Post-traumatic Stress Disorder and Cardiovascular Disease
... and cardiovascular disease [13, 14]. Studies have shown that patients with PTSD have higher heart rates at rest and reduced heart rate variability which is consistent with increased sympathetic activity [8, 15]. The finding that baseline heart rate is higher among veterans suffering from PTSD than a ...
... and cardiovascular disease [13, 14]. Studies have shown that patients with PTSD have higher heart rates at rest and reduced heart rate variability which is consistent with increased sympathetic activity [8, 15]. The finding that baseline heart rate is higher among veterans suffering from PTSD than a ...
Mild to moderate depression in the elderly in Primary Care
... Depression is a syndromal diagnosis with no available biological marker; diagnosis is based on a clinical interview in which symptom severity, duration and effects on functional ability are assessed according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manuals (DSM) or International Classification of Diseases ...
... Depression is a syndromal diagnosis with no available biological marker; diagnosis is based on a clinical interview in which symptom severity, duration and effects on functional ability are assessed according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manuals (DSM) or International Classification of Diseases ...
Borderline Personality Disorder: The Frequency of
... the study was to identify what percentage of licensed psychologists and licensed clinical social workers disclose the diagnostic label BPD to their patients. Another purpose was to identify factors that influence disclosure and a third purpose was to gather phenomenological data about the choice to ...
... the study was to identify what percentage of licensed psychologists and licensed clinical social workers disclose the diagnostic label BPD to their patients. Another purpose was to identify factors that influence disclosure and a third purpose was to gather phenomenological data about the choice to ...
the journey from asd to a mitochondrial disease diagnosis
... This is important because a few years ago many specialists did not think this was possible. It is worth noting that that one day was devoted to discussing this link as well as to mitochondrial research and treatments at the 2010 United Mitochondrial Disease (UMDF) Symposium in Arizona. In this artic ...
... This is important because a few years ago many specialists did not think this was possible. It is worth noting that that one day was devoted to discussing this link as well as to mitochondrial research and treatments at the 2010 United Mitochondrial Disease (UMDF) Symposium in Arizona. In this artic ...
Deep Brain Stimulation for Psychiatric Disorders
... An international, multicenter group implanted 26 patients over 8 years using similar but not identical protocols (Greenberg et al. 2010). All but three patients had a comorbid mood disorder. Response was defined as a decrease in the Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (YBOCS) of ≥35% from baseline. ...
... An international, multicenter group implanted 26 patients over 8 years using similar but not identical protocols (Greenberg et al. 2010). All but three patients had a comorbid mood disorder. Response was defined as a decrease in the Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (YBOCS) of ≥35% from baseline. ...
The Rationality of Psychological Disorders
... the absence of anxiety-provoking events. Another puzzling issue concerns the failure of extinction occurring despite repeated non-reinforcement confrontations with the CS (Rachman & Seligman, 1976; Seligman, 1988; Wolpe & Rowan, 1988). These findings challenge the very foundations of learning theori ...
... the absence of anxiety-provoking events. Another puzzling issue concerns the failure of extinction occurring despite repeated non-reinforcement confrontations with the CS (Rachman & Seligman, 1976; Seligman, 1988; Wolpe & Rowan, 1988). These findings challenge the very foundations of learning theori ...
Psychological Evaluations in Litigation: A
... Licensed Psychologist State of California Qualified Medical Evaluator State of California ...
... Licensed Psychologist State of California Qualified Medical Evaluator State of California ...
Long versus Short Acting Drugs for Attention Deficit
... supporting evidence for all aspects of the diagnosis and treatment of ADHD. These guidelines are currently considered draft until a formal Conflict of Interest investigation into a researcher is completed in the United States. The website notes that “while the work of this US-based researcher is ref ...
... supporting evidence for all aspects of the diagnosis and treatment of ADHD. These guidelines are currently considered draft until a formal Conflict of Interest investigation into a researcher is completed in the United States. The website notes that “while the work of this US-based researcher is ref ...
Eating Disorders in the Workplace
... Anorexia nervosa is a serious mental illness where people keep their body weight low. They may do this by seriously restricting the amount of food and calories they consume, vomiting, using laxatives or excessively exercising. The way people with anorexia nervosa see themselves is often at odds with ...
... Anorexia nervosa is a serious mental illness where people keep their body weight low. They may do this by seriously restricting the amount of food and calories they consume, vomiting, using laxatives or excessively exercising. The way people with anorexia nervosa see themselves is often at odds with ...
report from the canadian chronic disease surveillance
... About three-quarters of Canadians who used health services for a mental illness annually consulted for mood and anxiety disorders. In 2009/10, almost 3.5 million Canadians (or 10%) used health services for mood and anxiety disorders. Although high, the proportion of Canadians using health services f ...
