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What mental disorder do you have? Posted: 8 months ago by spamtrap
Mental disorders are extremely common in the world today. In fact, most people who have one may not even know it.
Take this quiz to find out what mental disorder you are most apt for. This doesnt mean you actually have the disorder.
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Rutgers Research Identifies Brain Cells Related to Fear and PTSD Posted: 2 months ago by bernardblack
About 40 million adults will suffer from some form of anxiety disorder, including phobias, panic disorders and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). It is estimated that nearly 15 percent of U.S. soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan develop PTSD. This research by Rutgers is hoped to point to new methods of treatment.
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Sleep disorders often mistaken for ADHD Posted: 5 months ago by muppet
"Many of the kids with a sleep disorder will present with inattention. They'll have fatigue. They may even look like a child who has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, but in fact, it's related to their sleep," said Thomas Burns, a neuropsychologist.
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Dog with disorder that any professional baseball player would kill for. Posted: 1 year ago by muppet
Wendy the whippet has a disorder that makes her look way cooler than the hulk and arnold combined.
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Sleep disorder turns Mr. Rogers into Mr. Hyde Posted: 1 year ago by BrownTrout
Derek Rogers, 70, from Bedford, has a rare sleep disorder which causes him to become violent when he sleep-walks. He has destroyed furniture, attacked his wife and injured himself during the night - but remembers nothing.
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Hoarding is studied as mental disorder Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
U.S. doctors are finding that hoarding -- the act of constantly acquiring possessions -- is very different from obsessive compulsive disorder.
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'Monsters' blamed for extreme chaos in black holes Posted: 8 months ago by AutumnLotus
A single black hole can contain more disorder than all the stars in the universe put together. A new study may explain why, by connecting them to chaotic distortions in the fabric of space-time known as "monsters".
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MIT corrects inherited retardation, autism in mice Posted: 9 months ago by 2manyusernames
Fragile X syndrome (FXS), a disorder of excess-excess synaptic connectivity, protein synthesis, memory extinction, body growth, excitability-and remarkably, affects 100,000 Americans and is the most common inherited cause of mental retardation and autism. The MIT researchers corrected FXS in mice.
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Revealed: The brain flaw 'that causes compulsive behaviour' Posted: 9 months ago by AutumnLotus
Scientists have shown that obsessive compulsive disorder is linked to differences in brain structure in a breakthrough that could lead to new treatments for the condition. OCD, in which obsessive thoughts drive sufferers to carry out bizarre and repetitive rituals, affects up to 3 per cent of the population. Symptoms may include repeated hand-washing, the constant need to check doors are locked and the arranging of items in a specific order.
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Green tea may help snorers sleep easy Posted: 4 months ago by AutumnLotus
Compounds found in green tea may help ward off the neurological damage that can come with the breathing disorder sleep apnoea.
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Fort Benning soldiers with post-traumatic stress disorder housed next to a 24 HOUR FIRING RANGE Posted: 3 months ago by tigertony
Military planning at it's finest!
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You're not ugly, it's just your brain Posted: 9 months ago by AutumnLotus
People with a disorder in which they are convinced they are ugly have a brain glitch when processing things they see, researchers said today.
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What Personality Disorder Do You Suffer From? Posted: 3 months ago by genkan
Pretty neat personality quiz thingum.
Hah, it says that I have extremely high histrionic tendencies.
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Doctors test gene therapy to treat blindness Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
A team of doctors has carried out the world's first eye operations using gene therapy to try to cure a serious sight disorder, officials said on Tuesday.
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Please saw my legs off - George Carlin Posted: 2 years ago by 2manyusernames
Gerorge Carlin once had a routine about phrases you never hear such as "hand me that piano", "do what you want to the girl, but leave me alone", and "please saw my legs off"
Well George obviously never met anyone with Apotemnophilia. This is a psychological disorder where people want to amputate a limb. Guys, by "limb", I am not just talking about arms and legs! Learn more by clicking above
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Patient Voices: Bipolar Disorder Posted: 2 months ago by prish
A multimedia presentation of people with bipolar disorder speaking about how it has impacted their lives.
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Gender Identity Disorder: When Should the Hormonal Treatment Start? - A vivid debate Posted: 7 months ago by maxriter
GID (gender identity disorder) can turn life into a hell. The condition is characterized by strong disgust for the body and deep uncertainty over the sense of self. Hiding the condition is the cause for a lot of distress.
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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Among Bus Drivers Posted: 7 months ago by super
The reality is that the rate of post-traumatic stress disorder among Toronto transit drivers is approximately 4 times that of police officers.
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Newest treatment for ADHD is a video game Posted: 2 years ago by hypnotode
Video games with biofeedback are successfully being used to treat children with attention deficit, hyperactivity disorder.
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Can You Live With the Voices in Your Head? Posted: 1 year ago by Mandirio
Angelo, a London-born scientist in his early 30s with sandy brown hair, round wire-frame glasses and a slight, unobtrusive stammer, vividly recalls the day he began to hear voices.
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