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Mental Disorder

Mental disorders common in teen girls who self-cut: study

July 05, 2009
Teen girls who engage in self-cutting are more prone to mental disorders such as major depressive disorders, anxiety disorders, and eating disorders, according to a new study. For their study, investigators examined data on 4205 community teens, including 80 who reported current self-cutting. Overall, 79 percent of the 41 self-cutting females had mental disorders, compared with 21 percent of control subjects. At least two psychiatric diagnoses were found in 42 percent of female self-cutters and ... Read more »

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Health Care Reform Messages
By CHADD - Children and Adults with ADHD , Health Expert

...Condition Management must include mental illness and mental disorders, such as serious and... Read more »

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Mental Illness Awareness Week: October 4 - 10
By Teri Robert , Health Expert

Next week, October 4 - 10, is Mental Illness Awareness Week. In 1990, the United States Congress... Read more »

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Professionals with Bipolar
By Ask the Expert Patient , Health Expert

...30 yrs) by calling it a "brain virus" instead of a mental disorder! Answer Hi, Linda. My best... Read more »

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Organic brain syndrome
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The Americans with Disability Act and Your Anxiety
...wheelchair are easy to determine and easy to document, certainly easier than disability caused by a mental disorder. What is a Mental Disability?The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, 4th Edition,... Read more »
ADHd and Bipolar Disorder
...disorder: Bipolar I is the most severe form of the disorder.  The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders state “Bipolar I is characterized by one or more Manic or Mixed... 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 »
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 »

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