... About three-quarters of Canadians who used health services for a mental illness annually consulted for mood and anxiety disorders. In 2009/10, almost 3.5 million Canadians (or 10%) used health services for mood and anxiety disorders. Although high, the proportion of Canadians using health services f ...
writing - Monash University
... Neural alterations such as low concentration span and changed personality is being observed in individuals who suffer from this disease (Copper, 2003; Hanna and Lafranchi, 2002). Erica was under such great psychological strain that her state of mind became unstable. For instance, Erica often experie ...
... Neural alterations such as low concentration span and changed personality is being observed in individuals who suffer from this disease (Copper, 2003; Hanna and Lafranchi, 2002). Erica was under such great psychological strain that her state of mind became unstable. For instance, Erica often experie ...
Educator TOOLKIT NEDA
... to cope with them may be ineffective or even harmful. CAT is designed to enable people to gain an understanding of how the difficulties they experience may be made worse by their habitual coping mechanisms. Problems are understood in the light of a person’s personal history and life experiences. The ...
... to cope with them may be ineffective or even harmful. CAT is designed to enable people to gain an understanding of how the difficulties they experience may be made worse by their habitual coping mechanisms. Problems are understood in the light of a person’s personal history and life experiences. The ...
Practice Parameter for the Use of Stimulant Medications
... of bilateral weakness typical of the rapid eye movement phase of sleep, even though the individual is awake) [CG]. • Apathy due to a general medical condition. Individuals who have suffered a brain injury due to a cerebrovascular accident, trauma, HIV, or a degenerative neurological illness often ex ...
... of bilateral weakness typical of the rapid eye movement phase of sleep, even though the individual is awake) [CG]. • Apathy due to a general medical condition. Individuals who have suffered a brain injury due to a cerebrovascular accident, trauma, HIV, or a degenerative neurological illness often ex ...
Autism spectrum disorders : an epidemiological
... Results: The prevalence of AS according to DSM-IV was 2.5, to ICD-10 2.9, to Gillberg 2.7, and to Szatmari et al. 1.6 per 1,000. The prevalence of autism was 4.1 and that of ASDs 8.4 per 1,000 (DSM-IV). DSM-5 draft criteria were less sensitive in detecting AS/HFA. For 7- to 12-yearold children (IQ ≥ ...
... Results: The prevalence of AS according to DSM-IV was 2.5, to ICD-10 2.9, to Gillberg 2.7, and to Szatmari et al. 1.6 per 1,000. The prevalence of autism was 4.1 and that of ASDs 8.4 per 1,000 (DSM-IV). DSM-5 draft criteria were less sensitive in detecting AS/HFA. For 7- to 12-yearold children (IQ ≥ ...
Tourette`s Disorder and Comorbidity
... This presentation will reference unlabeled/unapproved uses of medications and products, and will be identified as such. ...
... This presentation will reference unlabeled/unapproved uses of medications and products, and will be identified as such. ...
psychological behaviorism theory of bipolar disorder
... HELMUT P. R. RIEDEL, ELAINE M. HEIBY, and STEPHEN KOPETSKIE University of Hawaii at Manoa ...
... HELMUT P. R. RIEDEL, ELAINE M. HEIBY, and STEPHEN KOPETSKIE University of Hawaii at Manoa ...
The Relation Between Sluggish Cognitive Tempo and
... Studies of ADHD subtypes as defined in the third edition of the DSM (DSM-III; American Psychiatric Association, 1980) revealed some differences in the specific attentional dysfunction exhibited by each of the groups. Specifically, children with DSM-III attention deficit disorder with hyperactivity e ...
... Studies of ADHD subtypes as defined in the third edition of the DSM (DSM-III; American Psychiatric Association, 1980) revealed some differences in the specific attentional dysfunction exhibited by each of the groups. Specifically, children with DSM-III attention deficit disorder with hyperactivity e ...
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
... Control estimated the prevalence of ASD in the United States as 11.3/1000.19 Contrary to popular perception, data from seven surveys suggest that rates of Asperger’s disorder are in fact lower than typical autism (2.6/10,000 or one-fifth as common as typical autism).18 Recent observations of higher ...
... Control estimated the prevalence of ASD in the United States as 11.3/1000.19 Contrary to popular perception, data from seven surveys suggest that rates of Asperger’s disorder are in fact lower than typical autism (2.6/10,000 or one-fifth as common as typical autism).18 Recent observations of higher ...
bledsoe_pcpp4_ch11_lecture - McLaren
... sleeping, ability to maintain housing, interpersonal or sexual relations). – Pose threat to life or well-being of patient or others. – Significantly deviate from society's expectations or norms. ©2013 Pearson Education, Inc. Paramedic Care: Principles & Practice, 4th Ed. ...
... sleeping, ability to maintain housing, interpersonal or sexual relations). – Pose threat to life or well-being of patient or others. – Significantly deviate from society's expectations or norms. ©2013 Pearson Education, Inc. Paramedic Care: Principles & Practice, 4th Ed. ...
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.