Mental Health

The Horrors Of Eating Disorders

Image by jack_gunby via Flickr You can’t seem to make up your mind, you eat and eat and then you hide a purge or you starve yourself for weeks until you are at the lowest weight that you have ever been in your life. Anorexia and bulimia used to be considered the health problems of [...]

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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder in Adolescents

Adolescent Health

[ad] Image via Wikipedia Obsessive compulsive disorder or OCD starts from adolescence onwards. OCD is feeling of strong obsessions and compulsions which result in intense discomfort and affects daily functioning. Obsessions are thoughts which are persistent and recurrent. They even include unwanted images and impulses which lead to distress and anxiety. These feelings and thoughts [...]

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The Label of Attention Deficit Disorder: Over-used?

Children's Health

[ad] I have been in the social services field for thirty years. During that time I have seen many new labels for disorders as well as a wide array of new medications that are available to treat various mental health disorders. It seems that Image via Wikipediadifferent disorders become popular at different times. When a [...]

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