Until recently, these symptoms were considered to be annoying personality quirks, like chronic lateness. But now, the condition has a name - Adult ADD - and a pill to treat it. "It can be as effective as eyeglasses. It can really improve mental focus," says Hallowell. "Someone goes from...
recognize that mental illness is a broad term that refers to any type of condition that impacts a person's thoughts, moods, or behaviors. Because the three primary symptoms of ADHD—inattention, impulsivity, and hyperactivity—all impact these areas, ADHD is considered a form of mental illness....
I have read a lot of articles and watched a couple of videos about my mental and emotional state. The thing about these pieces of information is that they always tell me the signs and symptoms of my condition. However, it doesn’t seem easy to agree on these details when I try and ev...
Background: Significant proportion of the patients of schizophrenia suffer from subsyndromal symptomatic depressive symptoms (SSD) which not only add to the burden of disease but also to the already pre-existing challenges of living with this serious mental illness. Many psychiatrists prescribe ...
As the entire country grieves over one too manygun-related accidents in the past five years, news stories flash across the screen with maddening excuses for theshooters: mental illness, personality disorder. In the eyes of manyhealthprofessionals, all roads lead tooveruse of medication. ...
Brain Mapping data guides our development of neurofeedback treatment protocols which will enable the patient to strengthen and improve brain functioning, reducing their unwanted symptoms. We have used this technology for over 35 years because we know clinically it produces the best long term results ...
In this way, the soccer practice appears to be a good add-on treatment to alleviate secondary symptoms such as social withdrawal and low self- esteem in individuals with a diagnosis of schizophrenia. In agreement with Pringle and Sayers,16 we consider soccer an organized social phenomenon able ...
While generally speaking families were happy with the care their child received for core symptoms of autism, most said professionals offered only limited knowledge and assistance for dealing with aggression either through medication or behavior supports. One family was actually kicked out of a home-bas...
There is an amazing success story of a family with severe mental illness (suicide, attempted suicides, homicidal tendencies, extreme behaviors) who cured the symptoms using vitamins and were able to become "normal" and eliminate all allopathic medications. They are marketing the vitamins "Empower...
Is ADHD a mental illness? Inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity are major symptoms of ___. Is ADHD a personality disorder? Which of the following is a mood disorder? a. Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. b. Acute stress disorder. c. B...