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POPSObsessive compulsive disorder - Caused by bugs? Injecting mice with the germs behind "strep throat" led to them developing repetitive actions similar to sufferers of OCD, the journal Molecular Psychiatry reports. The study was carried out by scientists from Columbia University in New York.
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POPSIt's All in the Head: Psychotherapy Changes Brain Activity Medication or psychotherapy? Pharmaceutical companies would have us believe that depression and anxiety disorders cannot possibly be lifted if we don't address the underlying neurochemical imbalance with medication. Yet increasing evidence indicate that receiving counseling and therapy brings about similar changes in the brain that are associated with improved mood and functioning. I'm really excited about findings like this. To be sure, I'm not advocating that we do away with medication altogether. Medcation may indeed be necessary to treat psychotic symptoms or severe depression. But I am hopeful this and other studies will get us to think twice before we reach out for that bottle of Adderrall or Concerta for ourselves or our kids.
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POPSThe What And The Why Of Hypochondria that most people who develop hypochondria tend to be neurotic, self-critical, and/or narcissistic. Some perfectionists may also suffer from hypochondria - believing that being healthy means never, ever feeling any pain or discomfort. An underlying medical condition might be a trigger for hypochondria. Some health care professionals say that people with hypochondria have a low threshold for pain. They notice internal sensations earlier than other people do.
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POPSAnxiety Worsens With Menstruation As if it isn't crappy enough... http://www.everydayhealth.com/anxiety/why-anxiety-spikes-with-your-period.aspx?xid=nl_EverydayHealthEmotionalHealth_20090710
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POPSBuy Paxil Paxil is a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor used to treat obsessive-compulsive disorder panic disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder, or social anxiety disorder. Buy online at discount rates.
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POPSBuy Paxil Paxil is a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor used to treat obsessive-compulsive disorder panic disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder, or social anxiety disorder. Buy online at discount rates.
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POPSMentaL Health Take a lOOk at your mental health. Review yourself and know different mental disorders you may have
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POPSTextophile Charged With Disorderly Conduct Coining a new term here: Textophilia -- a neurotic disorder of obsessive-compulsive cell phone useage that requires treatment to break the addiction that disables a person from functioning responsibly in society, predominantly found among young teenagers, the majority female. Look where they found her phone hidden.
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POPS1 in 5 young adults has personality disorder Counting substance abuse, the study found that nearly half of young people surveyed have some sort of psychiatric condition, including students and non-students. Personality disorders were the second most common problem behind drug or alcohol abuse as a single category. The disorders include obsessive, anti-social and paranoid behaviors that are not mere quirks but actually interfere with ordinary functioning. The study authors noted that recent tragedies such as fatal shootings at Northern Illinois University and Virginia Tech have raised awareness about the prevalence of mental illness on college campuses.
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POPSOCD, May be caused by Strep We all could use more information about how childhood illnesses may cause long term problems in adults....maybe our parents mistakes ( concerning our upbringing ) didn't cause us to go crazy....maybe the unhappiness of our adult lives caused us to develop OCD.
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POPSSex Addiction - Fact or Fiction? Sex is a powerful driving force, but for some people it becomes an all pervading preoccupation which can lead to dangerous behaviors and life threatening habits. But is it really a fact?
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POPSSearching in space and minds: New research suggests underlying link Some people might be more inclined to one search mode or the other, having a lesser ability to focus on a given task or difficulty letting go of an idea. An extreme form of the exploratory cognitive style would be someone with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. An extreme form of the exploitive cognitive style would be someone with obsessive compulsive disorder.
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POPSHe's eaten 23,000 Big Macs since 1972 Not quite sure which of these two facts is more alarming: the volume of Big Macs or the compulsive receipt collecting. I hope for his sake he's compulsive about taking Lipitor as well...Yikes.
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POPSStudy: Zen Meditation Really Does Clear the Mind Zen meditation discourages mental withdrawal from the world and dreaminess, and instead asks one to keep fully aware with a vigilant attitude. Typically one focuses on breathing and posture and aims to dismiss thoughts as they arise. Brain scans now show that Zen training leads to different activity in a set of brain regions known as the "default network," which is linked with spontaneous bursts of thought and wandering minds.
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