Organic Mental Disorder
Health Encyclopedia: Organic Brain Syndrome
OBS; Organic mental disorder (OMS); Chronic organic brain syndrome
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Thoughts on Mental Illness Awareness Week
By Christina Bruni , Health ExpertMental Illness Awareness Week, from October 7th to 13th, is in full-swing. As an advocacy... Read more »
Understanding Depression - Color me sad.
By Teri Robert , Health Expert...6 percent, or 1 in 17 - who suffer from a serious mental illness. In addition, mental disorders... Read more »
Mental Health First Aid
By Sue Bergeson , Health Expert...stigmas is generally fear. The stigma surrounding mental illnesses in America is no different:... Read more »
Predicting Schizophrenia
By Jerry Kennard , Health Expert...1987). Schizotypy remains a diagnostic category of mental illness although some critics (e.g.... Read more »
NAMI 2007 Convention: An Interview with Jonathan Stanley
By Robin Cunningham , Health Expert...system is affected. Take someone that doesn't have a mental illness. If they really believe that... Read more »
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Organic brain syndrome
OBS; Organic mental disorder (OMS); Chronic organic brain syndrome Symptoms Symptoms vary with the specific disease. In general, organic brain syndromes cause... Read more »Organic brain syndrome
OBS; Organic mental disorder (OMS); Chronic organic brain syndrome Treatment Treatment varies with the specific disorder. Many of the disorders have nonspecific... Read more »Organic Brain Syndrome and Alzheimer's Disease
...(usually not psychiatric disorders) that cause decreased mental function. Alternative Names OBS; Organic mental disorder (OMS); Chronic organic brain syndrome Causes, incidence, and... Read more »Launching a Movement for Global Mental Health on World Mental Health Day
...the specific goals of scaling up services for and protecting the human rights of people living with mental disorders." The movement has proposed five priority actions: covering global advocacy ... Read more »Migraine Associated with Mental Health Disorders
...would be needed in order to better address whether migraine is a risk factor for the development of mental disorders or whether mental disorders are risk factors for the development of migraine,... Read more »Images
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Mental disorders affect productivity worldwide: WHO
December 14, 2008A collaborative study by the World Health Organization (WHO), the World Bank, and Harvard University has found that mental disorders accounts for... Read summary »
ADHD Damages Workplace Efficiency
June 05, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Workers with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) do 22 days less work per year than those without the disorder. As... Read summary »
After Katrina: Victims Mental Health Worsening
March 20, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Two years later, the ravages of Hurricane Katrina are still seen, not just in destroyed property, but also in the minds of the... Read summary »
Treating Childhood Mental Disorders
August 18, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- It's estimated 15 million children have been diagnosed with a mental disorder, but only about one quarter of them are getting... Read summary »
Multiple Births Up Depression Risk
April 17, 2009(Ivanhoe Newswire) ? Having more than one baby at a time puts new moms at significantly higher risk for postpartum depression. That's the key finding... Read summary »
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