Mental Health Articles

• Addiction
  Crystal Meth
  Controlled Substances
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  Attention Deficit Disorder
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  Methamphetamine

  Methamphetamine (also referred to as methylamphetamine or desoxyephedrine) is a synthetic stimulant drug used for both medicinal and recreational purposes (the latter use is illegal in most ... > more
• Memory
  Dementia
  Intelligence
  Educational Psychology
  Neuroscience
  Psychology
   
  

  Memory

  Memory is the ability of the brain to store, retain, and subsequently recall information. Although traditional studies of memory began in the realms of philosophy, the late nineteenth and early ... > more
• Social Psychology
  Borderline Personality Disorder
  Psychology
  Relationships
  Perception
  Child Psychology
   

  Self image

  A person's self image is the mental picture, generally of a kind that is quite resistant to change, that depicts not only details that are potentially available to objective investigation by others ... > more
• Hormone Disorders
  Insomnia Research
  Insomnia
  Sleep Disorder Research
  Sports Medicine
  Healthy Aging
   
  

  Melatonin

  Melatonin, 5-methoxy-N-acetyltryptamine, is a hormone produced by pinealocytes in the pineal gland (located in the brain) and also by the retina and GI tract. It is referred to by some biochemists ... > more
• Spirituality
  Neuroscience
  Nervous System
  Sports Medicine
  Healthy Aging
  Alternative Medicine
   
  

  Meditation

  Meditation is the practice of focusing attention, often formalized into a specific routine. Meditation is usually recognized as a component of Eastern religions, originating in Vedic Hinduism, but it ... > more
• Parkinson's
  Parkinson's Research
  Disorders and Syndromes
  Diseases and Conditions
  Chronic Illness
  Caregiving
   

  Parkinson's disease

  Parkinson's disease (paralysis agitans or PD) is a neurodegenerative disease of the substantia nigra, an area in the basal ganglia of the brain. The disease involves a progressive disorder of the ... > more
• Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Sports Medicine
  Sleep Disorder Research
  Birth Defects
  Sleep Disorders
   

  Restless legs syndrome

  Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a poorly understood and often misdiagnosed neurological disorder. RLS (which is also sometimes referred to as Jimmy Legs, spare legs or "the kicks") may be described ... > more
• Anxiety
  Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Racial Issues
  Sports Medicine
  Animals
   

  Fear

  Fear is an unpleasant feeling of perceived risk or danger, whether it be real or imagined. Fear also can be described as a feeling of extreme dislike towards certain conditions, objects or situations ... > more
• Sleep Disorder Research
  Sleep Disorders
  Insomnia Research
  Insomnia
  Obstructive Sleep Apnea
  Menopause
   

  Night terror

  A night terror, also known as sleep terror or pavor nocturnus, is a parasomnia sleep disorder characterized by extreme terror and a temporary inability to regain full consciousness. The subject wakes ... > more
• Attention Deficit Disorder
  Healthy Aging
  Sports Medicine
  Schizophrenia
  Psychiatry
  Bipolar Disorder
   

  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

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