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:: 02 January, 2009
The University of Manchester have developed a pilot of an educational podcast on psychosis and they'd like your help in evaluating it.
Their page has all the details and I won't give you too much additional information on it here, except to say...
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:: 02 January, 2009
Myth or Reality?
But it is not. Admittedly, we often have the impression that they do not use all the capabilities of our brain. A bit like our computers that we use only as word processing or surfing the Internet. However, all regions of our...
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:: 02 January, 2009
"It's crazy in the season, there are ways," says psychoanalyst Bernard-Elie Torgemen. The neurotic medieval mimaient possession by the devil and the church held for the witch. The end of the nineteenth century has directed the suffering body, the...
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:: 27 July, 2008
It's estimated that about 1 percent of the population has bipolar disorder. However, some researchers suggest that bipolar disorder occurs on a continuum, and that many more people may have other forms of the disorder, pushing its prevalence as...
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:: 27 July, 2008
When doctors suspect someone has bipolar disorder, they typically run a battery of medical and psychological tests and exams. These can help rule out other problems, pinpoint a diagnosis and also check for any related complications.
These...
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:: 27 July, 2008
Muscle tension pattern:
Vocal folds (also called vocal cords; see the explanation of this terminology) don't come together to vibrate. Instead, they leave a gap, allowing air to leak through. See our multimedia gallery for pictures.
Sound of...
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:: 26 July, 2008
It is normal to feel worried or anxious before taking a big test, after losing your job and during other stressful times in your life. But when intense feelings of anxiety, tension or dread emerge in the face of ordinary problems or routine...
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:: 26 July, 2008
Conversion disorder is a condition in which the patient's senses or ability to walk or move are impaired without a recognized medical or neurological disease or cause and in which psychological factors (such as stress or trauma) are judged to be...
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:: 26 July, 2008
Diagnosis of conversion disorder may be difficult initially because physical symptoms are most often caused by a physical disorder. It is important for the physician to consider a physical cause for the symptoms carefully. Your doctor will ask...
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:: 26 July, 2008
Conversion disorder is a neurological disorder in which physical symptoms are unconsciously caused by a stressful or traumatic event. An example of this is a person who loses his voice following a situation in which he was afraid to speak....
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:: 26 July, 2008
WHAT ARE VOICE PROBLEMS IN CHILDREN?
Pediatric voice problems involve pathologic laryngeal conditions, including inflammation of the vocal folds, chronic laryngitis, vocal nodules, vocal polyps and contact ulcers, all of which can be...
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:: 26 July, 2008
Most changes in the voice result from a medical disorder. Failure to seek a physician’s care can lead to hoarseness and more serious problems.
Laryngitis:
Laryngitis is a swelling of the vocal cords usually due to an infection. A viral...
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:: 26 July, 2008
It seems I never know where to begin when trying to describe my state. So I just have to start from the beginning
I was born in 1981, in Israel. I grew up with my grand mother livingAdvanced care directives with us and she was abusing me in all...
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:: 26 July, 2008
What is it?
This disorder describes a group of different circadian rhythm sleep disorders (CRSDs) that are directly caused by a drug or substance. People with these disorders have sleep times that seem to be out of alignment. Their sleep...
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:: 26 July, 2008
What is it?
This insomnia can also be called “bad sleep habits.” It involves the things that you normally do every day. These habits keep your sleep from being refreshing. They can also keep you from feeling alert during the day. These...
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:: 26 July, 2008
What is it?
Periodic limb movements are when you have episodes of simple, repetitive muscle movements. You are unable to control them. They usually do not keep you from falling asleep. Instead, they severely disrupt your sleep during the...
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:: 26 July, 2008
What is it?
Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is when you have a strong urge to move your legs. This urge is very hard to resist. It often comes with other uneasy feelings deep inside the legs. You can have a very hard time trying to explain what...
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:: 26 July, 2008
What is it?
Sleep terrors is also called “night terrors.” It is a parasomnia. A parasomnia involves undesired events that come along with sleep.
In a typical episode, you will sit up in bed and pierce the night with a "blood-curdling"...
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:: 26 July, 2008
What is it?
Sleepwalking is also called “somnambulism.” It is a parasomnia. A parasomnia involves undesired events that come along with sleep.
Sleepwalking occurs when you get up from bed and walk around even though you are still asleep....
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:: 26 July, 2008
What is it?
Shift work sleep disorder is a circadian rhythm sleep disorder that occurs due to a work schedule that takes place during the normal sleep period. This schedule requires you to work when your body wants to sleep. Then you have to...
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