Definition: (support with 2 references) Obsessive- Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a ‘serious anxiety-related condition where a person experiences frequent intrusive and unwelcome obsessional thoughts‚ often followed by repetitive compulsions‚ impulses or urges.’ OCD-UK (2013). The main characteristics of OCD are the compulsions‚ also known as rituals. They are usually carried out as a way of reducing the distress caused by obsessions. ‘Observable and recognisable behaviours are: physical rituals
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impulsive… once shunned as bad seeds‚ are now recognized as having a real neurological problem. Doctors and parents have largely accepted drugs… to temper the traits of classic A.D.H.D.‚ helping youngsters succeed in school and beyond” (Schwarz 1). Hyperactivity and impulsiveness are traits that must be defined in relation to others. A child is “hyper” active because they are more active than what is considered normal‚ or has “impulsiveness” because they are more impetuous than what is considered normal
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Agha‚ S.‚ Zammit‚ S.‚ Thapar‚ A.‚ & Langley‚ K. (2013). Are parental ADHD problems associated with a more severe clinical presentation and greater family adversity in children with ADHD?. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry‚ 22(6)‚ 369-377. doi:10.1007/s00787-013-0378-x This article explores the correlation between parents with ADHD and the clinical presentation of ADHD in their children. The article also explores the impact of parents with ADHD on family environment‚ family functioning‚ and
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Ritalin‚ Are We Overmedicating Our Children? Today‚ many children are diagnosed as having Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Children that are not able to concentrate‚ act impulsively‚ or have an abundance of energy are likely candidates of having ADHD. Many children have these characteristics and are being prescribed Ritalin‚ a drug that stimulates the brain to help children gain focus. Having said that‚ more and more children are taking Ritalin‚ but are too many taking it for the
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cause headaches and is not recommended in large doses for people who suffer from migraines or chronic headaches. Because chocolate contains high doses of caffeine and sugar‚ chocolate products are largely to blame for ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) in children. In the U.S.‚ most consumer chocolate comes from cocoa farms. Unfortunately‚ many cocoa farms have unsafe working conditions‚ unfair labor wages‚ and child labor trafficking. According to research by Tulane University in 2010
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personality disorder” or a number of other anxiety-relation mental disorders that has to be treated with antidepressants. In Saving Normal‚ Dr. Allen Frances argues that a high percentage of people diagnosed with mental illness are actually normal. This widespreasd medicalization of normality is leading to over-treatment and over-medicating of mental health issues. The biggest health threat that we face may be our health-care system. The Diagnostic and Statitical Manual of Mental Disorders‚ DSM‚ has
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a grade. He has an imagination that puts others to shame‚ but nothing seems to hold his attention for more than five minutes. He was recently diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder‚ or what we call AD (H) D.This scene is all too familiar for individuals who discover that they‚ too‚ have this learning disorder as they progress from elementary school to college. And in today’s society we want a "quick fix" to remedy our problems. Therefore doctors are prescribing the drug‚ Ritalin‚
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Subtle Screening Inventory-Third Edition (SASSI-3) The Substance Abuse Subtle Screening Inventory – Third Edition (SASSI-A2) is a self-report questionnaire designed to help identify individuals who have a high probability of having a substance use disorder (Miller‚ 1997). It includes five face valid scales: Face Valid Alcohol‚ Face Valid Other Drugs‚ Family-Friends Risk‚ Attitudes‚ and Symptoms. It also includes five subtle scales: Obvious Attributes‚ Subtle Attributes‚ Defensiveness‚ Supplemental
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the verge of suicide. Video game addiction is now taken so seriously by psychologists and psychiatrists that it was recently considered for inclusion in the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders (DSM) as a diagnosable psychiatric disorder and has been lodged in its appendix to encourage further research. It is clear that many children play video games at a “pathological” level that causes damage to family‚ social‚ school or psychological functioning (see Anderson
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It is said‚ “Psychiatric medications kill more Americans than street drugs.” The highly alarming fact is: While the United States only contains about 5 percent of the world’s population‚ it is said that we consume 75 percent of the world’s prescription drugs. Patients all over the United States are taking medications on the wide growing list of the DEA scheduled medications. Among that list are benzodiazepines and a long list of other antidepressants and minor tranquilizers. Any psychiatrist will
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