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What Is Bipolar Disorder? by Mom, Interrupted Posted Wed 01 Feb 2006 12:00am . Finally, cyclothymic disorder may be diagnosed in those patients who have never experienced a manic, mixed, or major depressive episode but who experience numerous periods... Bipolar Disorder: Many readers are part of the mental health community. For those who are not, it may be necessary to define and explain a few of the terms and symptoms Read on »

Students With Depression Likely To Drop Out Of School by Dr. Deb Patient Expert

Posted Fri 10 Jul 2009 11:34pm * Cyclothymic Disorder: A milder yet more enduring type of bipolar disorder. A person's mood alternates between a less severe mania (known as hypomania ) and a less severe depression. For more information go to Diagnosis: Cyclothymic Disorder * Mood Disorder Due to a General Medical Condition: Depression may be caused or precipitated by a known or unknown Read on »

The DSM and pathologizing human experiences and giftedness by Douglas E. Patient Expert

Posted Wed 03 Mar 2010 7:58pm ), and Mood Disorders such as Cyclothymic Disorder, Dysthymic Disorder, Depression, and Bi-Polar Disorder. “These common mis-diagnoses stem from an ignorance among professionals about... Disorders, or DSM. But many critics question the institutionalized categorizing of so much human behavior as “disorder” instead of ordinary experience, healthy divergence or even Read on »

Ari's Omission : Autistic Disorder and Aspergers Disorder are Critically Different Disorders by Harold L D. Patient Expert

Posted Sun 17 May 2009 10:12pm Why do some persons with Aspergers Disorder insist on the right to speak for persons with Autistic Disorder, to tell the world that persons with Autistic Disorder do... with Aspergers who persistently purports to speak on behalf of all people with "autism". Ne'eman, with Aspergers Disorder, expresses his opinion, as a person with "autism", about what Read on »

Savage Savages Autism: Real Disorder? Medical Disorder? Social Disorder? by Dr. Polly Doctor of Philosophy

Posted Tue 23 Dec 2008 9:15pm diagnosis seems to fit. I'm thinking of Pervasive Developmental Disorder Not Otherwise Specified, a catch-all category on the Autistic Spectrum for those not quite meeting the other more severe disorders or other types of disorders (e.g., schizophrenia, anti-social personality disorder). We know this happens. It's no surprise. Kids present with symptoms Read on »

From “Disordered” to “(Recovering) Disordered” to “Recovered Disordered” by Melissa H. Patient Expert

Posted Thu 17 Mar 2011 10:12pm time to time (what woman doesn’t?!) And sure, sometimes I don’t make the best choices or eat mindlessly or anxiously… but that’s not necessarily disordered (as reader Lindsay noted in yesterday’s comments). The bottom line is (and this is key!) I don’t have the disordered thoughts I once did. Given the fact that I’m not at my comfortable weight/size Read on »

Bipolar Disorder Signs - Bipolar Disorder Center - EverydayHealth.com by Jewells Posted Mon 10 Jan 2011 9:21am Bipolar Disorder Signs - Bipolar Disorder Center - EverydayHealth.com The above link will take you to a really great site where you can check the signs of Bipolar. Read on »

Eating Disorders and Women with ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder) by Andrea Patient Expert

Posted Wed 10 Jun 2009 6:44pm From the ADDitude Magazine, some insight into why women with ADD have a higher incidence of overeating/binge eating/bulemia. Read about it here.... Read on »

What is a difference between panic disorder and generalized anxiety disorder? by David M. Patient Expert

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Posted Fri 16 Apr 2010 10:37pm A. panic disorder starts earlier B. depression is more common in GAD C. alcoholism is more common in GAD D. the ratio of men to women is greater in panic disorder i’m so desperate HELP!! please? Panic means a sudden shocking incidence which is capable of destabilizing one suddenly. And I think generalized anxiety disorder occurs Read on »

Synaptic Disorder Instead Of Autism Spectrum Disorder? by Harold L D. Patient Expert

Posted Sun 20 Jun 2010 2:03am The word "Autism" has become romanticized, occasionally glorified, in public discussions of the neurological disorder. It is literally being stripped of its meaning as a diagnostic label of a mental disorder and is being turned into a different way of thinking, a way of life, a culture. Maybe it is time to start thinking about dropping the use Read on »