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…of living in pain and popping 20-something pills every day," says Rizo, a Washington, DC-based national communications director with the US Department of Education. She stopped taking medication and began to eat beneficial foods. For instance, Rizo knows…

…that can occur from trying to lose weight too fast are bulimia and anorexia. Bulimia is a food disorder caused by mental insecurities (Larsen 2). Doctors recommend that bulimic people see a psychiatrist because the illness's symptoms, including compulsive…

…Stress Disorder" (Walker, par. 4). The symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder usually begin from several days to a few months after the original trauma. They include nightmares, recurrent memories of the event, hyper-alertness, sleep disturbance…

…Most of today's Americans are killing themselves with food. Everywhere I go, all I see is fast-food restaurants, lousy eating habits and unconscious people. They don't seem to make eating habits a priority anymore. I think that people forgot one…

…of the impulse control disorders not else where specified (DSM-IV, 1996). Particularly, discussion is given to the sub category of Kleptomania. Criticisms of DSM -IV classification: The four major criticisms of DSM -IV classification system are (1…

…The Antisocial Personality (APD) is a serious disorder that affects many males and cause a great threat to families, friends, and even complete strangers. Most personality disorders may cause an inconvenience to a person’s family and friends…

…(although limited) and world. This essay will give an overview of her book, and attempt to analyze the three recurring themes; her work, her disease and her life (which includes the previous two). Autistic Disorder: An Overview Temple Grandin’s…

…some of the trials Alicia has faced and will face as she grows up with TS. What I know now is that Alicia was diagnosed at nine years of age as Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) and a partial dyslexic. When she was 13 years ofage, she was diagnosed…

…HISTORY Man has long recognized diabetes mellitus, and this disorder – or a syndrome resembling it – was well known to the ancients. The original clinical description must now be lost in antiquity, but Lazarus and Volk in their excellent historical…

…Anti-Social In a world full of fears, perhaps the worst one a human being should have is that to be afraid of his fellow man. The human that should be most feared is the one that has Anti-Social Personality Disorder or in laymen's…