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Sunday, October, 25, 2009

Split Personality Disorder Symptoms

Are bitterness, sibling rivalry actual medical disorders?

June 03, 2009
Recent medical literature has given rise to a host of new diagnoses, many of which are meeting with skepticism from the general public. In this article, a reporter reviews eight medical conditions that are often met with this skeptical response. The list includes such new conditions as post-traumatic embitterment disorder, sibling rivalry syndrome, mathematics disorder, and caffeine-related disorders. Also on the list are older diagnoses that still spark controversy, such as oppositional defianc... Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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Schizophrenia: Time for a Name Change?
By Jerry Kennard , Health Expert

  What's in a name? Well, quite a lot if it happens to be schizophrenia. Public misunderstanding... Read more »

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Polysomnogram: What Is It, And How Does It Work?
By Allen Blaivas, M.D. , Health Expert

Let's continue talking about obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). We already discussed some of the... Read more »

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Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) - The Basics
By Teri Robert , Health Expert

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is an anxiety disorder that can occur after you have been... Read more »

Health Guide

Schizophrenia: Introduction
Schizophrenia is a group of psychotic disorders that interfere with thinking and responsiveness. It is a disease of the brain, just like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases. The term... Read more »
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Prevention
PreventionBecause multiple factors may cause carpal tunnel syndrome, there is no single mode of prevention. Treating any underlying medical condition is certainly important. Simple common sense may... Read more »
Travel to Developing Countries: Traveler's Diarrhea
Traveler's DiarrheaTraveler's diarrhea (TD) is the most common health problem a traveler encounters. It is almost always caused from ingesting certain organisms in contaminated food or water.... Read more »
Eating Disorders: Risk Factors
...average on IQ tests. People with bulimia, but not anorexia, had higher nonverbal than verbal scores.Personality DisordersA 2000 study reported that people with eating disorders tended to share... Read more »
Depression Risk
...depression, particularly after an adverse life event. In line with these findings, the following specific personality disorders have been associated not only to a first episode of depression, but... Read more »

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