The thyroid sits at the base of the neck under the Adam's apple. It secretes hormones that control growth, weight, temperature, heart rate and energetic activity inside the cells, referred to as metabolic activity. Sometimes the thyroid secretes...
The Physicians' Desk Reference (PDR) lists many prescription drugs that treat bipolar disorder. Finding the most suitable medication or combination of medications through trial and error takes a long time. Even then coverage can lack complete...
Seizure disorder, also known as epilepsy, describes a condition of recurrent unprovoked seizures. Seizures occur due to a group of nerves producing a sudden surge in electrical activity in the brain, which temporarily interferes with normal brain...
According to the U.S. National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), approximately 40 million adults in the United States (about 18 percent) suffer from anxiety disorders every year. There are six different types of disorders and accompanying...
A child is diagnosed with an anxiety disorder if feelings of fear and worry significantly affect her life. Untreated anxiety disorder can cause problems in school and among peers, as well as affect the child's self-esteem, according to the...
Before choosing a medication for anxiety, you need to know your specific anxiety diagnosis. Discuss your diagnosis with your therapist to get a better understanding of what type of medication would work for you.
Bipolar disorder is a serious mood disorder characterized by cycles of depression and mania. Mood cycles can occur only a few times per year, or as often as multiple times per day in rare cases. Periods of depression are characterized by sadness,...
Bipolar disorder is a mental condition that is characterized by mood changes alternating from depression to euphoria or agitation. It was previously called "manic depression" and most frequently appears during the late teen or early adulthood...
Anxiety disorders are common and can be quite troublesome. Fortunately, there are numerous medicinal options for treatment. The group of anxiety disorders includes post-traumatic stress disorder, panic disorder, generalized anxiety disorder and...
Major depressive disorder is a mood disorder characterized by depressed mood or loss of interest in activities accompanied by insomnia or sleeping too much, fatigue, changes in appetite or weight, feeling hopeless or worthless, difficulties with...
Anxiety is a reaction to stress characterized by feelings of uneasiness, fear, worry and apprehension. Anxiety manifests physically as heart palpitations, fatigue, chest pain, nausea and shortness of breath. There are many forms of anxiety and...
Affective disorders are mental disorders characterized by dramatic changes or extremes of mood. Affective disorders include depression, bipolar affective disorder and anxiety disorders, such as generalized anxiety, obsessions and compulsions,...
Over 10 million people in America suffer from bipolar disorder, according to the National Alliance of Mental Illness. This disorder produces alternating, recurring episodes of mania and depression and usually requires lifelong treatment....
Bipolar disorder often exists on a continuum of mood disturbance. In some types of bipolar disorder, psychotic features are prominent during a mood episode. One form of psychosis is paranoia, in which people think they are being watched, targeted...
Bipolar disorder, or manic depression, is a mood disorder composed of alternating periods of depression and mania. Medications for bipolar disorder help to stabilize mood by reducing the number of manic, hypomanic, depressive and mixed episodes....
Bipolar II disorder is the second type of bipolar disorder, according to the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Patients diagnosed with bipolar II disorder have depression and hypomania symptoms; hypomania is a lesser form of mania, which is...
Bipolar disorder, also known as manic depression, is a serious brain illness that causes fluctuations in mood and behavior. Although chemical imbalances in the brain are thought to contribute to the development of bipolar disorder, genetic and...
People suffering from an anxiety disorder have a wide variety of medications available that may help. Benzodiazepines, tricyclic antidepressants, serotonin reuptake inhibitors, serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors and other medications are...
When a patient has an anxiety disorder, she has uncontrolled worry, which impacts her mental health. Anxiety Disorders Association of America states that a person can be diagnosed with one of five types of anxiety disorders. Each anxiety disorder...
Anxiety disorders refer to a range of psychiatric conditions, including phobias, panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and generalized anxiety disorder (GAD). According to the National Institute...
A mood disorder that causes patients to cycle through high and low moods, bipolar disorder affects 5.7 million American adults, according to the National Institute of Mental Health. Medications for bipolar disorder diminish the severity of...
Bipolar disorder is a mood disorder where patients cycle between depression and mania, according to the National Institutes of Health. The treatment a patient needs to control her bipolar disorder symptoms is dependent on the type of bipolar...
An inner ear disorder, also known as otitis media, refers to an infection that affects the inner ear. The University of Maryland Medical Center says that this typically occurs, at one time or another, in 75 percent of all children. Specific...
Many people experience anxiety and depression as co-existing conditions. Medicine works effectively for each disorder or when patients suffer from anxiety disorders and depression. Medication includes antidepressants, which may be prescribed in...
Depression and anxiety are psychological disorders that affect a patient's emotions and ability to function in daily life. Medication is often prescribed to help manage symptoms; however, medication doesn't treat the cause of either disorder.
According to the DSM-IV, "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders," a child diagnosed with Separation Anxiety Disorder must experience anxiety causing "clinically significant distress or impairment in social, academic or other...
According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, bipolar disorder--also known as manic-depressive disorder--causes serious alterations in a person's mood, thinking and behavior. Dramatic mood swings range from the euphoria...
While shifting from one mood to another may be common in adolescents, this also may be a sign a child is suffering from bipolar disorder. This condition, also called manic-depressive disorder, can affect you no matter what age you are. It can show...
Anxiety is a feeling that everyone goes through from time to time. When it appears in small doses, it can actually be beneficial. For example, experiencing anxiety right before a sporting event can help give you motivation to be at your best. But...
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