also ...
... Some of the types of medications generally used to treat bipolar disorder are listed below. Information on medications can change. For the most up-to-date information on use and side effects of medications, see the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) website at http://www.fda.gov. You can also ...
Traumatic Encounters: Reading Tim O`Brien
... human experience, some collective experiences—genocide, combat, natural disasters—leave whole groups of survivors vulnerable to PTSD. Heberle notes that “Vietnam combat veterans, who may have been no more than 20 percent of the total American military personnel in Southeast Asia, constitute another ...
... human experience, some collective experiences—genocide, combat, natural disasters—leave whole groups of survivors vulnerable to PTSD. Heberle notes that “Vietnam combat veterans, who may have been no more than 20 percent of the total American military personnel in Southeast Asia, constitute another ...
Post – Traumatic Stress Disorder in Bosnia and Herzegovina
... Another issue that I had in studying PTSD was trying to find people who were willing to talk about their experiences with PTSD. It is difficult to find people who have already discussed their PTSD with someone and are willing to discuss it openly with a stranger. Even for someone discussing their PT ...
... Another issue that I had in studying PTSD was trying to find people who were willing to talk about their experiences with PTSD. It is difficult to find people who have already discussed their PTSD with someone and are willing to discuss it openly with a stranger. Even for someone discussing their PT ...
Psychiatry Symposium
... diagnosis is not met until at least six months after the trauma(s), although onset of symptoms may occur immediately. ...
... diagnosis is not met until at least six months after the trauma(s), although onset of symptoms may occur immediately. ...
ADHD and Tics or Tourette Syndrome
... three tic disorders: provisional tic disorder, persistent (chronic) motor or vocal tic disorder, and Tourette’s disorder. Each of these disorders is characterized by the presence of motor or vocal tics, and which disorder is diagnosed is determined by the severity of the symptoms. The most severe of ...
... three tic disorders: provisional tic disorder, persistent (chronic) motor or vocal tic disorder, and Tourette’s disorder. Each of these disorders is characterized by the presence of motor or vocal tics, and which disorder is diagnosed is determined by the severity of the symptoms. The most severe of ...
Predicting Posttraumatic Distress in Hospitalized Trauma Survivors
... year. Greater prior trauma, stimulant intoxication, and female gender were also associated with higher symptom levels. Increasing injury severity, however, was not associated with higher PTSD symptom levels. Conclusions: Clinical and demographic characteristics readily identifiable at the time of su ...
... year. Greater prior trauma, stimulant intoxication, and female gender were also associated with higher symptom levels. Increasing injury severity, however, was not associated with higher PTSD symptom levels. Conclusions: Clinical and demographic characteristics readily identifiable at the time of su ...
Postpartum Depression Fall 2015
... attacks, and spontaneous crying long after the usual duration of baby blues Prominent feature of PPD is rejection of the infant , often caused by abnormal jealousy Mother may be obsessed by the notion that the offspring may take her place in her partner’s affection ...
... attacks, and spontaneous crying long after the usual duration of baby blues Prominent feature of PPD is rejection of the infant , often caused by abnormal jealousy Mother may be obsessed by the notion that the offspring may take her place in her partner’s affection ...
Internet-delivered cognitive behavioural therapy for children with anxiety disorders: A
... 2.2.3.1. Development and well-being assessment (DAWBA). DAWBA (Goodman, Ford, Richards, Gatward, & Meltzer, 2000) is a screening instrument containing an interview and questionnaires for children and adolescents in the ages 5e17 for common mental health disorders such as anxiety disorders, depressio ...
... 2.2.3.1. Development and well-being assessment (DAWBA). DAWBA (Goodman, Ford, Richards, Gatward, & Meltzer, 2000) is a screening instrument containing an interview and questionnaires for children and adolescents in the ages 5e17 for common mental health disorders such as anxiety disorders, depressio ...
SUICIDE ASSESSMENT PROTOCOL - University of Michigan
... • Suicide (risk) Assessment refers to the establishment of a clinical judgment of risk in the very near future, based on the weighing of a very large mass of available clinical detail. Risk assessment carried out in a systematic, disciplined way is more than a guess or intuition – it is a reasoned, ...
