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…a tragic epidemic. In 1953 the people and domestic cats there were suffering from severe neurological disorders that ultimately led to death. After a lengthy investigation, it was discovered that both species (feline and human) were suffering from acute mercury…

…Diana changed in her new life was her eating habits. Throughout her entire marriage, she had been suffering from the eating disorder bulimia. When a person has bulimia, she eats a lot of food and then regurgitates it all in fear that she might gain weight…

…Autism is not a disease, but a developmental disorder of brain function. People with classical autism show three types of symptoms: impaired social interaction, problems with verbal and nonverbal communication and imagination, and unusual or severely…

…What is autism? Autism is not a disease, but a developmental disorder of brain function. People with classical autism show three types of symptoms: impaired social interaction, problems with verbal and nonverbal communication and imagination…

…suffering from physical ailments like epilepsy and brain tumors. Today researchers are learning about the biological origins of many mental illnesses such as schizophrenia, autism and alcoholism. The mental disorders that cause severe social problems…

…Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most commonly diagnosed mental disorders among children. Although most diagnoses of ADHD are made for children, the description of ADHD does not limit the disorder solely to childhood…

…Disorders (DSM-IV), known in the mental health field as the clinician's bible, does not recognize battered women's syndrome as a distinct mental disorder. In fact, Dr. Lenore Walker, the architect of the classical battered women's syndrome theory, notes…

…. It leads us to starve ourselves, to life-threatening surgeries...it places women at high risk for the development of chronic and intransigent eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia. It serves to give away our power for self-affirmation to a culture…

…the first three years of life. The result of a neurological disorder that affects the functioning of the brain, autism and it’s associated behaviors have been estimated to occur in 1 in 500 individuals (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 1997). Autism…

…. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography** References Coleman, E., Dwyer, S.M., Pallone, N.J. Sex Offender Treatment: Psychological and Medical Approaches. The role of personality disorders in the treatment of sex offenders. The Haworth Press. (1992), 25-37. IPDE: “International…