Iraq War Clinician Guide
... related to the integration of mental health care with physical care of recently evacuated veterans of Operation Iraqi Freedom. This kind of activity represents a challenge for VA mental health professionals. Although VA PTSD, behavioral medicine, and other mental health practitioners are familiar wi ...
... related to the integration of mental health care with physical care of recently evacuated veterans of Operation Iraqi Freedom. This kind of activity represents a challenge for VA mental health professionals. Although VA PTSD, behavioral medicine, and other mental health practitioners are familiar wi ...
ASSESSMENT OF ANXIETY, DEPRESSIVE DISORDERS AND
... The chronic headache worsens daily living activities, precludes the possibility of leisure and a normal social life, compromises even the psychological well-being. Headache seems to be a gender’s disease, with a man: woman ratio of 1:3. In Italy, the percentage of adult population affected by any fo ...
... The chronic headache worsens daily living activities, precludes the possibility of leisure and a normal social life, compromises even the psychological well-being. Headache seems to be a gender’s disease, with a man: woman ratio of 1:3. In Italy, the percentage of adult population affected by any fo ...
Evaluation and Management of Nonulcer Dyspepsia
... Maastricht European consensus report25 recommend endoscopy for patients older than 45 years, whereas the American Digestive Health Foundation26 recommends endoscopy for patients with dyspepsia who are older than 50 years. Other experts27 suggest that because of cost, empiric therapy should be used f ...
... Maastricht European consensus report25 recommend endoscopy for patients older than 45 years, whereas the American Digestive Health Foundation26 recommends endoscopy for patients with dyspepsia who are older than 50 years. Other experts27 suggest that because of cost, empiric therapy should be used f ...
Volume 13, Number 2 - June 2014
... Most mental disorders are likely to emerge from a dynamic interplay between the above “two worlds”, so that, not only neither neural dysfunctions nor problematic interpersonal relationships can fully “explain” those disorders, but even identifying what is “primary” and what is “secondary” may often ...
... Most mental disorders are likely to emerge from a dynamic interplay between the above “two worlds”, so that, not only neither neural dysfunctions nor problematic interpersonal relationships can fully “explain” those disorders, but even identifying what is “primary” and what is “secondary” may often ...
ptsd in adults - Psykiatrien i Region Midtjylland
... When someone is suffering from PTSD, knowledge of the symptoms is important. The more the person knows, the better he or she will be able to cope with the disorder when it occurs. This brochure describes the illness as well as options for its treatment and prevention. It is mainly intended for indiv ...
... When someone is suffering from PTSD, knowledge of the symptoms is important. The more the person knows, the better he or she will be able to cope with the disorder when it occurs. This brochure describes the illness as well as options for its treatment and prevention. It is mainly intended for indiv ...
The Prevalence and Effects of Adult Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity
... to be interviewed than expected). These cases were weighted to be representative of the U.S. population in the age range of the ADHD subsample. A more detailed description of the ADHD clinical reappraisal sample design is reported elsewhere.19 ...
... to be interviewed than expected). These cases were weighted to be representative of the U.S. population in the age range of the ADHD subsample. A more detailed description of the ADHD clinical reappraisal sample design is reported elsewhere.19 ...
Canadian Network for Mood and Anxiety Treatments (CANMAT) Clinical
... management of adults with unipolar major depressive disorder (MDD). Guidelines for bipolar depression are included in the CANMAT guidelines for bipolar disorder (Yatham et al., 2009). Some questions include information and summary recommendations for other special populations (children and adolescen ...
... management of adults with unipolar major depressive disorder (MDD). Guidelines for bipolar depression are included in the CANMAT guidelines for bipolar disorder (Yatham et al., 2009). Some questions include information and summary recommendations for other special populations (children and adolescen ...
Childhood Trauma Reactions: Teacher Manual
... For some children, these problems become so interfering that they are considered to cause ‘clinical’ levels of distress. For other children, having experienced the traumatic event may simply cause them to react differently to events over the following year. Some everyday events (eg, homework, exams, ...
... For some children, these problems become so interfering that they are considered to cause ‘clinical’ levels of distress. For other children, having experienced the traumatic event may simply cause them to react differently to events over the following year. Some everyday events (eg, homework, exams, ...
overview of depression - Innovative Educational Services
... person has experienced at least one hypomanic episode but has not met the criteria for a full manic episode. Cyclothymic disorder, a milder illness, is diagnosed when a person experiences, over the course of at least two years (one year for adolescents and children), numerous periods with hypomanic ...
