Mental Health Articles

• Dementia
  Alzheimer's Research
  Alzheimer's
  Healthy Aging
  Disorders and Syndromes
  Attention Deficit Disorder
   

  Dementia

  Dementia is progressive decline in cognitive function due to damage or disease in the brain beyond what might be expected from normal aging. Particularly affected areas may be memory, attention, ... > more
• Attention Deficit Disorder
  ADD and ADHD
  Mental Health
  Mental Health Research
  Children's Health
  Psychiatry
   
  

  Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder

  Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) (sometimes referred to as ADD for those without hyperactivity) is thought to be a neurological disorder, always present from childhood, which manifests ... > more
• Attention Deficit Disorder
  Healthy Aging
  Psychiatry
  Accident and Trauma
  Disorders and Syndromes
  Educational Psychology
   
  

  Pyromania

  Pyromania is an obsession with fire and starting fires, in an intentional fashion, usually on multiple occasions. It should be contrasted with other acts of arson. To qualify as true pyromania, the ... > more
• Sleep Disorder Research
  Sleep Disorders
  Insomnia Research
  Insomnia
  Obstructive Sleep Apnea
  Disorders and Syndromes
   

  Insomnia

  Insomnia is characterized by an inability to sleep and/or to be incapable of remaining asleep for a reasonable period. Insomniacs typically complain of being unable to close their eyes or "rest their ... > more
• Attention Deficit Disorder
  ADD and ADHD
  Sports Medicine
  Pharmacology
  Healthy Aging
  Addiction
   
  

  Methylphenidate

  Methylphenidate (MPH) is an amphetamine-like prescription stimulant commonly used to treat Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in children and ... > more
• Diseases and Conditions
  Disorders and Syndromes
  Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Today's Healthcare
  Sports Medicine
   

  Neurology

  Neurology is a branch of medicine dealing with disorders of the nervous system. Physicians specializing in the field of neurology are called neurologists and are trained to diagnose, treat, and ... > more
• Depression
  Mental Health
  Mental Health Research
  Psychiatry
  Anxiety
  Disorders and Syndromes
   
  

  Clinical depression

  Clinical depression is a state of sadness or melancholia that has advanced to the point of being disruptive to an individual's social functioning and/or activities of daily living. The diagnosis may ... > more
• Mental Health Research
  Disorders and Syndromes
  Sports Medicine
  Healthy Aging
  Teen Health
  Brain Injury
   

  Self-harm

  Self-harm (SH) is deliberate injury inflicted by a person upon his or her own body. Some scholars use more technical definitions related to specific aspects of ... > more
• Psychiatry
  Bipolar Disorder
  Depression
  Mental Health Research
  Disorders and Syndromes
  Attention Deficit Disorder
   
  

  Bipolar disorder

  Bipolar disorder (previously known as Manic Depression) is a psychiatric diagnostic category describing a class of mood disorders in which the person experiences clinical depression and/or mania, ... > more
• Mental Health Research
  Psychiatry
  Mental Health
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Disorders and Syndromes
  Depression
   
  

  Mental disorder

  Mental disorder or mental illness are terms used to refer psychological pattern that occurs in an individual and is usually associated with distress or disability that is not expected as part of ... > more

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