Introduction Trauma is an assault on the human mind and body which have an effect on several subsystems, like physiologic, social as well as emotional functions. Trauma frequently leads to enduring psychiatric conditions (like nervousness that will not lessen, depressive disorder, or mental and emotional injuries that will not mend)...
Introduction Insanity has long been recognized as a problem, but it has been given both religious and medical explanations. Different societies used various methods of the treatment of insanity based on their beliefs about its nature. The analysis of different approaches to insanity, its treatment, institutions created for people suffering...
Introduction Depression is the most abundant mood disorder and a syndrome that fatigue people. As a disorder, depression can occur in the unipolar and bipolar forms. Being a syndrome, it is seen as episodes of decreased motivation, sadness and suicidal thoughts, etc. There are a lot of things that can...
Abstract Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a common and widespread neurobehavioral disorder among minors. It is a debilitating condition that is long term in nature. In the United States alone, about 5.5 million minors below the age of 17 have already been diagnosed with this condition. Since the figures are...
Introduction Dependent personality disorder is a mental disorder which creates a situation in which an individual feels the need to be protected by others and is so worried and scared of losing the important persons in his/her life in the case of separation. This makes the affected person so close...
The issues surrounding the practice of Physician-Assisted Suicide (PAS) are contentious for most people. In the last few years, the issue of PAS has elicited a passionate debate in both the United States and the rest of the world. PAS was first entrenched into the country’s legal system in 1997...