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…: Is It Sleep Deprivation Or A Sleep Disturbance Disorder? It is observed that there is a tendency of reduction in the sleep length of night-shift workers. Researchers believed that workday sleep length is related to time-of-day worked. Workers on the night-shift…

…Running Head: KORO The Nature of Koro: A Culture-Bound Disorder Culture-bound syndromes (CBSs) comprise a diverse set of illness phenomena that the DSM-IV defines as recurrent, locality-specific patterns of aberrant behavior…

…lost–herself. Susanna’s roommate, Georgina was a timid pathological liar. Polly, who as a young girl was burnt severely when she set herself on fire, had low self-esteem but a heart of gold. Daisy had an eating disorder and a fetish for chickens…

…Post Traumatic Stress Disorder afflicts a number of vietnam veterans who suffered extremely traumatic, and often consistent, experiences in the vietnam war. Many who do not understand the disorder at all view PTSD(post traumatic stress disorder…

…Osteogenesis imperfecta Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) is a genetic disorder characterized by bones that break easily, often from little or no apparent cause. There are at least four recognized forms of the disorder, representing extreme variation…

…Over the past several years there has been much discussion dealing with the over diagnosis of Attention Deficit Disorder and Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder. The big controversy is whether or not Ritalin should be prescribed to those diagnosed…

…What is Gender Identity Disorder? Gender identity is one's internal sense of being male or female. Therefore, Gender Identity Disorder is an individual's ongoing discomfort about their biological sex. People with this disorder strongly identify…

…of the most severe is bipolar disorder. Bipolar disorder, serious mental disease that has two different classifications, is prominent among Americans, despite treatment. Bipolar disorder, often called manic depression, is the most common of the depressions…

…The phenomenon of Bipolar Affective Disorder has been a mystery since the 16th and 17th century. The Dutch painter Vincent Van Gogh was thought to of suffered from bipolar disorder. It appears that there are an abundance of people…

…abdomen, but sometimes it may occur below the breastbone. In some individuals the pain occurs immediately after eating. In other individuals, the pain may not occur until hours after eating. The pain frequently awakens the person at night. Weeks of pain may…