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Do I Have Some Type of “certain” Anxiety Disorder?

Question by buttafly: Do I have some type of “certain” anxiety disorder? Is this some type of disorder? I don’t know how to drive on the Interstate! I’m frightened out of my wits! Actually, I’m starting to have reoccuring dreams about me having brushes with death while driving on the Interstate. I can drive fine on the regular streets. What is really interesting is that my direction sense is HORRIBLE. And so, everytime I need to go somewhere new, my mom has to literally drive me there and show me. I don’t know my street signs, I don’t know the east, west, south, north parts of town. Something is wrong with me. Is this some type of disorder?? Read more... ...

Depressed?

Question by Penny: depressed? what happens in legal terms if someone is pronounced by a doctor to be depressed? Does it go on your permanent record, effect you when applying for a job, what happens? And what are the pros and cons of even going to the doctor? Then if you are what do they do for “treatment”? Best answer: Answer by Alex13About 10% of the world pupulation getting depressed during some period of there life with a different degree of depression. It is not illness forever , it could be treated by a Psychiatrist using antidepressants, but it might became dangerous and causing suicide if neglected. Read more... ...

Assembly Adopts More Than a Dozen Bills Aimed at Improving Mental Health Care

by Governor Neil Abercrombie Assembly adopts more than a dozen bills aimed at improving mental health care Chronic Crisis: Milwaukee County's mental health system focuses less on continual care and more on emergency treatment than any in the nation. Despite scandals, studies and promises of reform, the system is like many of its patients: It never gets better. Read more on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Cognitive behavioral therapy shown to be effective for treating depression in … For veterans seeking mental health treatment, a lot of emphasis has been placed on developing therapies post-traumatic stress disorder, a condition characterized by frequent flashbacks and nightmares that are triggered by a terrifying event. But … Read more on Fox News Read more... ...

Let the Students Know You Really Care

...  the students know you really care While teachers concentrate on using these standards effectively, it is equally important to keep students social and emotional development in mind. According to the World Health Organization and the Centers for Disease Control, 3.22 million children … Read more on Ct Post How the Internet Makes Us Overshare … Wall Street Journal asked around and concluded that our newfound urge to disclose is partially due to not only the erosion of private life through the proliferation of reality TV and social media, but also due to our subconscious attempts at … Read more on Pacific Standard Read ...

Christian Website Falls for Ariel Castro's Pathetic Excuses

Christian Website Falls For Ariel Castro's Pathetic Excuses For those who missed it, Chris Hayes had the guts to do a segment pointing out what should be obvious but sadly wasn't for a lot of people: That Ariel Castro's excuses for himself were evocative of the excuses more ordinary wife beaters and rapists … Read more on Raw Story Among New Agents Entering the Unipolar Depression Market Over the Next … An antidepressant or antipsychotic proven to be more effective in treatment-resistant patients would quickly gain physician acceptance and experience use, likely as part of an augmentation strategy." *Unipolar depression encompasses major depressive … Read more on The Providence Journal Read more... ...

Suicide Rates Are High Among the Elderly

...  Rates Are High Among the Elderly Along with his increasing physical disability, he had a history of depression that included hospitalizations and electroconvulsive therapy. For years, he had struggled with alcohol abuse. Yet Ms. Goeke, who was starting graduate school across the … Read more on New York Times (blog) New WHO Treatment Guide for Mental Health Trauma GENEVA — New guidelines by the World Health Organization show primary health care workers how to treat patients suffering from trauma and loss. The guidelines, jointly published with the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, also recommend advanced … Read more on Voice of America Read ...

Effects of Alcohol

  Effects of Alcohol – i made this video for a class in college, it is for anyone who wants to know the effects of alcohol use and abuse.   by U.S. Army Garrison Japan Duke's Swartzwelder to Address Alcohol's Effects on the Brain “His current research advances our understanding of the long-term impact of alcohol use and abuse. This should provide some very clear concrete guidelines to young adults – specifically college students – around alcohol consumption. He is a very … Read more on Washington and Lee University News Office (blog) Read more... ...