consultant clinical psychologist
... schizophrenia: The relationships between self-evaluation, family attitudes and symptomotology. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 112 (1), 92-99. Tarrier, N. & Humphreys L. (2000). Subjective improvement in PTSD patients with treatment by exposure or cognitive therapy: session-by-session changes. Briti ...
... schizophrenia: The relationships between self-evaluation, family attitudes and symptomotology. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 112 (1), 92-99. Tarrier, N. & Humphreys L. (2000). Subjective improvement in PTSD patients with treatment by exposure or cognitive therapy: session-by-session changes. Briti ...
Munchausen`s Syndrome by Proxy, Factitious Disorders
... Munchausen’s Syndrome by Proxy (MSBP) is a form of abuse in which a caregiver deliberately produces or feigns illness in a person under his or her care6. A rare disorder, it most frequently consists of poisoning of an infant by an adult caregiver. A related condition is ‘factitious disorder by proxy ...
... Munchausen’s Syndrome by Proxy (MSBP) is a form of abuse in which a caregiver deliberately produces or feigns illness in a person under his or her care6. A rare disorder, it most frequently consists of poisoning of an infant by an adult caregiver. A related condition is ‘factitious disorder by proxy ...
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... Relapse is common with medication discontinuation Psychosurgery (cingulotomy) is used in extreme cases Psychological Treatment Cognitive-behavioral therapy is most effective with OCD Exposure and response prevention Combining medication with CBT may be no better than CBT alone ...
... Relapse is common with medication discontinuation Psychosurgery (cingulotomy) is used in extreme cases Psychological Treatment Cognitive-behavioral therapy is most effective with OCD Exposure and response prevention Combining medication with CBT may be no better than CBT alone ...
Surviving Sexual Abuse: Counseling Adults Abused as Children
... puzzlement, or conflict about one’s identity ...
... puzzlement, or conflict about one’s identity ...
Harvey County Community Mental Health Center
... Ages 18 – 64 yrs: alcohol & drug treatment for adolescents & adults, therapy for individuals & families; anger management, severely emotionally disturbed, trained in trauma informed care, sexual abuse, anxiety, parenting, behavioral problems, attachment disorders and spiritual issues. ...
... Ages 18 – 64 yrs: alcohol & drug treatment for adolescents & adults, therapy for individuals & families; anger management, severely emotionally disturbed, trained in trauma informed care, sexual abuse, anxiety, parenting, behavioral problems, attachment disorders and spiritual issues. ...
Germ of Paralysis
... annual reports which “functioned primarily as brochures designed to attract and inform readers who might be considering asylum treatment for an insane relative or friend.” Kirkbride created a plan based on a central building with wards on both sides and extensive grounds. The wards were segregated b ...
... annual reports which “functioned primarily as brochures designed to attract and inform readers who might be considering asylum treatment for an insane relative or friend.” Kirkbride created a plan based on a central building with wards on both sides and extensive grounds. The wards were segregated b ...
Alcohol and Mental Illness
... alcohol cannot make worse.” Of all the problems that alcohol can exacerbate, mental illness is one of the most common, serious, and frequently missed. Patients with mental illness, irrespective of the diagnosis, can face profound consequences when they misuse alcohol. According to the Diagnostic and ...
... alcohol cannot make worse.” Of all the problems that alcohol can exacerbate, mental illness is one of the most common, serious, and frequently missed. Patients with mental illness, irrespective of the diagnosis, can face profound consequences when they misuse alcohol. According to the Diagnostic and ...
Electroconvulsive Therapy
... Should be considered earlier when potential of self-harm or harming others, or when symptoms appear life threatening ...
... Should be considered earlier when potential of self-harm or harming others, or when symptoms appear life threatening ...
Document
... global cognitive ability in a previously unimpaired person, beyond what might be expected from normal aging. It may be static, the result of a unique global brain injury, or progressive, resulting in long-term decline due to damage or disease in the body. Although dementia is far more common in the ...
... global cognitive ability in a previously unimpaired person, beyond what might be expected from normal aging. It may be static, the result of a unique global brain injury, or progressive, resulting in long-term decline due to damage or disease in the body. Although dementia is far more common in the ...
Treatment of a Child with Nocturnal Panic Attacks
... unusual behaviours or strange experiences that occur ...
... unusual behaviours or strange experiences that occur ...
Bipolar disorder symptoms
... Diagnosing bipolar disorder is often not a straightforward matter. Many people go for 10 years or more before their illness is accurately diagnosed. It is important to note that everyone has mood swings from time to time. It is only when these moods become extreme and interfere with a person’s perso ...
... Diagnosing bipolar disorder is often not a straightforward matter. Many people go for 10 years or more before their illness is accurately diagnosed. It is important to note that everyone has mood swings from time to time. It is only when these moods become extreme and interfere with a person’s perso ...
