Autism is a developmental disorder that has wide levels of variation. Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a general term for a variety of complex disorders of the brain, which are […]
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According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a mental illness experienced by someone who has experienced a traumatic event, and who
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When Jimmy woke up in a foreign place last week, he didn’t know where he was at first. He looked around and realized that the white walls, the white sheets,
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When you are in a life-threatening situation, something in your brain changes. What becomes of most important is survival. The need to stay alive despite the situation you’re in that
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t times, clinicians have difficulty assessing whether an individual is clinically depressed or in a process of grieving. Of course, a recent loss would indicate that grieving might be the
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It is common to think of children and adolescents as having a home, but many don’t. In fact, the problem of teen homelessness is growing and too frequently it is
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In the movies, television shows, commercials, and on billboards, women are more often than men portrayed in a sexual manner. Music videos, song lyrics, on the Internet, and in video
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Teens who are gifted in some way, whether intellectually, creatively, or artistically, or in leadership, tend to have certain psychological impairments that other children may not have. After hearing the
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The experience of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder in adolescents and adults alike affects consciousness, and the fleeting present moment. The memory of the trauma seems to invade the here and
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As a teenager, you’re in between a rock and a hard place. Perhaps this is what it feels like to be no longer a child and not quite yet an
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