Aspergers Syndrome

Dealing with a child with Aspergers Syndrome can be challenging. With some help and guidance, it can help the parents and the child a long way, in how to deal with day to day scenarios and to keep peace in their families.

Caring For Parents With Alzheimer's Disease

Alzheimer's disease directly affects about four million people in the United States, though it affects many more of us indirectly. While we may not be suffering from the disease personally, many of us are in a position where it has become necessary to care for someone with Alzheimer's.

Not Just a Bout of the Blues

When I hit puberty, my body betrayed me. Before long I couldn't remember what it was like to feel healthy and normal. It never occurred to anyone - not even my doctor - that I might be depressed.

Neurobics - A Workout For Your Brain

Ready to build up that brain of yours? Why not try neurobics?

What is Stress and How Does Stress Affect Your Health?

Stress and anxiety are serious health issues that you cannot afford to ignore for long. The good news is that there are effective techniques for managing stress that you use to avoid its negative health affects. Read on to learn more-

Do You Suffer From Generalized Anxiety Disorder Symptoms?

Anxiety disorders are spread throughout the world and affects millions of Americans each year. Whether we are fully aware of it's symptoms or not, it's effects can bring catastrophic damage to a person's lifestyle.

What is the Community Mental Health Services Block Grant Program?

The Community Mental Health Services Block Grant is authorized by Part B of Title XIX of the Public Health Service Act and is the single largest Federal contribution dedicated to improving mental health service systems across the country.

For Both Women And Men, Rates Of Major Depression Are Highest Among The Separated And Divorced

For both women and men, rates of major depression are highest among the separated and divorced, and lowest among the married, while remaining always higher for women than for men.

Impact of the Death and Adjustment Hypothesis - A Self Analysis

The earliest and the highest impact of the hypothesis should be on me. I had the earliest exposure to it and what I formulated I could believe that too in the true sense. So assessing impact of it on me would be very justifiable to assess the impact of the hypothesis.

Role of Exercise in Mental Problems

Mental health problems result from a complex interaction of biological, social and psychological factors, but are still usually discussed in medical terms.

How To Work With Your Autistic Child For Social Settings

Autistic children are known not to like or enjoy social settings, but if you work with your autistic child at home, you can help them to become comfortable in such settings with appropriate behavior.

Dealing With Post-Abortion Guilt

Have you had an abortion? Do you wonder if made the right decision?

Psychiatry for Physicians- Delirium

Delirium is one of the most common disorders in psychiatry that are found frequently in medical wards. So conception about delirium should be very clear in every physician.

Progressive Relaxation in Traumatic Incident Reduction

Most of my patients have been women who were abused in a frightening way during childhood. Many of them know that something bad happened, and they are haunted, but they are not sure why. They cannot in most cases remember the incident, at least not all of it. Progressive relaxation can be effective in recall and in traumatic incident reduction.