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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
"I couldn't do anything without rituals. They invaded every aspect of my life. Counting really bogged me down. I would wash my hair three times...
Panic Disorder
"It started 10 years ago, when I had just graduated from college and started a new job. I was sitting in a business seminar in...
Social Phobia
Introduction Anxiety disorders are serious medical illnesses that affect approximately 19 million American adults.1 These disorders fill people's lives with overwhelming anxiety and fear. Unlike...
Overview of Schizophrenia
WHAT IS IT? Schizophrenia is a chronic, severe, and disabling brain disease. Approximately 1 percent of the population develops schizophrenia during their lifetime—more than 2...
Eating Disorders
Eating is controlled by many factors, including appetite, food availability, family, peer, and cultural practices, and attempts at voluntary control. Dieting to a body weight...
Borderline Personality Disorder
Raising questions, finding answers Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a serious mental illness characterized by pervasive instability in moods, interpersonal relationships, self-image, and behavior. This instability...
Depression: A Treatable Illness
Depression is a serious medical condition that involves the body, mood, and thoughts. It affects the way a person eats and sleeps, the way one...
Childhood-Onset Schizophrenia
A child's stage of development must be taken into account when considering a diagnosis of mental illness.1 Behaviors that are normal at one age may...
Treatment of Anxiety Disorders
Effective treatments for each of the anxiety disorders have been developed through research.19 In general, two types of treatment are available for an anxiety disorder—medication...
Medications
SPECIAL MESSAGEThis summary is designed to help mental health patients and their families understand how and why medications can be used as part of the...
Emotional and Behavioral Disorders
Emotional and Behavioral Disorders - Topic Categories Accommodations Adults with Emotional Disturbance Advocacy Information Anxiety Disorders Assessment Assistive Technology Bipolar Disorder Books and Publications Borderline...
Generalized Anxiety
"I always thought I was just a worrier. I'd feel keyed up and unable to relax. At times it would come and go, and at...
Gifted and Talented child gifted talented teaching – National Association of Special Education Teachers
Accommodations and Modifications Gifted readers and reading instruction: Children who have exceptional ability in reading and working with text information are considered gifted readers (Mason &...
Comprehensive Overview of Hearing Impairments
Definition The Education of the Handicapped Act (P.L. 94-142), includes "hearing impairment" and "deafness" as two of the categories under which children with disabilities may...
Hearing Impairments
Hearing Impairment Topic Categories Accommodations Adults with Hearing Impairments Advocacy Assessment Assistive Technology Audio/Video Tapes Books and Publications Causes Characteristics Classifications Classroom Management Definition Diagnosis...
NASET’s Comprehensive Overview of Specific Learning Disabilities
What are Learning Disabilities? Learning disability is a general term that describes specific kinds of learning problems. A learning disability can cause a person to...
Specific Learning Disabilities
Specific Learning Disabilities - Topic Categories Accommodations/Modifications Adults with Learning Disabilities Advocacy Information Assessment Assistive Technology Audio/Video Tapes Causes Characteristics Classifications Classroom Management Definition Frequently...
Comprehensive Overview of Intellectual Disability
What is Intellectual Disability? Intellectual Disability is a term used when a person has certain limitations in mental functioning and in skills such as communicating,...
Intellectual Disabilities
Intellectual Disabilities Topic Categories Accommodations/Modifications Adults with Intellectual Disabilities Advocacy Information Assessment Assistive Technology Books and Publications Causes Characteristics Classifications Down Syndrome Classroom Management Definition...
Cerebral Palsy-Overview
What is Cerebral PalsyCerebral palsy is an umbrella-like term used to describe a group of chronic disorders impairing control of movement that appear in the...