Category: Populations
PTSD: What is Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder ?
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a debilitating condition that follows a terrifying event....
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PTSD Quick Facts
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is an extremely debilitating condition that can occur after...
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Learning Disorders: How to Cope
How Do Families Learn To Cope? The effects of learning disabilities can ripple outward from the...
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Stages of Alzheimers Disease: Choosing Appropriate Care
(ARA) – Approximately 19 million Americans have a family member who suffers from...
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New Nationwide Survey Examines Ethnic Attitudes and Experiences with ADHD
Stigma of disorder and lack of information are significant barriers to treatment of ADHD among...
Read MoreDiagnosis and Assessment of ADHD
The diagnosis and assessment of ADHD can be a difficult process for both parents and their child. The symptoms of ADHD are clustered according to criteria set out in clinical diagnostic systems. Diagnostic criteria for ADHD The...
Read MoreHow Biological Clocks Work
Anyone who has traveled has experienced jet lag — that groggy realization that while your day is beginning in Washington, DC, the night you just left in San Francisco is hardly over. Jet lag is an inconvenient reminder that the...
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AMA Foundation Battles the Effects of Violence
Fund For Better Health helps provide crisis intervention for children It’s 6 a.m. and Lori...
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Learning Disorders: Is Medication Available?
For nearly six decades, many children with attention disorders have benefited from being treated...
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Learning Disorders: Assistance and Opportunities
What Aid Does the Government Offer? As of 1981, people with learning disabilities came under the...
Read MoreLearning Disorders: What Hope Does Research Offer?
Sophisticated brain imaging technology is now making it possible to directly observe the brain at work and to detect subtle malfunctions that could never be seen before. Other techniques allow scientists to study the points of...
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Stimulant Medications for ADHD
Rationale for use of medications for ADHD Although the research evidence suggests that medication...
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