1-10 of 104 hubssort by Hot Best Latest
72The Diagnostic & Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders version IV (DSM-IV) under review.
First published in 1952 by the American Psychiatric Association (APA), the Diagnostic & Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders is a particularly insidious publication that stands as the ‘Bible’ of...
2 comments
86Anorexia: My experience
I couldn't sleep. It was in my stomach - or, rather, it was not in my stomach. I was hungry and it was keeping me awake, but I didn't dare eat a bite. It was 11:30 at night... way too late to eat, because if I...
13 comments
82Diaper Discipline, What it is, and why it's dangerous to use on children
Hello Readers, I have to appoligize, the below article is going to sound a bit off. Because of rules and regulations from Hubpages, google and other companies that are part of this site, I had to make a few...
53 comments
75DISSOCIATIVE IDENTITY DISORDER: THE BATTLE WITHIN
“I watch a body that looks like me, doing things I’m ashamed of. I can’t will myself back into that body. I can’t control its movements, its thoughts, its feelings. I can only watch and feel the shame...
0 comments
78some signs you are mentally ill
what is going on with me? Sometimes always, we might be suffering from one mental illness or the other without accepting the fact that we are mentally not fit. Haven lived around some folks who later...
24 comments
67ADHD and Bipolar
Mental disorders are becoming more and more common, especially among children. Two of the most prevalent are bipolar and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. These two mental disorders often overlap in...
0 comments
69How can you have a Mental Illness!
The occurrence of mental illness can be caused by different factors or a combination of these several factors. Different explanations are offered by different schools of thought, such as biological,...
1 comment
74The difference between Bipolar and Mental Disorder
Mental disorder? If you look closely at the classification of mental disorders published by the American Psychiatric Association (APA) in its Diagnostic and Statisitical Manual version IV (DSM-IV) the...
0 comments
76Why Should the Homeless Be Allowed Cell Phones? - Rant and Anti-Rant
Since the 1980s, social workers have often repeated that a large portion of the American population is only one paycheck away from homelessness. Current wisdom asserts that everyone should have in savings, at 6 months operating expenses for monthly living costs and bills. Who does?
17 comments
76Hypochondria
Hypochondriasis is defined as an excessive fear of having a serious disease even when a medical examination finds no evidence of a disease. People with with this disorder are often able to...
0 comments
