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Randi K. Bregman, LMSW, is the Executive Director of Vera House, Inc. (http://www.verahouse.org/). In this video, she talks about the impact of trauma and violence as defining forces in the lives of those who have been abused.
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I am a civilian psychiatrist who recently finished 20 months working as a contractor for the United States Army. Going into the job, I expected the degree of combat-related stress I saw in our troops. However, I was not prepared for the scope of impact our two long wars have had on military children.
Anxiety disorders are a frequent occurrence in pregnancy. While some worries and anxiety are experienced by more than 50% of pregnant women, a full-blown anxiety disorder involves risk to both mother and fetus and increases the risk of postpartum depression.
A funny thing happened to me on the way back from the New Hampshire Governors Statewide Conference on Domestic & Sexual Violence. I dont mean funny in a comedic sense, but rather in an unexpected, shocking sense.
Mine Your Mind: Quiz on Fibromyalgia, Suicide, and Depression. ... In what group is the incidence of postpartumdepression highest. These questions and more in this quiz.
Patients with bipolar disorder need a great deal of information about the illness. Without this education, adherence to your recommendations is uncertain; with it, outcomes will likely be better (and your job easier).
What is associated with increased suicidal risk in soldiers? In what group is the incidence of postpartumdepression highest? These questions and more in this quiz.
Anxiety disorders are a frequent occurrence in pregnancy. While some worries and anxiety are experienced by more than 50% of pregnant women, a full-blown anxiety disorder involves risk to both mother and fetus and increases the risk of postpartumdepression.
Psychotherapy outcomes and the mechanisms of change that are related to its effects have traditionally been investigated on the psychological and social levels, by measuring changes in symptoms, psychological abilities, personality, or social functioning.
Common Issues in Female Sexual Dysfunction. By Bonnie R. Saks, MD | April 15, 2008. ... Premenstrual exacerbation of depression and anxiety, premenstrual tension, and premenstrualdysphoric disorder are associated with decreasing estrogen levels before
Any sexual behavior--normal or abnormal, masturbatory or partnered--ultimately rests on biological elements, psychological elements, interpersonal elements, and cultural concepts of normality and morality.
Premenstrualdysphoric disorder (PMDD) is a distinct cyclical disorder in which women experience distressed mood and behavioral symptoms in the late luteal or premenstrual phase of their menstrual cycle. PMDD is the most extreme or severe form of premenstrual syndrome (PMS).
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In what group is the incidence of postpartum depression highest. These questions and more in this quiz. ... Is the symptom severity inwomen treated for substance abuse generally equivalent to that of males?
Patients with bipolar disorder need a great deal of information about the illness. Without this education, adherence to your recommendations is uncertain; with it, outcomes will likely be better (and your job easier).
Psychiatric Times is the most widely read publication in the field of psychiatry. The Web site features outstanding columnists, compelling features, vital clinical news, intriguing special reports, career opportunities and the chance to earn Category 1 credit.
Researchers have tried lots of different kinds of tests from EEGs to blood-based biomarkers. Now genetic tests are a very popular means of trying to understand different psychiatric disorders.
Researchers have tried lots of different kinds of tests from EEGs to blood-based biomarkers. Now genetic tests are a very popular means of trying to understand different psychiatric disorders.
'What They Should Really Teach in Medical School' Julie Schopps, MD , February 6, 2012 The North Carolina-based pediatrician weighs in on why she thinks the real learning doesn't take place until students are out of the classroom.
Improve EHR Systems by Rethinking Medical Billing Daniel Essin, MA, MD, February 6, 2012 Separating billing-related data from other clinical documentation and transmitting it to a billing system is not difficult …no matter how the charting is done.