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Diagnostic science: Happy with sad days? Sad with happy days?

Are you happy with sad days, or sad with happy days? Wouldn't it be nice if there was science involved in figuring it out?The current diagostic...
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Abnormal Psychology

There are several psychological theories concerning the field of abnormal behavior, to include psychodynamic features which refers to the conflict...
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Autism spectrum: PDD (pervasive developmental delay)

Refresher Those who read Autism:a Perspective andThe Mystery Child of PDD (NOS)were familiarized not only with the history of the word autism, but...
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Classification of mental disorders: Psychopathology

It is difficult to distinguish between individuals displaying “normal” behavior and individuals displaying “abnormal”...
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Mental illness 101

Mental illness is comprised of a variety of disorders all of which affect the quality of life in numerous ways.Some are easier to diagnose than...
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Diagnosing mental illness

Research has documented significant physical changes in the brain of persons with mental illness making it clearer that mental illnesses are...
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