... person has experienced at least one hypomanic episode but has not met the criteria for a full manic episode. Cyclothymic disorder, a milder illness, is diagnosed when a person experiences, over the course of at least two years (one year for adolescents and children), numerous periods with hypomanic ...
Follow-up of Maladaptive Behaviors in Youth with Autism Spectrum
... consistent predictors of all six NCBRF subscale scores at follow-up. This indicates that a child’s individual levels of maladaptive behavior at T1 were the best predictor of maladaptive behavior over time. Other variables that significantly predicted T2 scores on one or more NCBRF subscales included ...
... consistent predictors of all six NCBRF subscale scores at follow-up. This indicates that a child’s individual levels of maladaptive behavior at T1 were the best predictor of maladaptive behavior over time. Other variables that significantly predicted T2 scores on one or more NCBRF subscales included ...
... nightmare script for physiological assessment of script-driven imagery. (The participant was not involved in the script generation.) Following this psychological evaluation, participants were randomly assigned to CBT for nightmares or a waitlist control group and then scheduled for the baseline phys ...
Understanding Bipolar Disorder
... mental illness called ‘bipolar disorder’ (formerly called ‘manic depression’). Many people experience periods of depression and also periods of elation and overactivity. Mood can affect how we feel about ourselves. For example, at times we may feel extremely positive or even grandiose about our own ...
... mental illness called ‘bipolar disorder’ (formerly called ‘manic depression’). Many people experience periods of depression and also periods of elation and overactivity. Mood can affect how we feel about ourselves. For example, at times we may feel extremely positive or even grandiose about our own ...
Understanding Bipolar Disorder - British Psychological Society
... advances in understanding mental illness and psychotic experience, published in 2000. The present report has been informed by many of the elements of this earlier work, which has proved influential amongst clinicians, academics and service users. In particular, both reports provide psychological per ...
... advances in understanding mental illness and psychotic experience, published in 2000. The present report has been informed by many of the elements of this earlier work, which has proved influential amongst clinicians, academics and service users. In particular, both reports provide psychological per ...
Journal of Attention Disorders
... and individuals with LD suggests that individuals with the comorbid condition of ADHD+LD may be at even greater risk of anxiety, depression, and aggression symptomatology than individuals with ADHD only. This contention has some support in the literature. For example, the ADHD+LD condition has been ...
... and individuals with LD suggests that individuals with the comorbid condition of ADHD+LD may be at even greater risk of anxiety, depression, and aggression symptomatology than individuals with ADHD only. This contention has some support in the literature. For example, the ADHD+LD condition has been ...
Dysphoric mania, mixed states, and mania with mixed features
... depressive symptoms, the temporal relationship between manic and depressive symptoms (occurring simultaneous and/or rapidly alternating), and the duration of co-occurrence. Thus, in DSM-III,25 DSM-III-R,23 and DSM-IV,21 there was only 1 type of mixed state, each requiring at least 5 symptoms of a ma ...
... depressive symptoms, the temporal relationship between manic and depressive symptoms (occurring simultaneous and/or rapidly alternating), and the duration of co-occurrence. Thus, in DSM-III,25 DSM-III-R,23 and DSM-IV,21 there was only 1 type of mixed state, each requiring at least 5 symptoms of a ma ...
Occupational issues of adults with ADHD Open Access
... and include substance use disorders [30], depression [31], anxiety disorders [32], personality disorders [33] and of these specifically antisocial personality disorder [34-36]. In terms of the mood symptoms, these may be may be better understood as a core feature of the ADHD syndrome [37]. Furthermo ...
... and include substance use disorders [30], depression [31], anxiety disorders [32], personality disorders [33] and of these specifically antisocial personality disorder [34-36]. In terms of the mood symptoms, these may be may be better understood as a core feature of the ADHD syndrome [37]. Furthermo ...
Thesis - KI Open Archive
... regardless of whether the threat is actual or perceived (1,3). Anxiety, like fear, can range from a mild reaction to a novel situation, to an anxiety attack with several physical symptoms and a feeling of impending doom. 1.1.2 Normal fear Fear, often being an adaptive response, is very common among ...
... regardless of whether the threat is actual or perceived (1,3). Anxiety, like fear, can range from a mild reaction to a novel situation, to an anxiety attack with several physical symptoms and a feeling of impending doom. 1.1.2 Normal fear Fear, often being an adaptive response, is very common among ...
