Serotonin transporter

Do you often find yourself biting the skin around your nails? Do you find that when you’re in an anxiety inducing situation that the inside of your mouth is being bitten? Do you just bite the skin and nails for fun? There is a term for what is happening and it’s called Dermatophagia. Some people bite their nails just as a bad habit, or because they have a hangnail. Unfortunately, there is a point when that “bad habit” becomes a dangerous problem. When there is constant chewing going on…

The authors wanted to know if trauma-focused psychotherapy was effective in counseling refugees that have suffered from trauma in war. The time length of this study was a year. Trauma-focused psychotherapy consists of a three-stage model of stabilization, focus of the traumatic event, and quality of life. The authors focused on participants that are Yugoslavia refugees that suffered from a three-year war that involved torture, rape, and genocide. In this study, these refugees age ranges from 18…

Hypnosis first began as mesmerism in the late 1700s. This practice has existed for centuries, but it has only recently been shown to have scientific benefits. The science behind hypnosis shows that it can reduce anxiety, stress and pain. Despite its scientific backing, many in the mainstream still do not accept hypnosis as a valid therapy. This technique is not magic or brainwashing. It uses the same trance-like state of concentration that people experience while driving or becoming deeply…

Huntington disease What is Huntington disease? Huntington disease is an inherited neurologic disorder characterized by progressive neurodegeneration resulting in abnormal movements (chorea), sustained postures (dystonia), psychiatric symptoms, and dementia. The condition most frequently affects individuals during mid-life, but patients range from childhood to age 80. Symptoms are typically insidious – they come about slowly and progressively. Chorea is described as a dance-like, rapid,…

In this research, Beier, M., Amtmann, D., & Ehde, D. M. (2015, July 20), measuring different terms like stress, cognition, fatigue, depression, anxiety, pain, etc. The examination of self-report surveys to find out the relationship about cognition and demographic with self-reported diagnosis of multiple sclerosis. To expand metacognitive people with MS existing literature by identifying the psychological variables beyond the depression, cognitive perceptual prediction over time Procedures One…

I interviewed Susan on September 9, 2016 about the medications she takes for her mental health. Susan is a single, 45-year-old female, and has one daughter, Hannah, age 16. Susan and Hannah’s father were divorced when Hannah was three years old. Hannah currently lives with Susan during the week and visits her father, who lives about an hour away, every other weekend, some holidays, and several weeks during the summer. Susan lives in a Los Angeles suburb and works full-time, with an hour commute…

Medication does not cure anxiety disorders but often relieves symptoms. The advantage of medication is that can be easily provided by medical practitioners, but the disadvantage is that medication alone has a high relapse rate. Medications are sometimes used as the initial treatment of an anxiety disorder, or are used only if there is insufficient response to a course of psychotherapy. In research studies, it is common for patients treated with a combination of psychotherapy and medication to…

Types of Sleep Apnea Treatment By John Hingg | Submitted On August 18, 2011 Recommend Article Article Comments Print Article Share this article on Facebook Share this article on Twitter Share this article on Google+ Share this article on Linkedin Share this article on StumbleUpon Share this article on Delicious Share this article on Digg Share this article on Reddit Share this article on Pinterest Expert Author John Hingg Sleep apnea is a common sleep disorder characterized by brief…

Gulf war Syndrome is a very uncommon disease. this condition is also called chronic multi-symptom illness. It refers to the presents of several undiagnosed illnesses in veterans. It is a medical condition that effected many veterans in the war of 1991. It affected from a quarter to a third of the soldiers. Gulf war syndrome causes people to have joint pain, tiredness, indigestion, sleep problems, memory difficulties, chronic headaches, and skin and respiratory disorders. Its organ is…

As a soon to be mother I never knew what Postpartum depression was, until one day when I was writing my first research paper in college on the existing issue. It was like a light bulb went off in my head, and I thought to myself oh my gosh, maybe that's what I experienced in the first few months off my child’s life. Things were not easy and it was a like a dark cloud hovered over my life. I never got any sleep, even when I could sleep I didn’t. I was restless all the time and I began to be very…