contains inadequate amounts of phosphorus and calcium. Rickets also can occur because of inherited genetic disorders that result in improper absorption or utilization of vitamin D‚ calcium‚ or phosphorus. Children with rickets may not have any symptoms‚ or they may feel pain and develop bone deformities. A child who has or is developing rickets may experience muscle cramps‚ twitches‚ and abnormal contractions of the hands and feet due to low levels of calcium in the blood. The muscles‚ limbs‚ and
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Teenagers deal with more problems than people may think. One teenager‚ as described by an article‚ dealing with depression was sixteen and is named Jennifer. Jennifer is older now but the memories of her depression will stick with her the rest of her life. The cause of depression can be many different things that are going on in their lives. In Jennifer’s case it was the way that she looked‚ so she took diet pills. Something inside of her was missing‚ so Jennifer took diet pills to fix the emptiness
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Observation Of An Adolescent Brandon Alexander During my observation of my 7 year old nephew‚ Xavier Washington‚ I noticed he doesnt like to play outside‚in his neighborhood during the week . He puts in 20-25 hours a week playing video games. His selection of video games are pretty muture‚ ranging from first person shooters to Super Mario Bros. He also plays basket ball on a team at his youth center. I approached him during the week to ask him my 10 questions‚he happen to be playing
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I believe the DSM covers the most important aspects of Professor Smith symptoms because these include emotional‚ cognitive and behavioral symptoms which are often called syndromes that occur to people when they have several difficulties in life. “A dimensional approach refers to defining abnormal behavior along a continuum or spectrum. Recall three definitions of abnormal behavior from chapter 1. (1) Behavior that deviates from the norm‚ (2) behavior associated with difficulty adapting to life’s
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DEPRESSION AND ALTERNATIVE WAYS TO TREAT DEPRESSION By Depression is an illness that can be treated with therapy and drugs. Depression is a mental and physical illness that affects the mind and body. Although no single cause of depression has been identified‚ it appears that interaction among genetic‚ biochemical‚ environmental‚ and psychosocial factors may play a role. The fact is‚ depression is not a personal weakness or a condition that can be willed or wished away‚ but it can be successfully
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Mental Health Service Use Among Adolescents and Young Adults With Major Depressive Disorder and Suicidality Amy H Cheung‚ M D \ Carolyn S Dewa‚ Objectives: Despite being recognized as a serious public health concern‚ suicidality among adolescents and young adults is frequently missed‚ and completed suicide remains the second leading cause of death for young Canadians. With such close links between depression‚ suicidality‚ and completed suicide‚ any intervention must address all 3 of these issues
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The symptoms of Meniere’s are variable; not all sufferers experience the same symptoms. However‚ "classic Meniere’s" is considered to consist of four symptom: Periodic episodes of rotary vertigo; Fluctuating‚ progressive‚ unilateral (in one ear) or bilateral (in both ears) hearing loss‚ often in the lower frequency ranges; Unilateral
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readers on signs and symptoms of such a disorder. I will also be writing about the treatments for Childhood depressive disorder. There are therapies and prescribed medicines that help children who are depressed get through their daily lives. I took an interest in this disorder because childhood is supposed to be the most stress free‚ happy time is someone’s life but for some children it is not. I’m curious to know what could cause a child to so unhappy. As a mother I want to be aware of the signs and symptoms
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experience loss‚ or who have attentional‚ learning‚ conduct or anxiety disorders are at a higher risk for depression. Depression also tends to run in families. The behavior of depressed children and teenagers may differ from the behavior of depressed adults. Child and adolescent psychiatrists advise parents to be aware of signs of depression in their youngsters. If one or more of these signs of depression persist‚ parents should seek help: Frequent sadness‚ tearfulness‚ crying Hopelessness
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good about whom they are. Adolescents are no different. They too use drugs to gain these temporary feelings and sensations. “Drug abuse among young people is one of the greatest challenges of our time” (Shedler and Black‚ 1990). The prevalence of drug use among adolescents is a disturbing phenomenon that has been investigated for decades. When adolescents abuse drugs‚ their lives can be adversely affected (Jenkins
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