Catatonia: a critical review and therapeutic recommendations
... in industrialized countries classic catatonic manifestations such as immobility or negativism have become less frequent, and catatonia often presents in other forms that require specialists with good clinical insight for correct diagnosis 36. Thus, it is believed that catatonia is not correctly reco ...
... in industrialized countries classic catatonic manifestations such as immobility or negativism have become less frequent, and catatonia often presents in other forms that require specialists with good clinical insight for correct diagnosis 36. Thus, it is believed that catatonia is not correctly reco ...
Insomnia Symptoms, Nightmares, and Suicide Risk: Duration of
... In a cross-sectional sample of college students, nightmares were associated with suicidal ideation after controlling for depressive symptoms, anxiety symptoms, and posttraumatic symptoms (Nadorff et al., 2011). Additionally, nightmares were related to high suicidality scores in individuals who had m ...
... In a cross-sectional sample of college students, nightmares were associated with suicidal ideation after controlling for depressive symptoms, anxiety symptoms, and posttraumatic symptoms (Nadorff et al., 2011). Additionally, nightmares were related to high suicidality scores in individuals who had m ...
Evidence-based guidelines for treating bipolar disorder: revised second —recommendations edition
... collateral clinical information if possible (S). Case finding can also be made more reliable with a screening instrument like the Mood Disorders Questionnaire (I). The term hypomania should be used as defined in DSM-IV, where it is confined to elated states without significant functional impairment ...
... collateral clinical information if possible (S). Case finding can also be made more reliable with a screening instrument like the Mood Disorders Questionnaire (I). The term hypomania should be used as defined in DSM-IV, where it is confined to elated states without significant functional impairment ...
Dissociative identity disorder
Dissociative identity disorder (DID), previously known as multiple personality disorder (MPD), is a mental disorder on the dissociative spectrum characterized by the appearance of at least two distinct and relatively enduring identities or dissociated personality states that alternately control a person's behavior, accompanied by memory impairment for important information not explained by ordinary forgetfulness. These symptoms are not accounted for by substance abuse, seizures, other medical conditions, nor by imaginative play in children. Diagnosis is often difficult as there is considerable comorbidity with other mental disorders. Malingering should be considered if there is possible financial or forensic gain, as well as factitious disorder if help-seeking behavior is prominent.DID is one of the most controversial psychiatric disorders, with no clear consensus on diagnostic criteria or treatment. Research on treatment efficacy has been concerned primarily with clinical approaches and case studies. Dissociative symptoms range from common lapses in attention, becoming distracted by something else, and daydreaming, to pathological dissociative disorders. No systematic, empirically-supported definition of ""dissociation"" exists. It is not the same as schizophrenia.Although neither epidemiological surveys nor longitudinal studies have been conducted, it is generally believed that DID rarely resolves spontaneously. Symptoms are said to vary over time. In general, the prognosis is poor, especially for those with comorbid disorders. There are few systematic data on the prevalence of DID. The International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation states that the prevalence is between 1 and 3% in the general population, and between 1 and 5% in inpatient groups in Europe and North America. DID is diagnosed more frequently in North America than in the rest of the world, and is diagnosed three to nine times more often in females than in males. The prevalence of DID diagnoses increased greatly in the latter half of the 20th century, along with the number of identities (often referred to as ""alters"") claimed by patients (increasing from an average of two or three to approximately 16). DID is also controversial within the legal system, where it has been used as a rarely successful form of the insanity defense. The 1990s showed a parallel increase in the number of court cases involving the diagnosis.Dissociative disorders including DID have been attributed to disruptions in memory caused by trauma and other forms of stress, but research on this hypothesis has been characterized by poor methodology. So far, scientific studies, usually focusing on memory, have been few and the results have been inconclusive. An alternative hypothesis for the etiology of DID is as a by-product of techniques employed by some therapists, especially those using hypnosis, and disagreement between the two positions is characterized by intense debate. DID became a popular diagnosis in the 1970s, 80s and 90s, but it is unclear if the actual rate of the disorder increased, if it was more recognized by health care providers, or if sociocultural factors caused an increase in therapy-induced (iatrogenic) presentations. The unusual number of diagnoses after 1980, clustered around a small number of clinicians and the suggestibility characteristic of those with DID, support the hypothesis that DID is therapist-induced. The unusual clustering of diagnoses has also been explained as due to a lack of awareness and training among clinicians to recognize cases of DID.