completely safe. As early as 1996‚ Kimberly Young was promoting the idea that the American Psychiatric Association (APA) should add Internet addiction disorder to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual Mental Disorders (DSM). In February‚ the APA announced that its coming edition of the DSM‚ the first major revision since 1994‚ will for the first time classify a behavior - related condition — pathological gambling-as an “addiction” rather than an “impulse control disorder.” Internet addiction disorder is
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and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders since 1968. In the DSM‚ which is updated periodically‚ pedophilia has been grouped with other paraphilias -- which the APA defines as "recurrent‚ intense sexually arousing fantasies‚ sexual urges‚ or behaviors that involve children‚ nonhuman subjects‚ or other non-consenting adults‚ or the suffering or humiliation of oneself or one’s partner." But the next edition of the DSM -- the DSM 5 -- may instead refer to "pedophilic disorder." "[Pedophiles]
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References: American Psychiatric Association. (2012). DSM-IV-TR. Retrieved from http://www.psychiatry.org/practice/dsm/dsm-iv-tr Golin‚ S. (Producer)‚ Killen‚ K. (Writer)‚ & Foster‚ J. (Director). (2011). The Beaver [Motion Picture]. United States of America. Townsend‚ M. (2009). Psychiatric Mental health nursing: Concepts of care in
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disorder. The use of drugs (legal or illegal‚ including alcohol)‚ when it persists despite significant problems related to its use‚ may be defined as a mental disorder. The DSM incorporates such conditions under the umbrella category of substance use disorders‚ which includes substance dependence and substance abuse. The DSM does not currently use the common term drug addiction‚ and the ICD simply refers to "harmful use". Disordered substance use may be due to a pattern of compulsive and repetitive
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The History of Autism Doctors have come a long way since 1908‚ when the word autism was first used. Here’s a look at the history of autism spectrum disorder. By Virginia Sole-Smith You might think of autism as a new problem because it has become so much more prevalent in recent years. But it’s actually been on the books for more than 70 years--and our thinking about the condition has changed dramatically during that time. Here are the key events in autism history. 1908: The word autism is used
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period of time‚ with many of the most recent estimates putting the average at roughly 10%‚ as compared to estimates of 49% in 1991(3). The top four selling items under “international medicine” are versions and addendums to the fifth addition of the DSM-V‚ the diagnostic and systemic manual of mental conditions. In the religion section‚ the top four have to do with Buddhism‚ a neurosurgeon’s thoughts on the afterlife‚ and a memoir entitled “Hippie Girl”. Even under “Christian Books and Bibles”‚ none
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Disorder‚ which is‚ “recurrent episodes of binge eating” (DSM-5‚ 2013‚ p. 350). The reason why this specific diagnosis would apply would be that Andrea meets the diagnostic criteria for this disorder. This disorder is characterized by‚ one‚ “eating‚ in a discrete period of time (e.g.‚ within any 2-hour period)‚ an amount of food that is definitely larger than what most people would eat in a similar period of time under normal circumstances” (DSM-5‚ 2013‚ P. 350). Andrea applies to these specific criteria
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Tows matrix Strengths 1)opening new outlets in different cities. 2) marketing and advertising their products. 3) distribution channels are well maintained 4)no compromise on product quality like lab tests of the products. 5)acquired value chain and reduced the cost Weakness 1)less concentration towards rural areas 2)high operating expenses 3)little access to international market 4)lack of promotions like large discounts 5)little diversification in products Opportunities 1)Sales are
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simple three-stage supply chain using seasonal (SM) and deseasonalized (DSM) time series of the market demand data in order to identify‚ illustrate and discuss the impacts of different level constraints on the BE. The results are presented for different overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) and constrained inventory policies. At higher OEE level manufacturers have less variability in production processes; the BE is stronger in DSM than in SM. © 2014 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. © 2014
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References: American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (2012). Histrionic Personality Disorder. American Psychological Association (2012). Personality Disorders. Retrieved from http://www.dsm5.org/Documents/Personality%20Disorders/DSM-IV%20and%20DSM- 5%20Criteria%20for%20the%20Personality%20Disorders%205-1-12.pdf Borderline Personality Today (2012) http://www.borderlinepersonalitytoday.com/main/dsmiv.htm Diagnosis Dictionary (2012) Sarkis‚ S. (2011). Borderline Personality Disorder:
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