Chapter 14, Mood Disorders
... exceptionally cheerful, needs only three hours sleep instead of his usual seven, spends more money than he safely should and speaks far more rapidly than usual, along with other symptoms of hypomania. ...
... exceptionally cheerful, needs only three hours sleep instead of his usual seven, spends more money than he safely should and speaks far more rapidly than usual, along with other symptoms of hypomania. ...
Evolution of Psychosomatic Diagnosis in DSM. Historical
... listing of specific criteria to be used as the basis for diagnosis; 3) the organization of diagnostic categories in a hierarchical manner [3]. A new feature of DSM III was the multiaxial format in which personality disorders, concomitant medical conditions, stressors and global functioning were incl ...
... listing of specific criteria to be used as the basis for diagnosis; 3) the organization of diagnostic categories in a hierarchical manner [3]. A new feature of DSM III was the multiaxial format in which personality disorders, concomitant medical conditions, stressors and global functioning were incl ...
Comments on relevant statements of Professor Peter White made at
... classifying Chronic Fatigue Syndrome using the ICD-10 criteria. You get a virally triggered chronic fatigue syndrome – that’s your diagnosis. Or is it? What if a viral illness is not a clear trigger for the illness? Well, you’ve got alternatives: in the Mental Health chapter, you’ve got neurasthenia ...
... classifying Chronic Fatigue Syndrome using the ICD-10 criteria. You get a virally triggered chronic fatigue syndrome – that’s your diagnosis. Or is it? What if a viral illness is not a clear trigger for the illness? Well, you’ve got alternatives: in the Mental Health chapter, you’ve got neurasthenia ...
Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD)
... ODD. They can learn techniques to manage their anger and develop new ways of coping with stressful situations. Treatment also can help parents learn better ways to discipline and techniques to reward good behavior. With treatment, children and adolescents with ODD can overcome their difficult behavi ...
... ODD. They can learn techniques to manage their anger and develop new ways of coping with stressful situations. Treatment also can help parents learn better ways to discipline and techniques to reward good behavior. With treatment, children and adolescents with ODD can overcome their difficult behavi ...
Practice Parameter for the Assessment and Treatment Defiant Disorder
... words rather than actions), and relational (as expressed in relationships) expressions of aggression may be more descriptive of girls_ oppositionality; however, they are not included in the definitions (Connor, 2002). Another concern is that diagnostic criteria are purely descriptive and allow only ...
... words rather than actions), and relational (as expressed in relationships) expressions of aggression may be more descriptive of girls_ oppositionality; however, they are not included in the definitions (Connor, 2002). Another concern is that diagnostic criteria are purely descriptive and allow only ...
Introduction to Chemical Dependence
... È Women who use drugs risk becoming infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. The virus can be spread through needles used to inject drugs. Therefore, women who inject drugs and share needles are especially at risk. The AIDS virus is also spread through sexual contact. Women who have sex with m ...
... È Women who use drugs risk becoming infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. The virus can be spread through needles used to inject drugs. Therefore, women who inject drugs and share needles are especially at risk. The AIDS virus is also spread through sexual contact. Women who have sex with m ...
Medicalizing Sadness - Student Pugwash USA
... reaction against the psychoanalytic assumptions of the DSM-II. Psychiatric practice and research had split into rival theoretical fiefdoms ranging from behavioral and cognitive theories to the increasingly influential biological approach, each of which had its own idiosyncratic theory-based definiti ...
... reaction against the psychoanalytic assumptions of the DSM-II. Psychiatric practice and research had split into rival theoretical fiefdoms ranging from behavioral and cognitive theories to the increasingly influential biological approach, each of which had its own idiosyncratic theory-based definiti ...
AAP Newsletter Fall 2013
... they emerge in older age groups are included as clinical guides. In addition, the key word “often” introduces each behavior. This important modifier was also in the DSM-IV as it recognizes that many individuals without ADHD have some of these behaviors occasionally. Not all hyperactive and inattenti ...
... they emerge in older age groups are included as clinical guides. In addition, the key word “often” introduces each behavior. This important modifier was also in the DSM-IV as it recognizes that many individuals without ADHD have some of these behaviors occasionally. Not all hyperactive and inattenti ...