... • Suicide (risk) Assessment refers to the establishment of a clinical judgment of risk in the very near future, based on the weighing of a very large mass of available clinical detail. Risk assessment carried out in a systematic, disciplined way is more than a guess or intuition – it is a reasoned, ...
Concurrent Disorders - Canadian Centre of Substance Abuse
... Mental illness and addiction are serious health matters that affect the lives of thousands of Canadians and their families. The two share many features and are often closely tied to other issues such as stigma, discrimination, homelessness and poverty. Mental illness and addiction are not problems o ...
... Mental illness and addiction are serious health matters that affect the lives of thousands of Canadians and their families. The two share many features and are often closely tied to other issues such as stigma, discrimination, homelessness and poverty. Mental illness and addiction are not problems o ...
Emotional Disorders in Primary Care
... lay public and primary care physicians are more likely to accept newer antidepressants, such as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), venlafaxine, and nefazodone, than the antidepressants previously available. Patients are increasingly more likely to seek and receive an antidepressant fro ...
... lay public and primary care physicians are more likely to accept newer antidepressants, such as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), venlafaxine, and nefazodone, than the antidepressants previously available. Patients are increasingly more likely to seek and receive an antidepressant fro ...
The Use and Misuse of Exposure Therapy for Obsessive
... regimen for someone with OCD or any other behavioral problem relies on precise information about the antecedents and consequences of the responses to be eliminated. The collection of this information (functional [behavioral] analysis) [7, 8] is critical to the success of behavior therapy because it ...
... regimen for someone with OCD or any other behavioral problem relies on precise information about the antecedents and consequences of the responses to be eliminated. The collection of this information (functional [behavioral] analysis) [7, 8] is critical to the success of behavior therapy because it ...
Mental contamination in obsessive– compulsive disorder
... sensitivity, TAF, contamination specific TAF, anxiety and disgust, even when depression was controlled for. Taken together, these findings suggest that mental contamination is related to OCD symptoms and to TAF in healthy populations. Fears of contact and mental contamination are conceptually and em ...
... sensitivity, TAF, contamination specific TAF, anxiety and disgust, even when depression was controlled for. Taken together, these findings suggest that mental contamination is related to OCD symptoms and to TAF in healthy populations. Fears of contact and mental contamination are conceptually and em ...
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
... • The current Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV-TR) outlines the diagnostic criteria for mental conditions. • Although the terms ADD and ADHD are used interchangeably, ADHD is the official name used by the American Psychiatric Association, and it encompasses hyperactive, ...
... • The current Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV-TR) outlines the diagnostic criteria for mental conditions. • Although the terms ADD and ADHD are used interchangeably, ADHD is the official name used by the American Psychiatric Association, and it encompasses hyperactive, ...
Trauma and Treatment in Early Childhood
... health later in life. Symptoms of mental illness can manifest immediately after a trauma, but in some cases symptoms do not emerge until years later. PTSD, anxiety disorders, behavior disorders and substance abuse have all been linked to traumatic events experienced during early childhood (Kanel, 20 ...
... health later in life. Symptoms of mental illness can manifest immediately after a trauma, but in some cases symptoms do not emerge until years later. PTSD, anxiety disorders, behavior disorders and substance abuse have all been linked to traumatic events experienced during early childhood (Kanel, 20 ...
Comer, Abnormal Psychology, 6th edition
... • About 90%–95% of cases occur in females • The peak age of onset is between 14 and 18 years • Between 0.5% and 2% of females in Western countries develop the disorder ...
... • About 90%–95% of cases occur in females • The peak age of onset is between 14 and 18 years • Between 0.5% and 2% of females in Western countries develop the disorder ...
Antisocial Personality and Substance Abuse Disorders
... leaves a number of questions unanswered. It has tended to focus on the alcohol disorder as the primary analytic category, rather than ASP, and therefore has not examined how specific ASP symptomatology is related to the presence of an accompanying substance abuse disorder. This paper analyzes data c ...