Depression, Delirium, and Dementia in Older Adults
... Prior Depressive Episode Financial difficulties Bereavement Isolation; dissatisfaction with social network Physiological changes associated with aging ...
... Prior Depressive Episode Financial difficulties Bereavement Isolation; dissatisfaction with social network Physiological changes associated with aging ...
IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS)
... One possibility is that these disorders are in fact distinct but unrelated disease entities, representing either risk factors for each other or the sharing of similar end states from different etiologic mechanisms. This possibility is supported in part by the findings of high rates of substance use ...
... One possibility is that these disorders are in fact distinct but unrelated disease entities, representing either risk factors for each other or the sharing of similar end states from different etiologic mechanisms. This possibility is supported in part by the findings of high rates of substance use ...
Adolescent subthreshold-depression and anxiety
... DSM-IV-TR or ICD-10 due to an insufficient number or duration of symptoms (Johnson, Weissman, & Klerman, 1992). Patients with substantial functional impairment who do not meet diagnostic criteria are regarded as having subthreshold disorders (Judd, Rapaport, Paulus, & Brown, 1994). Helmchen and Lind ...
... DSM-IV-TR or ICD-10 due to an insufficient number or duration of symptoms (Johnson, Weissman, & Klerman, 1992). Patients with substantial functional impairment who do not meet diagnostic criteria are regarded as having subthreshold disorders (Judd, Rapaport, Paulus, & Brown, 1994). Helmchen and Lind ...
Marijuana - Mental Health America of Texas
... More research is needed for a clear answer to this question. Here’s what we do know: ...
... More research is needed for a clear answer to this question. Here’s what we do know: ...
Making Mental Health a Priority in Belize
... differently than in other groups, or defined as other kinds of conditions in these particular ethnic groups. Familial and cultural factors may also play an important role in mitigating against mood disorders. Both districts are in the southernmost part of the country and may be more isolated from se ...
... differently than in other groups, or defined as other kinds of conditions in these particular ethnic groups. Familial and cultural factors may also play an important role in mitigating against mood disorders. Both districts are in the southernmost part of the country and may be more isolated from se ...
Full Text - Shiraz E
... out of every five female prisoners suffers from antisocial personality disorder (10). Results of a study conducted in Australian prisons showed that the prevalence of mental disorders among female and male prisoners was 61% and 39%, respectively (11). Additionally, the findings of a study which exam ...
... out of every five female prisoners suffers from antisocial personality disorder (10). Results of a study conducted in Australian prisons showed that the prevalence of mental disorders among female and male prisoners was 61% and 39%, respectively (11). Additionally, the findings of a study which exam ...
The Action Signs Project - Florida`s Center for Child Welfare
... 1992; Nichols et al., 1996). These warning signs were meant to be easily understood and remembered, so that those in need would more readily realize when a checkup is required. Any single warning sign was meant to trigger an action, i.e., seeing one’s doctor for an evaluation. Conceivably, attempts ...
... 1992; Nichols et al., 1996). These warning signs were meant to be easily understood and remembered, so that those in need would more readily realize when a checkup is required. Any single warning sign was meant to trigger an action, i.e., seeing one’s doctor for an evaluation. Conceivably, attempts ...
Pathologizing Your Period
... If you read the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), you will find your symptoms listed under “premenstrual dysphoric disorder” (PMDD). In other words, because of those symptoms, a therapist or doctor could label you as having a mental disor ...
... If you read the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), you will find your symptoms listed under “premenstrual dysphoric disorder” (PMDD). In other words, because of those symptoms, a therapist or doctor could label you as having a mental disor ...
Mood disorders handout
... There is little difficulty in distinguishing severe cases of mania or major depression from normal mood states. However, when a mood disorder is milder it can be difficult to distinguish from a "normal" emotional response to circumstances. In distinguishing a normal from a pathological mood state a ...
... There is little difficulty in distinguishing severe cases of mania or major depression from normal mood states. However, when a mood disorder is milder it can be difficult to distinguish from a "normal" emotional response to circumstances. In distinguishing a normal from a pathological mood state a ...
Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
... Anxiety Cure: An Eight-Step Program for Getting Well, by Robert L DuPont, Elizabeth DuPont Spencer and Caroline M DuPont, John Wiley& Sons, 2003 ISBN: 0471464872 Anxiety Cure for Kids: A Guide for Parents, by Robert L DuPont, Elizabeth DuPont Spencer and Caroline M DuPont, John Wiley& Sons, 2003 , I ...
... Anxiety Cure: An Eight-Step Program for Getting Well, by Robert L DuPont, Elizabeth DuPont Spencer and Caroline M DuPont, John Wiley& Sons, 2003 ISBN: 0471464872 Anxiety Cure for Kids: A Guide for Parents, by Robert L DuPont, Elizabeth DuPont Spencer and Caroline M DuPont, John Wiley& Sons, 2003 , I ...