FIVE TYPES OF ANXIETY DISORDERS

There are Five major types of Anxiety Disorders:

Generalized Anxiety Disorder

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

Panic Disorder

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

Social Phobia (or Social Anxiety Disorder)


Anxiety is a normal reaction to stress. It helps one deal with a tense situation in the office, study harder for an exam, keep focused on an important speech. In general, it helps one cope. But when anxiety becomes an excessive, irrational dread of everyday situations, it has become a disabling disorder. More about Anxiety Disorders »
From the National Institute of Mental Health

The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) is part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), a component of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

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Similar Brain Response~Parkinson’s & Addiction

SIMILAR BRAIN RESPONSE

PARKINSON'S AND ADDICTION

By Rick Nauert, Ph.D. Senior News Editor

Reviewed by John M. Grohol, Psy.D. on May 1, 2009

Scientists have identified a protein that appears not only to be central to the process that causes Parkinson’s disease but could also play a role in muting the high from methamphetamine and other addictive drugs.

The action of the protein, known as organic cation transporter 3 or oct3, fills a longstanding gap in scientists’ understanding of the brain damage that causes symptoms like tremor, stiffness, slowness of movement and postural instability.

While these are found mainly in patients with Parkinson’s disease, there are more than three dozen other known causes of this array of symptoms, known as “parkinsonism.”

Read more at PsychCentral.com

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Divorce ~ A Dirty Way To Win The Battle

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In my opinion, divorce battles these days can turn into one of the most horribly vindictive ways to get back at your spouse. It mostly turns into an outrageous fight for who will get the most material assets and most importantly, MONEY.

In the past, I would say it was "usual" when husband and wife separate, kids usually stay with mom, when the custody and divorce hearings come around the outcome could become somewhat predictable. In most cases, Mom gets the kids, Dad gets to pay child support and only see the kids on the weekends. Well, boy have times changed!

Think about how much money Dad would have to pay for say... 3 little girls. Especially when Dad initiates the Divorce. Hmmm. I guess Dad needs to find a "better way"or should I say "more financially economic way" to get through this Divorce and WIN CUSTODY OF HIS KIDS. Not to mention -- NO CHILD SUPPORT PAYMENTS!! Think about how lovely that must sound to an underminded person who is paranoid that they will have to pay out of their ass for just about the rest of their lives...

Well, I found a document, while searching on Google called HOW TO SEEK A DIVORCE AND WIN IN ONE EASY STEP. This document actually encourages the reader to file false domestic abuse charges against their spouse to use as leverage in the divorce proceedings. These FALSE allegations are actually a solid blockade for the accused party in a pending divorce/custody battle.

Statistics show that, in most cases, it is a woman who is being abused. If she reports the abuse, her abuser would be arrested for domestic violence, and she is then given the decision on whether she would like to file a PROTECTION FROM ABUSE (PFA) order.

If a PFA is filed, the accused abuser automatically:

• Loses possession of or is evicted from the marital home


• Temporarily loses custody of the children for up to twelve months. Custody may be permanently lost for two or more years


• Ordered to pay temporary child support and/or Alimony to the plaintiff


• Is prohibited from entering or coming within 25 feet (most cases) of the plaintiffs' residence, school, family, business, etc.


• Ordered to have no further contact with the plaintiff or her family


• Ordered to pay ALL of the expenses of the plaintiff, such as loss of earnings, attorney's fees, medical bills and/or moving expenses


• Lastly, the accused abuser is restrained from any further abuse

If you think you may need PROTECTION FROM ABUSE please CALL 911 IMMEDIATELY or for more information contact A WOMANS PLACE

Read entire document~HOW TO SEEK A DIVORCE AND WIN IN ONE EASY STEP

Read more about the PROTECTION FROM ABUSE ACT OF PENNSYLVANIA

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Clinical Trials
in
Mental Health

by John M. Grohol, Psy.D.

Clinical trials
Help researchers discover
New effective treatments
For mental health disorders
Such as Depression and Anxiety.

Research from Clinical trials not only
focuses on new medications
to aid in alleviation of symptoms,
but also alternative treatments
for these disorders as well.

Learn more about clinical trials in mental health now at http://psychcentral.com/clinicaltrials/.

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Do you, or someone you know, suffer from mental Illness?

or

Do you, or someone you know, think you may have a mental disorder and you need to finally know for sure?

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NAMI is the National Alliance on Mental Illness.
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Your Friend,
TIFFI




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