Mental illnesses often strike without warning, altering the lives of victims in ways they could not have imagined. Effective treatments are available and commonly include psychotherapy, behavioral therapy, medication and group therapy. The...
Once you have been diagnosed with borderline personality disorder, learn everything you can about it. The more you know about the causes and the symptoms, the more you'll be aware of the symptoms when they appear and the better you'll be at...
Valproic acid is a drug presented as a sodium salt known as sodium valproate or valproate sodium. Doctors use sodium valproate to treat epilepsy, bipolar disorder and other psychiatric conditions requiring the administration of mood stabilizers....
According to neurologist Ralph Adolphs, social behavior is a biological and psychological mechanism. Knowledge acquired through the five senses, the realization of a different point of view from one's own, experiences, thoughts and information...
Good hygiene, or personal cleanliness, not only helps maintain a healthy self-image, but is important in preventing the spread of infections and disease. According to nursing textbook "Tabbner's Nursing Care: Theory and Practice," poor hygiene...
Salvia or Salvia Divinorum is a natural herbaceous perennial plant of the sage family that produces white flowers at the peak of its growth in summer seasons. An uprising trend has been discovered among teens and experimental drug users with...
Stressful events such as job loss, divorce or death of a parent can trigger feelings of sadness, worry and fear. When these feelings manifest for a prolonged period they can develop into emotional diseases that affect physical and mental health....
According to the "Psychiatric Clinics of North America", treatment resistant depression is a term used by psychiatrists to describe depression that has not remitted with several trials of antidepressants, despite giving these at the recommended...
