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13 Apr

OCD: 5 Little-Known Symptoms

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a condition where the person has recurring thoughts, ideas, or sensations and the compulsive desire to repeat actions (often unnecessary) over and over again. Those who suffer from the condition can seem quite strange to others. Some OCD patients have an obsessive need to perform…
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13 Apr

5 Signs of Teen Alcohol Abuse

Around 30% of all American 10th grade high school students admit to having consumed alcohol over the last year. As teens get older, those numbers increase and more underage drinkers can be classified as binge drinkers. For any parent, these are worrying statistics. Even a teenager who doesn’t display any overt…
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13 Apr

OCD & Celebrities

We all have our own idiosyncrasies and eccentricities. But, when does a behavior cross the line from quirky to a mental illness? Most medical professionals would agree that a mental illness will manifest with specific symptoms that affect the patient’s lifestyle over an extended period of time – and they…
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13 Apr

Schizophrenia: Changing Attitudes

In centuries’ past, people did not understand, and maybe still don’t understand, mental illnesses. People in biblical times who may have suffered from mental illnesses like schizophrenia were thought to be possessed by demons or under punishment from God. During the middle ages, people with psychotic features were burned as…
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