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Psychosis Vs. Neurosis - Definitions & Differences

Do you know how psychosis or neurosis are defined, on a medical level, what the signs and symptoms are, or how they are treated? Simple definitions and the differences between the two are highlighted below.

17 comments    health anxiety psychology
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A Little Bipolar Nagging Never Hurt Anybody

Practical Coping Skills For Living With Bipolar Disorder I have been living with bipolar disorder for a few years now. I keep telling myself it is just in my head. "I am not really bipolar", they USED to...

18 comments    sleep mental illness medication
Food phobias can relate to texture, temperature, digestion, or infection, as well as particular items.83

Comprehensive List of Food Phobias

While particularly common among people diagnosed with eating disorders, food phobias can also be found in otherwise mentally healthy people.

32 comments    health food diet
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Famous People with Schizophrenia

Schizophrenia is one of the most debilitating mental disorders that affect thousands of people worldwide every year. It is a mental disorder that is highlighted by abnormalities in the perception or...

0 comments    health united states symptoms
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Social Phobia Keeps Me Inside

Imagine yourself walking into a room full of people. You look into the sea of the unknown and only blurry images of faces whip past you at warp speed. Your hands are sweaty and you can't take a deep breath...

12 comments    depression anxiety worry
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Songs About Eating Disorders

Songs about eating disorders from Filter, Silverchair, Alanis Morissette, Saves the Day, and Manic Street Preachers.

137 comments    entertainment music video
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Mental Health Education: How To Teach The Mentally Ill Using Group Education

If you are lucky enough to experience leading a group on a psychiatric intensive care unit, you are in for a treat. You will most likely be challenged, entertained, delighted, and educated yourself all at...

3 comments    health advice education
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Common Myths About Eating Disorders Debunked

The amount of misinformation about eating disorders floating around is staggering. So I'm doing my part. I've listed the most common myths I've come up against, and laid out the facts in response.

6 comments    health food women
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The New Asylums: Hard Look at the Truth

  “The New Asylums” was a PBS Frontline documentary whose producers argued that prisons are the new mental health facilities.  Filmed in 2005, it focused on an Ohio prison as a model for mental...

0 comments    mental illness prisons
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How Important is Sleep?

As more and more is discovered about sleep, scientists are realizing the importance of sleep on our overall mental and physical health. Unbelievably, we spend one-third of our life sleeping or approximately...

15 comments    sleep diabetes obesity
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