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Depression Symptoms in Adolescents
Depression in adolescents Depression Symptoms in Adolescents Depression is a common problem in adolescents. It often presents with physical symptoms, frequently related to difficulties in schoolwork. Common features of teenage depression are: • headaches and other aches and pains; • difficulty in concentration; • poor sleep; • loss of appetite; • withdrawing from family and friends; […]
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lewy body dementia symptom progression
Lewy body dementia was named in 1912 after the doctor who identified it. Itaccounts for approximately 15% of all cases of dementia. Lewy body dementiais also known as DLB (dementia with Lewy bodies), Lewy body, a variant ofAlzheimer’s disease, diffuse Lewy body disease, cortical Lewy body disease andsenile dementia of the Lewy body type. Lewy […]
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symptom subtypes of obsessive compulsive disorder
Given the wide variety of symptom patterns that may be present in obsessive compulsive disorder, a number of attempts have been made to subclassify the disorder to enhance understanding of its pathophysiology and treatment. Most often, attempts to identify subtypes have been based on the predominant type of rituals reported by the patient. In these […]
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Symptom management techniques
Although symptom management techniques may not produce fundamental changes, they facilitate progress by reducing distressing feelings, such as anger, anxiety, fear and worry, and making them manageable to enable other behavioural techniques to take place. Three symptom-management techniques are mentioned here: controlled breathing, tension-release exercises and coping cards. Controlled breathing he aim of controlled breathing […]
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Symptom Exaggeration and Malingering
Patients with psychosocial issues commonly exaggerate symptoms and have medicallyunexplainable exam findings. The previously mentioned Waddell’s symptoms andWaddell’s signs are the examples. Dr. Waddell has been clear in pointing out that thesesymptoms are common while true conscious malingering is rare (Main & Waddell, 1998).Malingering is difficult to diagnose with absolute certainty (Aronoff et al., 2007).Aronoff’s […]
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