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Eating Disorders References
Eating Disorders Overview What are Eating Disorders? Eating Disorder Information 1National Institute of Mental Health, Eating Disorders: http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/eating-disorders/complete-index.shtml 2National Institute of Mental Health, Eating Disorders Among Adults -...
Teen Shares Self-Injury Secret
Self-injury is often called "cutting" because that's what most self-injurers do, but there are many ways to self-harm. A study published this week shows 17 percent...
Schizophrenia in Children: Symptoms…
Schizophrenia in children is a rare, but serious mental illness that requires immediate medical attention and treatment. The term, schizophrenia, refers to a mental disorder...
Possible Causes of Hard to Treat De…
While no one knows why some people react positively to antidepressant treatmentand others don't, there are some factors that appear to play a part in...
Are Bisexuals Equally Attracted to …
Some people ask, "Are bisexuals equally attracted to men and women?" This is a good question and, as it turns out, equal attraction is not...
What is Psychological Abuse of a Ch…
Surprisingly, psychological or emotional abuse of a child can have more long-lasting negative psychiatric effects than either physical abuse or sexual abuse. Learn about the...
How to Talk About Mental Illness: W…
HealthyPlace Mental Health Newsletter Here's what's happening on the HealthyPlace site this week: How to Talk About Mental Illness: What do I Say? Most Popular HealthyPlace Articles Shared...
What To Do If Your Teen May Attempt…
If you have spotted the signs of possible suicide in your teen and you fear that your child may make a teen suicide attempt, you...
Pregnancy and Bipolar Disorder (Tre…
Pregnancy and bipolar disorder can introduce a new set of complications and women of childbearing age with bipolar disorder face certain increased risks. Pregnancy and...
Suicide Facts, Suicide Statistics, …
It is a fact that suicide takes more lives every year than homicides do and yet people rarely talk about the critical need to address...
List of Mental Illnesses
A list of mental illnesses is a valuable tool. After all, the term mental illness is incredibly broad and encompasses a great many examples of...
Effects of Drug Abuse
Drug abuse is the increasing desire to obtain and use increasing amounts of one or more substances to the exclusion of everything else. Drug abuse...
Teen Suicide Rates, Statistics, and…
Teen suicide rates are alarming and have been going up in recent years. Teen suicide statistics may shed light onto why this is and to...
Can Psychopaths Love, Cry or Experi…
Psychopaths are known for their lack of emotion but can psychopaths love? Can psychopaths cry or experience happiness? Emotional incapacity is well documented in psychopaths...
Domestic Abuse Help: Domestic Viole…
If you need immediate domestic violence help, domestic violence shelters offer women a safe haven from the abusive lives they've left behind. Combined with domestic...
Language Disorder: Signs, Symptoms…
The term language disorder refers to a condition that involves problems processing linguistic information. Children with language impairments have issues that involve grammar, semantics, or...
Psychological Tests
Psychological Tests
- Narcolepsy Test: Do I Have Narcolepsy?
- Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) Test: Do I Have RLS?
- Sexual Addiction Screening Test (Men)
- Depression Quiz
- Online Stress Test
- Eating Disorder Test
- Cocaine Addiction Test
- Sexual Addiction Screening Test (Women)
- Sociopath Test: Am I A Sociopath?
- Cybersex Addiction Test
Mental Health Videos
Emotional Abuse
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- www.abusoemocional.com Stop Emotional Abuse, You Deserve Better. We all know about Sexual Abuse. We all know about Physical Abuse. But, we know very l...
Dramatic Increase in Senior Drug Add...
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- Treatment centers are seeing more older drug addicts. Aging baby boomers coupled with an economic downturn are part of the reason why. (May 18)
Bipolar Disorder: Misdiagnosed with...
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- Many with bipolar disorder are misdiagnosed with depression. HealthyPlace.com Expert Bipolar Patient and author, Julie Fast, explains why that happens...
Psychological Abuse ~Selecting your...
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- It is important that you choose a therapist that is experienced in the area of psychological abuse. Ask questions and get some idea about this profess...
OCD Hoarding
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- Hoarders are incapable of throwing anything away. Their houses are so full of things that they can't even see the floor or furniture anymore.
Signs and symptoms of PTSD
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- Signs and symptoms of PTSD - how to identify the three categories of post traumatic stress disorder - PTSD - symptoms. With trauma and PTSD specialist...
Borderline Personality - Wants vs Ne...
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- A.J. Mahari, who has recovered from Borderline Personality Disorder, talks about wants versus needs and the challenge of emotionally understanding the...
Binge Eating Disorder Video (my secr...
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- http://www.endbingeeating.com/newsletters.html My personal Binge Eating Disorder video telling my story of my struggles with Binge Eating Disorder, th...
Child Anxiety -- What to Look For
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- http://panicbreaker.com/child-anxiety/ Anxiety disorders in children can be quite worrying for a lot of reasons. And many times it's the parents who s...