... leaves a number of questions unanswered. It has tended to focus on the alcohol disorder as the primary analytic category, rather than ASP, and therefore has not examined how specific ASP symptomatology is related to the presence of an accompanying substance abuse disorder. This paper analyzes data c ...
COMMUNITY PSYCHIATRIC PRACTICE Psychosocial Treatment of
... While many individuals are able to overcome adversity in early life by the time they are young adults, those who have been in foster care as children have increased rates of physical illness, serious mental illness, suicide attempts, substance abuse, unemployment, homelessness, and ...
... While many individuals are able to overcome adversity in early life by the time they are young adults, those who have been in foster care as children have increased rates of physical illness, serious mental illness, suicide attempts, substance abuse, unemployment, homelessness, and ...
Late-onset of post- traumatic reactions in Holocaust survivors at advanced... Haim Dasberg ** I. Introductory Remarks
... In many P. T. patients, the chronic symptoms may lead to "enduring personality changes" after catastrophic experience, according to the ICD-10 classification published by the WHO (1992). Subjects afflicted by enduring post-catastrophic personality change may exhibit mistrustful and hostile behaviour ...
... In many P. T. patients, the chronic symptoms may lead to "enduring personality changes" after catastrophic experience, according to the ICD-10 classification published by the WHO (1992). Subjects afflicted by enduring post-catastrophic personality change may exhibit mistrustful and hostile behaviour ...
Adults with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
... Adults with ADHD often face their biggest challenges in higher education and later in the work world. Executive and planning abilities are extremely challenged in the young person with ADHD who is making the transition from the structured environments of high school and home to an unstructured life ...
... Adults with ADHD often face their biggest challenges in higher education and later in the work world. Executive and planning abilities are extremely challenged in the young person with ADHD who is making the transition from the structured environments of high school and home to an unstructured life ...
Comer, Abnormal Psychology, 8th edition
... Copyright © 2015 by Worth Publishers. All rights reserved ...
... Copyright © 2015 by Worth Publishers. All rights reserved ...
Graph 1.3, below, depicts the prevalence rates of eating disorders in
... Before delving into the prevalence rates of eating disorders, it is important to understand which eating disorders were evaluated in this study and how they are defined by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-V), which is the 2013 update to the American Psych ...
... Before delving into the prevalence rates of eating disorders, it is important to understand which eating disorders were evaluated in this study and how they are defined by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-V), which is the 2013 update to the American Psych ...
Chapter 7 in: Traumatic Stress. Rachel Yehuda, ed. American
... veterans shortly after the end of that War. However, over the years, it has become clear that in clinical settings the majority of traumatized treatment seeking patients suffer from a variety of psychological problems that are not included in the diagnosis of PTSD. These include depression and self- ...
... veterans shortly after the end of that War. However, over the years, it has become clear that in clinical settings the majority of traumatized treatment seeking patients suffer from a variety of psychological problems that are not included in the diagnosis of PTSD. These include depression and self- ...
Comorbidity bipolar disorder And personality disorders
... outcome of bipolar disorder. We would like to concentrate our attention on frequency of comorbid personality disorders which can to complicate the course of bipolar disorder illness. Our knowledges about managing uncomplicated bipolar disorder are wide, but we don´t know so much about treatment poss ...
... outcome of bipolar disorder. We would like to concentrate our attention on frequency of comorbid personality disorders which can to complicate the course of bipolar disorder illness. Our knowledges about managing uncomplicated bipolar disorder are wide, but we don´t know so much about treatment poss ...
Brière PUBMED nihms-618566 - Papyrus
... independently predictive of future problems even after accounting for the marked preexisting mental health and psychosocial problems (e.g., major depressive disorder, impaired interpersonal functioning) in adolescent attempters. However, existing studies have either considered a limited range of out ...
... independently predictive of future problems even after accounting for the marked preexisting mental health and psychosocial problems (e.g., major depressive disorder, impaired interpersonal functioning) in adolescent attempters. However, existing studies have either considered a limited range of out ...