It is amazing how a lump of gray matter could manipulate all the systems in our body in the most systematic way possible with all the intricacies and complex functioning.
But what’s queer about this stuff (the organ we call brain) is that it could malfunction in a way that it could result to single [...]
Mental health assessment is conceived only through a series of tedious processes that will help identify all necessary details of the mental wellness of the person leading to a conclusive judgment.
It is a common knowledge among practitioners of mental health care providers that a mental health assessment could only be conceived if all information [...]
The first signs of autism occur during early infancy and the disorder is usually diagnosed by the age of three.
The autistic symptoms vary from one patient to another, from mild to severe forms.
The first warning sign is an abnormal response to different stimuli such as light or sound.
Noises may appear painful to [...]
If we speak of a primary center for treatment of mental illness in Wisconsin, Winnebago Mental Health Institute or WMHI is the first facility that comes to mind.
Located at Lake Winnebagos west shore, this state facility has about 1300 admissions every year and an average of 250 patients.
The facility was constructed in 1871.
Originally [...]
Drugs, stressful situations, and even excessive noise can affect daily body rhythms and moods.
An irregular living schedule can aggravate mood disorders.
The old-fashioned sanitarium rest cure was effective with the “nervous” because it put the patient on a regular schedule of sleep, activity, and meals.
Below are some kinds of sleep disturbances that can [...]
During World War Two, a strange phenomenon called “Battle Fatigue” affected many veterans after they returned home from combat zones in Europe and the Pacific.
Today, we know this condition to be “post-traumatic stress disorder”.
Back then, returning veterans didn’t talk about it, because discussing these worrisome symptoms suggested weakness or cowardice.
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) [...]
Central to mental health assessment is the use of reliable and validated assessment tools.
Among them are the mental health tests.
In order to accurately conduct diagnosis, prognosis and assessment of symptoms, mental health professionals have developed various types of tests that are apt to the needs of each mental health issue.
Obviously, only the subjects [...]
Social anxiety disorder symptoms can vary.
Some individuals may only suffer from a specific fear such as eating or drinking, speaking, or writing if others are around or watching.
Some people have a fear or going to the bathroom in a public restroom.
Other people are fearful in all social situations and are never comfortable.
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Very severe anxiety can sometimes lead doctors to diagnose people with personality disorders.
Symptoms of the two most prevalent ones are described in this article.
Anxious (Avoidant) Personality Disorder is characterized by pervasive and persistent emotions of insecurity, shyness, tension and apprehension.
The person believes they are undeserving, unlikable, and inept socially, and not that important [...]
In the category of hyperactivity/impulsivity, an individual must have six or more of the following symptoms: often fidgets while sitting, often leaves seat in structure setting, often runs around inappropriately (restlessness), often has trouble playing quietly, often talks excessively, often blurts out answers before question completed, often has difficulty waiting turn and often interrupts or [...]