... OCD. Understanding the significance of this finding will have to be further explored by functional neuro-imaging and neuro-psychological studies (Internet 3). In addition to that, investigators are currently studying the hypothesis that a genetic relationship exists between OCD and the tic disorders. There seems to be an increased rate of OCD in people with Tourette's syndrome, an illness characterized by ... associated with being crazy." (Internet 5) Psychotherapy For many years, OCD was seen as a purely psychological disorder, related to a desire to control one's environment or to und...

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... satisfaction of all criteria necessary for the final diagnosis of PTSD is critical because the symptoms associated with PTSD are typical of many other anxiety disorders. These affiliated disorders include Major Depressive Disorder, Substance-Related Disorders, Panic Disorder, Agoraphobia, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Social Phobia, Specific Phobia, and Bipolar Disorder (DSM-IV-TR, 2000). PTSD ... flashback-like hallucinations that are actually caused by another psychotic disorder, instead of PTSD (DSM-IV-TR, 2000). In contrast, some cases may be presented ...

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... depression is often over looked in children and adolescents are because "children are not always able to express how they feel."(Oster & Montgomery 1997) Sometimes the symptoms of mood disorders take on different forms in children than in adults. Adolescence is a time of emotional turmoil, mood swings, gloomy thoughts, and over sensitivity, it is also a time of ... pharmaceutical treatment, depressive conditions could escalate and be fatal. However, Oster & Montgomery added that regardless of the type treatment chosen, "it is important for children suffering from mood disorders to receiv...

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... depression is often over looked in children and adolescents are because "children are not always able to express how they feel."(Oster & Montgomery 1997) Sometimes the symptoms of mood disorders take on different forms in children than in adults. Adolescence is a time of emotional turmoil, mood swings, gloomy thoughts, and over sensitivity, it is also a time of ... pharmaceutical treatment, depressive conditions could escalate and be fatal. However, Oster & Montgomery added that regardless of the type treatment chosen, "it is important for children suffering from mood disorders to receiv...

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... treatment, depressive conditions could escalate and be fatal. However, Oster & Montgomery added that regardless of the type treatment chosen, "it is important for children suffering from mood disorders to receive prompt treatment because early onset places children at a greater risk for multiple episodes of depression throughout their life- span." Until recently, health professionals have ignored adolescent depression ... . Now there are several methods of diagnosis and treatment. Although most teenagers can successfully over- come the emotional and psychological obstacles that lie in th...

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... to use his past to help him develop his theory. Beck who claims he successfully used cognitive therapy to treat depression, anxiety, alcoholism, drug addiction, eating disorders, marital and relationship problems as well as personality disorders (Corey 296). Cognitive-behaviorist study the thoughts processes that lead up to behavior and help to point out the "dysfunctional attitudes" and "irrational beliefs" that lead ... it focuses on the clients perceptions of reality. Reality and CBT are alike because the general aim of the system is to provide conditions that will help clients devel...

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