Informational Series on Angelman Syndrome Behaviors
... with psychotropic medication may be considered. There have been no randomized-controlled trials of psychotropic medications in Angelman syndrome, so the information provided in this module draws on evidence from studies completed in other populations of persons with developmental delay such as Autis ...
... with psychotropic medication may be considered. There have been no randomized-controlled trials of psychotropic medications in Angelman syndrome, so the information provided in this module draws on evidence from studies completed in other populations of persons with developmental delay such as Autis ...
Using a web-based game to prevent posttraumatic
... acute pediatric medical events. Method: Seventy children and their parents will be randomly assigned to either an intervention or a waitlist control condition. Inclusion criteria require that children are aged 812 years, have experienced a medical event, have access to Internet and telephone, and h ...
... acute pediatric medical events. Method: Seventy children and their parents will be randomly assigned to either an intervention or a waitlist control condition. Inclusion criteria require that children are aged 812 years, have experienced a medical event, have access to Internet and telephone, and h ...
Mental Illness_Care and Understanding of Schizoaffective Disorder
... persist between episodes of mood instability (NAMI, 2013). This can make it hard, not only for the patient suffering with schizoaffective disorder but for the family, friends, loved ones, and care takers of the ill individual. Being diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder can be difficult to handle, ...
... persist between episodes of mood instability (NAMI, 2013). This can make it hard, not only for the patient suffering with schizoaffective disorder but for the family, friends, loved ones, and care takers of the ill individual. Being diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder can be difficult to handle, ...
רופאים ועינויים
... torture reported to you by the victims, or evidence of torture you have directly witnessed during or after its occurrence. 7. Report evidence of torture that you have witnessed, diagnosed, or heard of even if by hearsay evidence. 8. Treat victims of torture only by consent. 9. Catergorically prevent ...
... torture reported to you by the victims, or evidence of torture you have directly witnessed during or after its occurrence. 7. Report evidence of torture that you have witnessed, diagnosed, or heard of even if by hearsay evidence. 8. Treat victims of torture only by consent. 9. Catergorically prevent ...
An Integrated Approach, 2E Chapter 33
... Mental Disorder A clinically significant behavior or psychological syndrome or pattern Associated with present distress, disability or with a significantly increased risk of suffering, death, pain, disability. ...
... Mental Disorder A clinically significant behavior or psychological syndrome or pattern Associated with present distress, disability or with a significantly increased risk of suffering, death, pain, disability. ...
Huffman PowerPoint Slides
... • Goal of therapy for DID is to – Integrate the several personalities – Help each alter understand that he or she is part of one person – Treat the alters with fairness and empathy © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Davison and Neale: Abnormal Psychology, 8e ...
... • Goal of therapy for DID is to – Integrate the several personalities – Help each alter understand that he or she is part of one person – Treat the alters with fairness and empathy © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Davison and Neale: Abnormal Psychology, 8e ...
.5 USING PSYCHIATRIST DSM-I11
... Dr. Page creates a full pictiure of the child's psychosocial adjustment, and she then diagnoses any mental illnesses that are present. My central question in this essay is how does the DSM-I11 manual shape Dr. Page's diagnostic work: her information gathering, her analyses, and her writing? That is, ...
... Dr. Page creates a full pictiure of the child's psychosocial adjustment, and she then diagnoses any mental illnesses that are present. My central question in this essay is how does the DSM-I11 manual shape Dr. Page's diagnostic work: her information gathering, her analyses, and her writing? That is, ...
Dissociative Disorders
... Dissociative Disorders Dissociative disorders are so-called because they are marked by a dissociation from or interruption of a person's fundamental aspects of waking consciousness (such as one's personal identity, one's personal history, etc.). Dissociative disorders come in many forms, the most fa ...
... Dissociative Disorders Dissociative disorders are so-called because they are marked by a dissociation from or interruption of a person's fundamental aspects of waking consciousness (such as one's personal identity, one's personal history, etc.). Dissociative disorders come in many forms, the most fa ...
Dissociative Disorders - NAMI
... experiencing a dissociative fugue have traveled over thousands of miles. An individual in a fugue state is unaware of or confused about his identity, and in some cases will assume a new identity (although this is the exception). Dissociative identity disorder (DID), which has been known as multiple ...
