Understanding the disorder will enable parents to offer their child the necessary support structure, writes Dessy Tzoneva.
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders is one of the most important documents in all of medicine, psychology and psychiatry.
Charlene Sunkel knows first-hand the stigmas about mental health in society. Sharing her story, she talks of her experience accessing public healthcare.
Because of the public’s ignorance, Bipolar Disorder often ruins the careers of talented professional people.
A new website enables the mentally unwell to form virtual support groups.
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/ 25 February 2011
Washing hands until they’re raw, lining up cans in alphabetical order, hoarding every newspaper you’ve ever bought: welcome to the bizarre world of obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). Watching Jack Nicholson in his Oscar-winning performance as Melvin Udall in the 1997 hit movie, As Good as it Gets, had millions of people chuckling at the eccentric […]
An updated edition of a mental health bible for doctors may include diagnoses for "disorders" such as toddler tantrums and binge eating.