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Addiction
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Borderline Personality Disorder
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Substance abuse
Substance abuse refers to the overindulgence in and dependence on a stimulant, depressant, chemical substance, herb (plant) or fungus leading to effects that are detrimental to the individual's ... > more -
Eating Disorders
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Eating disorder
An eating disorder is a compulsion in which the main problem is a person eats in a way which disturbs their physical health. The eating may be too excessive (compulsive over-eating), too limited ... > more -
Delusional parasitosis
Delusional parasitosis is a form of psychosis in which sufferers hold a delusional belief they are infested with parasites. It is usually diagnosed as a subtype of delusional disorder. A related ... > more -
Oxygen therapy
Oxygen therapy is the administration of oxygen as a therapeutic modality. Oxygen therapy benefits the patient by increasing the supply of oxygen to the lungs and thereby increasing the availability ... > more -
Borderline Personality Disorder
Psychiatry
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Attention Deficit Disorder
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Personality disorder
Personality disorders form a class of mental disorders that are characterized by long-lasting rigid patterns of thought and behaviour. Because of the inflexibility and pervasiveness of these ... > more -
Pituitary gland
The pituitary gland, or hypophysis, is an endocrine gland about the size of a pea that sits in the small, bony cavity at the base of the brain. The anterior pituitary secretes growth hormone, ... > more
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