... experiencing a dissociative fugue have traveled over thousands of miles. An individual in a fugue state is unaware of or confused about his identity, and in some cases will assume a new identity (although this is the exception). Dissociative identity disorder (DID), which has been known as multiple ...
Abnormal Psychology
... Seasonal Affective disorder: People who live in places with long winter nights are at greater risk for SAD. A less common form of the disorder involves depression during the summer months. Other factors that may make SAD more likely include: Amount of light Body temperature Genes Hormones Depressive ...
... Seasonal Affective disorder: People who live in places with long winter nights are at greater risk for SAD. A less common form of the disorder involves depression during the summer months. Other factors that may make SAD more likely include: Amount of light Body temperature Genes Hormones Depressive ...
Eating Disorders - University Health Services
... plans of students struggling with ED’s. Each member discusses the student’s progress from their individual perspectives and receives professional support and suggestions from other members in order to optimize the students’ care. The treatment team professionals include dietitians, medical personnel ...
... plans of students struggling with ED’s. Each member discusses the student’s progress from their individual perspectives and receives professional support and suggestions from other members in order to optimize the students’ care. The treatment team professionals include dietitians, medical personnel ...
Antidepressant Withdrawal or Discontinuation Syndrome? Concern
... the underlying disorder, such as anxiety and depressed mood; with non-disease characteristics such as flu-like symptoms and paresthesias [a sensation of tingling, pricking, or numbness of a person's skin]. He also stated that discontinuation was timelimited to no more than 2 or 3 weeks. Anything pre ...
... the underlying disorder, such as anxiety and depressed mood; with non-disease characteristics such as flu-like symptoms and paresthesias [a sensation of tingling, pricking, or numbness of a person's skin]. He also stated that discontinuation was timelimited to no more than 2 or 3 weeks. Anything pre ...
Keeping Cool About Your Anxious Child
... • These children are also more likely to be targets of peer harassment and they also may be poorly skilled to deal with it effectively • Their LD’s, especially if not recognized, contribute to academic struggles which can be demoralizing and lower self-esteem • Any or all of these factors increase t ...
... • These children are also more likely to be targets of peer harassment and they also may be poorly skilled to deal with it effectively • Their LD’s, especially if not recognized, contribute to academic struggles which can be demoralizing and lower self-esteem • Any or all of these factors increase t ...
Satan-contolling-the-minds-of-your
... With facts such as these, many people have concluded with Dr. Breggin that there is “no evidence that ADHD is a valid clinical entity associated with physical dysfunction of the brain.”[7] How does a child become diagnosed as ADHD? What are the criteria for such a diagnosis? This is a shocker. Accor ...
... With facts such as these, many people have concluded with Dr. Breggin that there is “no evidence that ADHD is a valid clinical entity associated with physical dysfunction of the brain.”[7] How does a child become diagnosed as ADHD? What are the criteria for such a diagnosis? This is a shocker. Accor ...
PowerPoint
... suggest a medical condition but lack organic or physiological evidence multiple somatic complaints from children may be developmental precursors to adult somatoform disorders Psychological factors affecting physical condition: psychological factors are presumed to cause or exacerbate a physical ...
... suggest a medical condition but lack organic or physiological evidence multiple somatic complaints from children may be developmental precursors to adult somatoform disorders Psychological factors affecting physical condition: psychological factors are presumed to cause or exacerbate a physical ...
Tourette Syndrome - Canadian Psychological Association
... Symptoms don’t all have to occur at the same time. Tics can change over time and they can even disappear altogether for up to three months. Once symptoms have persisted in one form or another for at least one year, the diagnosis of TS can be made. If symptoms have existed for less than one year, the ...
... Symptoms don’t all have to occur at the same time. Tics can change over time and they can even disappear altogether for up to three months. Once symptoms have persisted in one form or another for at least one year, the diagnosis of TS can be made. If symptoms have existed for less than one year, the ...
AP Psychological Disorders
... Despite its success, modern psychologists find fault with relying solely on the medical model. They suggest that treating the disorder as a “disease” leads to a doctor-knows-best approach in which the therapist takes all the responsibility for diagnosing and correcting the problem. In this mod ...
... Despite its success, modern psychologists find fault with relying solely on the medical model. They suggest that treating the disorder as a “disease” leads to a doctor-knows-best approach in which the therapist takes all the responsibility for diagnosing and correcting the problem. In this mod ...