Drug Addiction : How to Control a Ga...
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- The first step to controlling a gambling problem is first recognizing and acknowledging that you have a problem. Gain control of your gambling problem...
The Danger of Addiction When you hav...
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- I briefly discuss my experience with addiction and alcoholism and how it negatively affected recovering from mental illness.
How to End Your Computer Addictions!
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- http://www.PriorityPatrol.com/ - Do you have a procrastinator, couch potato, computer addict or someone who just doesn't have their priorities straigh...
Child and Teen Panic Disorder
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- Children and teens with Panic Disorder experience unexpected and repeated panic attacks. This is typically followed by at least one month of concern a...
Bipolar The Real Deal 006-Triggers
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- I talk about the things that bring on symptoms of bipolar disorder; Triggers. I discuss my own particular triggers and ask everyone to share their tri...
Alzheimer's care: Part 1
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- Caring for an Alzheimer's loved one. Mike Briana has been caring for his wife, Betty, who has Alzheimers, at their East Falmouth home for four years.
Addicted to Sex
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- In the wake of the recent revelation that "X-Files" actor David Duchovny has entered rehab in order to treat a sex addiction, psychologist Jeff Garder...
Child Emotional Abuse
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- Please, be strong and call this phone number if you see or are experiencing abuse: 1- 800-4-A-Child. Thank you for watching. Please support ours and t...
Heroin Addiction Ripped my Family Ap...
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- Heroin addiction real life testimony of Narconon recovery: Sabrina started using drugs and heroin at a very young age and would later run away from ho...
The Truth About Eating Disorders
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- The truth about eating disorders, is that you're always going to be better without them. Sounds simple, but learn why. Watch. Visit http://www.Healthy...
Advances in Autism Spectrum Disorder...
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- UCLA CART "Autism 2012" Symposium Advances in Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Genetics - Dan Geschwind, M.D., Ph.D.
Psychological Disorders : OCD Sympto...
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- Symptoms of OCD in children are not different from those of adults, and they are often marked by obsessive thoughts and fears, such as fear of achieve...
Nicotine and tobacco addiction video...
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- NIDA scientists Gaya Dowling and Redonna Chandler talk about the health effects and dangers on smoking and nicotine. http://teens.drugabuse.gov/facts/...
Honesty is Crucial for Recovering Ad...
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- People in active addiction often lie frequently. Kira Lesley, author of Debunking Addiction, explains how, in addiction recovery, honesty and telling...
Relationship Communication Problems:...
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- How do the things around a person present themselves in their mind?
A Drug Called Pornography (1)
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- Pornography addiction is a health hazard that western culture is only just starting to recognize. This program demystifies pornography and the misconc...
Brain Mechanisms of Pleasure and Add...
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- Explores biological motivation and addictive behavior, and takes the viewer through scientists' work on brain stimulation.
Treatment of Generalized Anxiety Dis...
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- Learn about the treatment of Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) from HealthyPlace.com Medical Director, Dr. Harry Croft.
What is work addiction?
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- Work addiction is where the individual spends most of their time, most of their focus is on work. Work is the place they get good feelings, work is th...
Challenging Your Negative Thoughts
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- Negative thoughts and self-talk can bring you down. Recovering from Mental Illness's Mike Ehrmantrout explains how to challenge your negative thoughts...
Importance of Having Goals When Livi...
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- The importance of setting goals when you live with a mental illness can't be understated. Setting goals is key to your mental illness recovery efforts...
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Signs of a Sociopath are Big-Time S…
Social predators live in societies around the globe. They're known by different terms, including sociopath. Despite the fact that there are signs of a sociopath...
Living with Binge Eating Disorder -…
From Eva... It is interesting to me that I am a compulsive overeater and I have just found your pages doing research for a paper. I...
Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID…
The criteria for a dissociative identity disorder (DID) diagnosis are defined in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorder, Fifth Edition (DSM-5). The DSM-5...
Drug Addiction Signs and Symptoms
Many people don't know the signs of drug addiction and addiction symptoms until someone in their life admits to being an addict. In many cases...
Can You Cure Anxiety Attacks?
The answer to the question, "Can you cure anxiety attacks?" actually depends on you – the type of anxiety you're having, frequency of attacks, and...
Real Dissociative Identity Disorder…
When a person is diagnosed with dissociative identity disorder (DID), they may seek out real dissociative identity disorder stories and videos. This is a way...
Alcohol and Anxiety: How Alcohol Af…
The belief that alcohol helps anxiety is common. People often use alcohol as a way to cope with anxiety, stress, and tension, believing that alcohol induces...
Date Rape Drugs: Types and How Date…
Date rape drugs are substances that people sometimes use to assist them in carrying out a sexual assault. These drugs usually have no odor, color...
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