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Much attention has been given by the healthcare industry and medical practitioners in the treatment of postpartum depression over postpartum anxiety. This trend is facing the challenge posed by a recent study conducted by the University of British Columbia’s Clinical Psychologist and Lead Researcher, Dr. Nicole Fairbrother. The study compared clinical data of diagnosed anxiety and depression in pregnant women and women who recently gave birth. Dr. Fairbrother’s study yielded results of 16…

In the event of a suicide, the surviving family members and loved ones can be left distraught and devastated. The act of suicide can be a planned or spontaneous event, which usually leaves many unanswered questions. Those left behind also known as survivors, experience many emotions and can sometimes lead to psychological trauma. Usually, when an individual passes away people normally demonstrate empathy, but when a person dies by means of suicide there is a sense of shame around the death and…

It’s terrifying that there are many diseases in the world that makes its patient suffer too much. As an average Joe, I am only aware of those common illnesses like flus, cancers, tumors, and others. However, there are more illnesses out there that could make anyone feel weak. There are sicknesses that could make even the hardest and the strongest person kneel down with pain. Such disease is the Epidermolysis Bullosa. I bet that this you never heard of disease yet. Only 9 per 1 million people…

Just as every child with ODD is unique, no two cases of ODD are exactly alike. There are some variations of the disorder, however, that are more common and have become easily recognizable. For example, there are two sub-disorders within ODD: Childhood-Onset and Adolescent-Onset (Wicks-Nelson and Israel 229). The meanings behind the names are just like they sound; one type occurs during the patient’s childhood, around preschool age, and the other occurs during adolescence. There are also many…

The majority of the people today would describe clinical depression almost like something close to a lost, floating gloom that continues on and on, never ending like a long, dark tunnel. Even some say it's a lonely, tragic abyss that you can't seem to escape or even just a cold shroud of darkness that follows you around like a shadow. If you decide to surmise about it more thoroughly, you begin to realize that it's all a conscientious cliché waddling around in your head. It forces you to…

Better Cognitive Function When Under Stress With A Natural Formula I more or less stumbled across Neuro Natural Serenity when I was researching the best natural antidepressants for anxiety. Always on the lookout for the latest natural products, especially those for anxiety, I was amazed at the list of ingredients. And there are a lot of them! I started doing research on every ingredient listed to try to determine why it was included. I couldn't find a one that did not have a sound reason for…

In the online article “Nerd Alert: Reading is Good For Your Health,” Jen Christen suggests that fictional books “can help [people] clarify their goals, work through an emotional issue, or may even help them turn a page to start a newer, healthier life chapter.” The author is correct in her suggesting because there has been lab results showing so. Through personal experiences, books dealing with issues, such as rape and losing a child, has given readers the ability to see what the other person…

If i had three wishes I would wish for a ticket to go to Puerto Rico. Then, I would wish to go to the Women’s Big League for Softball. Last, I would wish to help the kids in Africa. A wish is an act or desire. If you had three wishes what would they be. My first wish is to get a ticket to Puerto Rico. I would love this wish because Puerto Rico is my other home. I was born in Puerto Rico but at the age of four I moved to Virginia. Puerto Rico is an Island with a very different culture and the…

While the text clarified that puberty generally spans three to five years after the initial onset, it is important to point out that many of the other changes that youth within adolescents will encounter will also take years to developed. Berger (2016), expands on this, pointing out that, “Many more years are required to achieve psychosocial maturity” (Berger, 2016, p. 315). While this youth did exhibit a higher level of confidence that likely stems from adolescent egocentrism, it was noticeable…

Psychological Assessment and Diagnosis of DID Diagnosing DID can be a very difficult task, considering most patients with DID have comorbid disorders which can make assessments difficult to complete and interpret. Additionally, assessments used to diagnose DID can cultivate very painful and traumatic memories. These memories may trigger dissociations throughout the administration of the tests, making results difficult to interpret (Brand, Armstrong, & Loewenstein, 2006). Brand, Armstrong,…