Cluster C Personality Disorders: A Look at the Characteristics of Cluster C Types
Personality disorders are grouped into three broad categories or clusters based on overall similarities. This article highlights the characteristics …
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How many Americans suffer from an anxiety disorder? How much do anxiety-related services cost the nation annually? These facts about anxiety disorders …
Continue ReadingSymptoms of Stress and Depression: An Insight
Symptoms of stress and depression are almost interchangeable, as stress can lead to depression and vice-versa. Understanding the symptoms can help …
Continue ReadingThe Signs of Clinical Depression in Teenagers
Signs of clinical depression in teenagers may differ from signs of clinical depression in adults. Depression is not normal in teens. The chances are …
Continue ReadingTreatments for Panic Disorders: Insight into Conventional and Alternative Panic Disorders Treatments
Cognitive behavioral therapy, medication, herbs and vitamins, massage, yoga and meditation and lifestyle interventions are all effective treatments …
Continue ReadingWhat is Clinical Depression? Insight into the Signs and Symptoms of this Mood Disorder
The term “clinical depression” is used by physicians to explain the more serious, continual type of depression and is also called …
Continue ReadingWhat is Dependent Personality Disorder?
Do you constantly suffer from nervousness and fear? Are you over dependent on others physically and emotionally? You may be suffering from dependent …
Continue ReadingWhat is the Monoamine Hypothesis of Depression?
Our understanding of the cause of depression and the treatments that are now offered have their basis in the monoamine hypothesis of depression.
Continue ReadingA Biography of Temple Grandin: Inspirational Autism Advocate
Temple Grandin is one of the best known success stories of what a person with high functioning autism can do with perseverance, creativity and …
Continue ReadingExploring the Causes of Low functioning Autism
There is much research, speculation and controversy over the causes of low functioning autism, especially since rates have been soaring. However, …
Continue ReadingLeo Kanner and Autism: Insight into Leo Kanner Autism
The Austrian psychiatrist Leo Kanner used the term “autism” to describe children who seemed to be withdrawn-as though living inside a shell. At the …
Continue ReadingSpotlight on the Signs of Separation Anxiety
The signs of separation anxiety can be difficult to interpret and many parents find themselves wondering if their child’s behavior is normal. …
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