Signs Of Nursing Home Neglect And Elder Abuse
By: Aaron Crane Moving a loved one into a nursing home is a difficult decision. Families doing this expect their loved one to be treated properly and with dignity. The…
Independent Aging And Home Safety
By Michael H Price and Hulet Smith Independent aging and home safety go hand-in-hand. For many seniors, it is extremely important to family and friends to prove that safety measures…
Positive Dreams And A Peaceful Mind
Positive Dreams and a Peaceful Mind: Research Study A new study conducted at the University of Turku (southwestern Finland) has found that our waking mind truly has an effect on…
Dissociative Disorders: DSM-V Diagnostic Codes
Dissociative Disorders: Overview In order to diagnose and treat dissociative disorders, you need to understand the basic concept that dissociation refers to a disconnection or lack of connection between two…
Disruptive, Impulse-Control, And Conduct Disorders: DSM-V Diagnostic Codes
Disruptive, Impulse-Control, and Conduct Disorders: Overview Basic characteristics of disorders that fall within the category of disruptive, impulse-control, and conduct disorders are aggressive and self-destructive behaviors, destruction of property, conflict…
Nursing Homes: What Critical Information Should I Know?
Nursing home overview: When a nursing home is needed you will most likely be too ill to make all of the relevant decisions on your own. Knowing what to think…
The 4 Stages Of Addiction
Four Stages of Addiction: According to the dictionary addiction means: 1. Being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit forming (especially alcohol and narcotic…
Trauma And Stressor-Related Disorders: DSM-V Diagnostic Codes
Trauma and Stressor-Related Disorders: New category The trauma and stressor related disorders category is a new chapter in the DSM-V. This category now includes post traumatic stress disorder, acute stress…
Schizophrenia Spectrum And Other Psychotic Disorders DSM-5 Diagnostic
Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders DSM-5 Diagnostic Codes: Overview Psychiatric diagnosis that fall within the category of schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders are characterized by abnormalities in one…
Schizophrenia Spectrum And Other Psychotic Disorders DSM-5 Diagnostic
Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders DSM-5 Diagnostic Codes: Overview Psychiatric diagnosis that fall within the category of schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders are characterized by abnormalities in one…