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Major Depression Disorder (MDD)
There are some significant differences between diagnosing a child with MDD and diagnosing an adult. First and foremost, symptom duration must be at least 1 year (as opposed to 2 for adults)....
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Substance Abuse Grab-bag
On the subject of terminology, I thought it was rather odd that NHW made the statement that “the phrases ‘chemical dependency, addiction, and habit’ are still in use but less so than ‘substance abuse,...
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Comorbidity: Substance Abuse Disorders (SUDs)
Comorbid, or comorbidity, is literally defined as “recurring together.” (Shiel, Jr. & Stoppler, 2008, p. 94) For our purposes, comorbidity will refer to cases where two or more psychiatric...
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Eating Disorders
“Eating disorders (EDs) are polysymptomatic syndromes, defined by maladaptive attitudes and behaviors around eating, weight, and body image.” (Blaney & Millon, 2009, p. 431) The primary disorders...
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Eating Disorders = BIG BUSINESS
“Weight discrimination and the resulting obsession with thinness are rampant and recalcitrant. I believe that, in order to make any kind of a dent in this field, we all need to combat these pernicious...
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Anorexia
Like so many other mental disorders, eating disorders project people who are really “out of balance.” I don’t think anyone would be an obesity advocate… after all; obesity presents as many or more...
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Eating Disorders (EDs) and Substance Use Disorders (SUDs): Shared and Causal...
The etiologies of both Eating Disorders (EDs) and Substance Use Disorders (SUDs) are perceived to be complex and multidimensional in nature. No simple etiological path is indicated in either category....
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Trichotillomania
The diagnosis of Trichotillomania (TM) is synonymous with the act of recurrently pulling one’s own body hair resulting in noticeable thinning or baldness. (American Psychiatric Association, Diagnostic...
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A great PSA on Eating Disorders entitled “When I Grow Up” by Jonathan Tvrdik
by Jonathan Tvrdik http://www.jonathantvrdik.com/ Filed under: Kent Brooks Tagged: anorexia, anorexia nervosa, Binge, Binge Eating Disorder, Bulimia, bulimia nervosa, eating disorder, Purge
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